Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
A federal judge this week said that the Democrat Party is close to controlling the press as he detailed what he described as shocking bias against Republicans.
D.C. Circuit Court Judge Laurence Silberman outlined his opposition to the Supreme Court’s key decision in 1964 in New York Times v. Sullivan, which has since protected many media outlets from lawsuits.
Silberman, a Reagan appointee, wrote that the ruling is “a threat to American Democracy” and must be overturned.
“The increased power of the press is so dangerous today because we are very close to one-party control of these institutions. Our court was once concerned about the institutional consolidation of the press leading to a ‘bland and homogenous’ marketplace of ideas. It turns out that ideological consolidation of the press (helped along by economic consolidation) is the far greater threat,” he continued.
“Although the bias against the Republican Party—not just controversial individuals—is rather shocking today, this is not new; it is a long-term, secular trend going back at least to the ’70s. (I do not mean to defend or criticize the behavior of any particular politician).
Two of the three most influential papers (at least historically), The New York Times and The Washington Post, are virtually Democratic Party broadsheets. And the news section of The Wall Street Journal leans in the same direction. The orientation of these three papers is followed by The Associated Press and most large papers across the country (such as the Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, and Boston Globe).
Nearly all television—network and cable—is a Democratic Party trumpet. Even the government-supported National Public Radio follows along,” he added.
The news outlets mentioned didn’t return requests for comment.
The judge also expressed concern about the influence that Big Tech wields over how news is distributed, referencing how Twitter limited the spread of a New York Post article about President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey later told lawmakers that what happened was a mistake.
Silberman added that there are few notable exceptions to the outlets he mentioned: Fox News, the New York Post, and the Journal’s editorial page.
“It should be sobering for those concerned about news bias that these institutions are controlled by a single man and his son. Will a lone holdout remain in what is otherwise a frighteningly orthodox media culture? After all, there are serious efforts to muzzle Fox News. And although upstart (mainly online) conservative networks have emerged in recent years, their visibility has been decidedly curtailed by Social Media, either by direct bans or content-based censorship,” he wrote.
The uniformity of news bias has a political impact, the judge continued, pointing to author Tim Groseclose’s 2011 book: “Left Turn.”
The George Mason University professor said in his book that he found the way outlets report more favorably on Democrats aids the party’s candidates by 8 to 10 percent in a typical election.
Silberman was writing a partial dissent in the case of Liberian government officials Christiana Tah and Randolph McClain versus Global Witness Publishing, an organization that investigates human rights abuses.
“It should be borne in mind that the first step taken by any potential authoritarian or dictatorial regime is to gain control of communications, particularly the delivery of news. It is fair to conclude, therefore, that one-party control of the press and media is a threat to a viable democracy. It may even give rise to countervailing extremism,” Silberman concluded.
“The First Amendment guarantees a free press to foster a vibrant trade in ideas. But a biased press can distort the marketplace. And when the media has proven its willingness—if not eagerness—to so distort, it is a profound mistake to stand by unjustified legal rules that serve only to enhance the press’ power.”
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Where’s my shocked face…
News media primarily shills for leftist propaganda or out right lies or lies by omission ? This is just now coming up after what the ministries of truth have been rolling out for 40 years plus creating the narrative and crushing decent at an ever increasing rate .
Other than the deranged leftist kool aid drinkers at least 78 to 80 million voters knew what was happening with a candidate obviously fighting dementia . The media especially on line services undermined the incumbent with obvious manipulation and out right censorship of reality to drag Joe Biden to the finish line . When it was over Biden shows up with a blank stare of wonder and confusion prepared to be lead about by the nose and allowed to speak when his string is pulled . Now surrounded by SJW Liberal buffoons as cabinet appointees reality sets in OMG our nations future internally and on the world stage is now plummeting down a leftist socialist shit hole .
Sadly everybody with a thimble full of common sense sees this shit show for what it is and are laughing at this administration till they wet their pants .
The meeting in Alaska with the Chi Com delegation is merely a sample of things to come as the American lefties got spanked and told to stand in the corner . Next time send some adults that understand what the hell is going on in the fucking room !
Where the hell has this judge been for the last 3O plus years? No news flash here!
And this is news?
It is news that somebody is allowed to criticize the system. At least until you realize it is a Chosenite, and so he is allowed. You keep you mouth shut, goyim.
Onion story?
America will have definite food shortages if she stays.
3 CHICKENS FOR LUNCH feathers and all.
And some cerveza.
It will not matter soon anyway. The covid vaccine will kill off so many people, being lied to will be the least of your concerns….
I’m starting to hope you’re right.
It’s the clean-up that is going to be the bitch. Nowattimsayin?
(Shovel-ready jobs!)
I’m sure Silberman knows who really owns the media
https://thedailycoin.org/2019/07/17/hundreds-of-pentagon-officials-caught-running-child-porn-network-on-official-dod-computers/
https://www.theblaze.com/news/court-rules-against-coach-fired-for-praying
Democrats? Are they merely Democrats, or has the judge actually stumbled across another group – one which appears to be Democrats at first glance to the unknowing, but is actually something entirely foreign?
The judge has just committed career suicide. NOBODY is allowed to point out the truth and
get away with it.
Unless of course we are seeing some kind of limited hang-out thing where they pretend to look objective and totally not loyal to a foreign interest.