[LINK] Academics branded 'anti-US over FTA research'

[Alan L Tyree]

On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:46:14 +1000
Jan Whitaker <jwhit at melbpc.org.au> wrote:

> At 07:35 PM 30/07/2006, Craig Sanders wrote:
> >criticism of israel is not permitted. they can do no wrong, no matter
> >what it is they do.
> 
> Even American/Australian/American2 Mel Gibson got arrested for it!
> (oh, and drink driving and running away from the cops)
> 
> Did anyone see the Nine Sunday program web poll results about media
> bias? The question was something like to you think the media has been
> biased in its coverage of the war in the middle east. 16% no, 84%
> yes. I think this is one of those push poll surveys that say nothing
> because there is no indication about which side is being
> 'preferenced' in the stories.

And, as such, it is surprising that it was only 84%. Most people think
that the media is biased when it says something that they don't agree
with.


> 
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