Geoffrey is an Aristotelian-Liberal political philosopher and an adjunct instructor for Buena Vista University. His work has appeared in the Journal of Libertarian Studies, the Journal of Value Inquiry, and Transformers and Philosophy. He lives in Bellevue, NE with his wife and daughter.
MSM Bias and Political Campaigns
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B.S. Ron Paul is way more popular on the Internet than amongst the average voter, and his fan base is much more active. This is just a reflection of that fact, and doesn’t mean he’s the most popular candidate.
Did you even watch the video? He shows a correlation between media coverage and internet measures of popularity.
Of course I watched it. I know the correlation he made.
The implication he made, however, was that this demonstrates an unfair media bias against Ron Paul. I am asserting that internet popularity does not reflect popularity amongst the general population and that this explains the discrepancy, not bias.
Perhaps. But do you really deny that biased media coverage really had no effect on his popularity? If the MSM had instead given him more positive coverage and more airtime that it wouldn’t have had a positive effect on his popularity?
Sure, but that’s true of anyone doing anything. If my Youtube channel got more media coverage, I’d have more subscribers. That doesn’t mean the media is unfairly biased against me.
That being said, I’m certain there is an anti-libertarian bias in the media. But Ron Paul is more of a traditional conservative than a libertarian, and in this case there is a logical explanation that has nothing to do with bias.
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