[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 36 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            NEWSPAPERS WIN LAP DOG AWARD FOR BIASED COLUMNS

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 10, 2011

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, The New York Times, Los Angeles 
Times, and the Washington Post are the winners of this week's Media 
Fairness Caucus ``Lap Dog Award'' for biased news coverage.
  Most of the regular columns in these newspapers have a left-wing 
bias. Combined, they feature a total of 19 columnists who show a 
liberal perspective in their articles and only four who regularly offer 
conservative views. That's a ratio of almost five to one, liberal to 
conservative.
  It's no surprise that the great majority of Americans say the media 
are too liberal rather than too conservative, according to a recent 
Gallup public opinion poll.
  Columnists certainly are entitled to their opinions, but I hope the 
national media will look for opportunities to give Americans more 
balanced commentaries.

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