Media Bias Revisited

Robert J. Barro has an interesting piece in the Weekly Standard about a study done about at Yale about media bias. The study used proxy variables to give an ADA rating to various "think tanks" and then derive an ADA rating for media outlets that cite these institutions as sources. Base10 has read alot about this study. As a matter of fact, he wrote about it back in October. The main criticism of this study is its methodology. Base10 actually thinks this is a clever use of proxy variables to measure something that is otherwise unmeasurable.

BTW, if you would like to read the study, Base10's original link is now down, but he has updated his original post with a link to a copy over at FreeRepublic.org.
- posted by Base10 @ 11:52 PM