[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 121 (Tuesday, October 3, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H8628]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            MEDIA TILTS LEFT

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute).
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the evidence is mounting that the 
media tilts left. In its recent poll, ``Editor and Publisher'' magazine 
found that two-thirds of newspaper readers feel that Al Gore receives 
preferential treatment. Most revealing, two-thirds of the newspaper 
readers who consider themselves independents also said there is bias 
favoring Al Gore.
  It is no surprise that over half of George Bush's supporters says 
there is press bias, compared to less than a third of Al Gore's 
supporters.
  Media bias is dangerous to our democracy. It prevents the American 
people from getting the facts, and if we do not have the facts, we 
cannot make good decisions. We should help the media remember that 
their job is to give us fair, objective, and impartial news reports.
  No one should play games with the people's right to know the facts. 
The media should give us the news straight.

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