Re:Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conserva...
by snowwrestler on Monday May 09, 2016 @04:31PM
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The 2008 study did not find that "88% of journalists donate to the Democratic party."
It found that, of people who made a political donation and identified a journalism company as their employer, 88% donated to a Democratic candidate or cause.
It's not possible to take this study as evidence of an overall bias in journalism, because it is a very small, non-random sample of people. The total number of people included in the study is less than 1,500, and it was a self-selected group. In addition it includes non-journalist jobs like CFO and a "Saturday Night Live" producer.
About the only solid conclusion to draw from this study is that the vast majority of journalists do not contribute to political parties or candidates at all.
It found that, of people who made a political donation and identified a journalism company as their employer, 88% donated to a Democratic candidate or cause.
It's not possible to take this study as evidence of an overall bias in journalism, because it is a very small, non-random sample of people. The total number of people included in the study is less than 1,500, and it was a self-selected group. In addition it includes non-journalist jobs like CFO and a "Saturday Night Live" producer.
About the only solid conclusion to draw from this study is that the vast majority of journalists do not contribute to political parties or candidates at all.