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Bias Commentary

Dr. Gwen Brown: An Interview on Media Bias

Dr. Brown is currently an Associate Professor of Communication at Radford University and maintains a high level of interest in national and international political communication. She teaches such undergraduate courses as Communication Theory, Business and Professional Presentations, Political Communication, Politics and Media, and Critical Analysis of Public Discourse. She also teaches Communication Theory on a graduate level and serves as a Graduate Advisor. Dr. Brown has been currently researching the effects of news and their coverage of politics has affected presidential communication in its function of defining national policies.

Above information courtesy of Dr. Gwen Brown and the Radford University's Communication Department.

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Dr. Gwen Brown Answers the question, Is the presence of Bias Inevitable? *File Size: 6.1 MB*	Dr. Gwen Brown Comments on ABC's Jack Ford and his March 24, 2000 interview with John McCain *Click here to read another commentary* *File Size: 5.1 MB*	Dr. Gwen Brown Discusses the media's coverage of the 2000 Campaign & Election: Was it Bias? *File Size: 2.9 MB*	Dr. Gwen Brown Expresses her views of how far the media has come since Election 2000 and where the media are going in Election 2004 *File Size: 4.7 MB*

Dr. Matt Franck: An Interview on Media Bias

Dr. Matt Franck, now Professor and Chairman of the Political Science Department at Radford University, received a B.A. from Virginia Wesleyan College and a M.A. and Ph.D. from Northern Illinois University. He has taught courses on American Government, Constitutional Law, American Political Thought, and Political Philosophy. Dr. Franck has published two books entitled Against the Imperial Judiciary: The Supreme Court vs. the Sovereignty of the people and Sober As a Judge: The Supreme Court and Republican Liberty.

Above information courtesy of Dr. Matt Franck and the Radford University's Political Science Department.

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Dr. Matt Franck Personal views of bias in the media: Is there a bias? *File Size: 3.7 MB*	Dr. Matt Franck Comments on the media's coverage of Election 2000 *File Size: 3.6 MB*	Dr. Matt Franck Expresses his views on the Media Research Center's Article posted in Reality Check on November 10, 2000 *File Size: 2.2 MB*	Dr. Matt Franck How far has the media come in trying to balance the news and get away from a biased media? *File Size: 2.4 MB*

L. Brent Bozell III: President and Founder of Media Research Center

Mr. L. Brent Bozell III is a graduate of the University of Dallas with a B.A. in History. Bozell has gone on to become the president of one of the biggest conservative "Media Watchdogs" in the country and has spent the last 16 years of his life researching, writing, and lecturing about media bias. He has since become an expert on the subject and is a respected source among many of the nation's media elite.

Above information courtesy of L. Brent Bozell and the Media Research Center.

Liberal Dirty Tricks Ignored	*Al Gore's Chutzpah Helpers*	*20 Years of Bias*	*Bush and Coke vs. Gore and Pot*
L. Brent Bozell III Discusses a bias if Bush were to win the White House	L. Brent Bozell III Commentary on the presidential race between Bush and Gore	L. Brent Bozell III An Op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on September 10, 2003	L. Brent Bozell III Commentary on the media's coverage of the candidate's drug histories

Peter Hart: Media Activist & Administrator of F.A.I.R.

Mr. Peter Hart graduated from Rutgers University in 1997 and currently handles most of the administrative work for Fair & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR), which is the Media Research Center’s counterpart holding more of a liberal view on the problem of media bias. Hart also is a co-host and producer of FAIR’s radio show entitled CounterSpin. Hart is considered a leading expert on media bias and has been interviewed by a number of media outlets such as NBC Nightly News, The O’Reilly Factor, the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, and the Associated Press.

Above information courtesy of Peter Hart and the F.A.I.R. Organization.

*Meet the Myth-Makers*	Serial Exaggerators	Nader and the Press: Condescen- sion Turns Nasty	The "Oh Really?" Factor
Peter Hart Description of a Conservative Media Claiming a Liberal Bias in the Media	Peter Hart Points out a "double standard" when labeling Al Gore and exaggerator	Peter Hart Discusses how Nader’s campaign was covered as “hurting" Gore’s campaign	Peter Hart A Look into Bill O'Reilly's The O'Reilly Factor