Your daily dose of media bias

Sometimes the bias in the media is subtle, as Lance exposes. The idea is this, run a story about Arizona residents allowing concealed-carry without a permit, as long as they are 21, and do not have criminal backgrounds. Then, to go with the story? A picture of a scary-looking “assault rifle”, even though those are certainly not concealed weapons. See how easy bias is?

The AP runs a story about Arizona’s new liberal (classical sense) concealed-carry law, and uses this picture to go along with it:

 

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5 Responses to “Your daily dose of media bias”

  1. kcduffy says :

    I’m getting a me-sized shotgun in the near future…with NO intention of concealing it, because that would mean I am delusional.

    Expecting honest-to-God-no-bullshit “reporting” from AP would also qualify as delusional, I believe.

  2. richard mcenroe says :

    Thet’s why them cowboys wear those long dusters in the summer heat, pilgrim.

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