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Journalists Who Give

MSNBC compiled a list of 144 journalists who made political campaign contributions from 2004 through the first quarter of 2007. Most of the newsroom checkbooks leaned to the left: 125 journalists gave to Democrats and liberal causes. Only 17 gave to Republicans. Two gave to both parties. However, the explanations given are the best part of the list. New Yorker writer Mark Singer, who gave to [...]

CBS' blog does some further analyzing of the results and makes an interesting point:

The "Liberal Media" Smoking Gun?

(CBS)If you're at all interested in the Great Media Bias Debate - and if you're here, there's a decent chance you are - you've probably seen MSNBC's report about journalists contributing to political campaigns. In a development that should shock precisely no one, 125 of the 144 journos identified gave to "Democrats and liberal causes," while only 17 gave to Republicans. (Two gave to both parties.)  There is a ton going on here, so let's get to it. First off: As is usually the case when trying to translate the messiness of life into easily digestible statistics, things aren't as cut-and-dry as they may seem. For starters, [...]

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