Of course, it may well be considered suspect, given that it is the opinion of a conservative writer and I encountered it on a conserative commentary website ... but I think there are some valid points raised.
Media Bias about Media Bias
The final paragraph of the article was particularly interesting, IMHO:
"Anyone listening to Rush Limbaugh knows that what he is saying is his own opinion. But people who listen to the news on ABC, CBS, or NBC may imagine that they are getting the facts, not just those facts which fit the ideology of the media, with the media's spin."
Mr. Sowell is right ... we know that Rush (and I really enjoy listening to Rush) is expressing his
opinion for three hours a day. What we don't know, truly, is how much opinion spins the news on the major networks, nor do we truly know how much of the news is corporate press release, packaged as news ...