Zogby Poll: 83% Say Media Bias “Alive and Well”

Full Story: Poll: Bias ‘alive and well’ in press /Washington Times

The vast majority of American voters detect the presence of political bias in the mainstream news media, according to a Zogby poll released yesterday in conjunction with the George Washington University Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet. Sentiment is strong: 83 percent of likely voters think bias is “alive and well.” Of that number, 64 percent said the press leans left, while slightly more than a quarter — 28 percent — said there was a conservative bias. Naturally, there’s a partisan divide, and a pronounced one. Among Republican respondents, 97 percent said the press was liberal. Two-thirds of political independents agreed with them, with less than a quarter of the independents — 23 percent — saying there was a conservative bias.

Question: Do you think the media is biased?