Election showed blatant media bias, lack of journalism ethics

Published: Saturday, Nov. 17 2012 12:00 a.m. MST

President Barack Obama speaks at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago.

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I have read with interest the efforts of the BBC wanting to restore the faith of its audience. Some there have even asked for a judge-led inquiry into journalist ethics and the ties between politics and the news media.

For myself, I don't ever recall an election in my many years that the bias has been so blatant on the part of our mainstream media. I truly believe that true journalism in America needs to be reported fair and balanced, and I found it to be lacking and a sad commentary that the mainstream media holds so much power over our nation.

Grace Jensen

Bountiful

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Blue

Salt Lake City, UT

In the private universe inhabited by today's version of the GOP, any news that disproves or causes embarrassment to the conservative groupthink is deemed "biased."

Here's a fundamental reality that conservatives must More..

12:29 a.m. Nov. 17, 2012
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Hutterite

American Fork, UT

I totally agree. Every Limbaugh, Savage, Oreilly and other AM 'talk' host, and the entire supposed 'fair and balanced' fox organisation, totally lost themselves and their credibility in this past election cycle. The election night More..

12:19 a.m. Nov. 17, 2012
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Blue

Salt Lake City, UT

Hemlock: "The media is overwhelmingly liberal. "

Not true. Reality, however, does indeed tilt towards liberal.

Side note: If this newspaper were any more biased in favor of Mitt Romney it would have to include Pom- Poms

9:58 a.m. Nov. 17, 2012
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