Political bias


It’s not what politicians say, it’s what we think they say

Studies have found that our lifestyle, genes and income affect how we sift through the effluence coming out of politicians’ mouths. Two groups of informed voters can hear the same thing very different ways.

The unslanted state of the Australian media

The Australian media is pretty much neutral when it comes to slanted reporting, apart from a new notable exceptions, writes Joshua Gans. So how did everyone react to the news?

ABC does have a political bias: the Coalition

Despite Peter Costello’s claims that the ABC has a distinct left-wing bias, new research shows the ABC is more likely to favour the Coalition, while The Age leans to Labor.

Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says – 25 June, 2007

Today, in Crikey, we’re launching a full week’s series that attempts to shed light on political bias in the Australian media. It’s called the Crikey Bias-o-meter…