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Book SynopsisA controversial study showing how the political beliefs of journalists significantly affect the ideological slant of the news, skewing it further to the left than the political stance of the average Canadian.
Trade ReviewHidden Agendas lays out the pervasive liberal-left bias in most big-city newsrooms. It should be a wake-up call for reporters and editors who believe themselves to be objective, but aren’t. -- Lorne Gunter * National Post *
Hidden Agendas breaks new ground and expands our understanding of Canada’s media. But be forewarned: Whatever your preconceptions about who’s right, who’s left and who’s wrong, this little book is full of surprises. -- Terence Corcoran, editor-in-chief * Financial Post *
With care and skill, Miljan and Cooper subject the poisonous debate over media bias to a healthy dose of scientific analysis. All future debate over the media will have to take their research into account. This book shows that bias isn’t just in the eye of the beholder. It’s also in the eyes of journalists, to whom we’re all beholden for our image of reality. -- Bob Lichter, president, Center for Media and Public Affairs, Washington, DC, and author of
The Media Elite: America’s New PowerbrokersTable of ContentsPreface
Part 1: Context
1 Why Journalists?
2 Why the News?
3 Are Journalists Agents of Control or of Change?
Part II: Data
4 Who Staffs Canada’s Media?
5. Climate Change and Content Analysis
Part III: Issues
6 Economic Issues
7 Partition of Quebec
8 The Courts and Social Issues
9 Conclusions
