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Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind Hardcover – July 19, 2011

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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press (July 19, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312555938
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312555931
  • Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1.1 x 8.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
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130 of 152 people found the following review helpful
An Insightful Look at Media Bias
By T. R. Kanavy on July 19, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Note: Normally, when discussing a book with political implications, I attempt to present an opinion tailored to the sensitivities of members of each major political party concerning the work in question. In the case of Left Turn, I have forgone this formula due to the objective presentation of the book and the value it serves despite political affiliations.

The Author:

While reading this book, I experienced one constant mantra of thought: Dr. Groseclose is an unequivocal expert on the subject of media bias and relating politics. This book is not the construct of a sharp-tongued political analyst, but rather the work of an experienced and astute-observer utilizing a strong skillset in scientific reasoning and advanced calculation. When reading the author's biography, you will discover that Groseclose is a generally conservative professor of political science at UCLA and a visiting professor at several Ivy League universities. Those of us, who have been to university, know that such creatures (non-liberal university academics) are about as common as unicorns, leprechauns and a no-strings-attached weekend at a vacation timeshare. This facet alone might be reason enough to read Left Turn, but fortunately I can provide a few more motives.

Left Turn:

Left Turn, while written by an openly conservative author is riddled with examples, statistics, empirical data and careful-research in a valid effort to underscore the science of political science.Read more ›
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58 of 76 people found the following review helpful
A modern Voyage of Discovery
By Edmund Jimenez on July 19, 2011
Format: Hardcover
*Left Turn*, by Tim Groseclose, is a kind of alien artifact because there is not a single hint of rancor, hostility or disrespect toward those with whom he, assuredly, politically disagrees. Instead, this book is a refreshment for the intellect.

At the outset, Dr. Groseclose declares his political disposition: he is a conservative. However, his private views are rendered irrelevant by his research effort of many years. Most of his colleagues are left of center, yet they all share a devotion to scientific accuracy and good faith.

As a political scientist and economist, Dr. Groseclose's academic accomplishments are impressive. His research is data-driven, brought to life by mathematics, and has been critically- and well-received by his peers.

His book outlines his research. Specifically, Dr. Groseclose explains how he arrives at a numeric value identifying an individual's or organization's position in the political spectrum. Remarkably, 1. the author is able to establish this identification over a range of time; not merely a point in time; and, 2. his research yields an absolute value of political identification, and not a relative one (e.g, Fox News relative to MSNBC). The implications and effects of these discoveries are then addressed by the author.

The organizations given scrutiny, unsurprisingly, comprise news media sources--both print and electronic. It will no doubt be irritating to liberals that Dr. Groseclose's research shows most media to be slanted to the left. And, of course, some conservatives will find validation in the author's conclusion, while judging it as ridiculously obvious. Such reactions would miss the point, I think, because what Dr.Read more ›
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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Why Media Bias Matters
By Edward G. Keating on July 24, 2011
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Building on a seminal Quarterly Journal of Economics article, in this book, Professor Tim Groseclose outlines considerable evidence for left-wing bias in the US media and, perhaps more importantly, argues that the bias tilts the US political system to the left.

When, in the middle of the last decade, Professor Groseclose and his co-author provided innovative quantification of leftward bias in the US media, the thesis was controversial, eliciting extensive (and often mean-spirited) reaction toward the authors. Since then, however, Groseclose's argument has become more widely accepted. Indeed, Hillary Clinton's campaign advisors noted (probably validly) extensive media bias toward now-President Obama in the 2008 primary campaign.

Indeed, "now-President" is the key phrase in the last sentence. Not only is the media biased, but that bias matters, i.e., has affected political outcomes in this country. The importance of media bias is the central thesis of "Left Turn" and the methodological enhancement relative to Professor Groseclose's earlier research. He introduces what he terms "the media lambda," a fancy way of suggesting the leftward pull or power of a biased media.

"Left Turn" is not an excessively equation-laden exegesis (though it has very extensive end notes and references). Instead, it is built on anecdotes of how the media matters, i.e., changes the nature of the policy debate and, ultimately, government policies. The heroine of the book is Minneapolis Star Tribune reporter Katherine Kersten, a rare conservative media member who broke the story of the "John Doe" litigation in which passengers on an airplane were sued by Muslim imams for reporting concerns about behavior the passengers perceived to be unusual and possibly threatening. As a result of Ms.Read more ›
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Thoughtful, honest and important analysis of media bias and its...

This book represents the most thoughtful, comprehensive and scientific evaluation of media slant in America that anyone has done thus far. Read more

Published 5 months ago by K. Covington
Based on peer reviewed article in academic journal

Excellent! Well researched. Based on peer reviewed published article in academic journal.

The media is biased to the left and Groseclose shows how far!

Published 6 months ago by Libertarian Believer
Documented Liberal Media Bias

This book is the first quantitative effort to document the bias in the media. Not surprisingly the big media have largely ignored it! I wish Dr. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Scot Wolf
Five Stars

I love it!

Published 7 months ago by Clara E. Arango
Four Stars

A very well researched and written book. Hard to argue with his methodology or his conclusions.

Published 8 months ago by Mark Rohloff
10/10 Hilarious Comedy Read

Good comedy writing is notoriously hard to find, but Groseclose has effortlessly nailed it in this book. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Hollie White
eye opening

Before reading this book, I assumed that media bias had a significant impact. But I only intuited it. Now, I have compelling evidence that it's true. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Chris Naron
you'll love it. If you're a liberal democrat you'll hate ...

If you're a conservative, you'll love it. If you're a liberal democrat you'll hate it. As an independent libertarian I found it to be an accurate assessment of todays biased... Read more

Published 10 months ago by Amazon Customer
Five Stars

Fascinating, well-researched look at media bias.

Published 16 months ago by sdgolf
I agree with the general thesis of the author but I was swamped with...

Sorry but this was too complicated for me to follow all of it. I agree with the general thesis of the author but I was swamped with all of the statistical jargon like slants and... Read more

Published 17 months ago by Raybruce

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