Religious Bias In The Media — Against The Left
May 30, 2007, 4:46pm
How well do the mainstream media cover American religion? Not so well, according to Media Matters for America — but not in the way that many people might think.
The liberal media watchdog group today released a report that says conservative voices dominate in religious coverage in major newspapers and television outlets. Paul Waldman, a senior fellow and director of special projects for the group, called the difference in the media’s use of conservative and liberal religious sources a “striking imbalance.”
That clip of Waldman is one of several video excerpts from a press conference to announce the report. Other speakers included:
- Katie Barge, the communications director of Faith in Public Life;
- Bob Edgar, general secretary of the National Council of Churches;
- Jim Forbes, a minister in New York City and host of “The Time Is Now” on Air America;
- Alexia Kelley, executive director of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good;
- Brian McLaren, a religious author and the board chairman of Sojourners/Call To Renewal;
- And David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.
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