Is news bias fueled by journalists supplying slanted views or readers’ demanding them? An economist weighs in

In late December 2023, James Bennet, once the top editor of The New York Times’ editorial page, made waves in The Economist by claiming the paper is losing its journalistic principles. He argued that media bias – particularly a liberal slant – affects coverage. Together with Wake Forest University’s Koleman Strumpf, an economist examined over 100,000 articles from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. They discovered supply-side bias played a substantial role in deciding which stories stayed on digital homepages, suggesting editorial decisions often reflect political leanings rather than reader interest.

The question is one the news industry has to wrestle with. We have. If you want to understand our biases; they’re unabashedly, ForMinot. You can learn more about what guides our editorial decisions here. The full article from The Conversation linked below will confirm why you’ve found the right place to collect the news right here 😉

Tin Cheuk Leung, Associate Professor of Economics, Wake Forest University

The Conversation

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