The Myth of the "liberal media" and other Fairy Stories

As one trawls through media stories, it's easy to find articles both critical and complimentary of the government of the day.

What I've found interesting, and somewhat frustrating, is this refrain so often heard in response to any article critical of the government: "Yeah, but they're just part of the liberal media", a comment intended to blow off any negative comments about the government of the day.

Canada is, generally speaking, a left-of-center country and as evidence I can point to voting results from the 2011 election, where over 60% voted for left-of-center parties (Liberal, NDP and Green).  I can also point to long stretches of Liberal governments, so long and so frequent that the Liberals seem to view themselves as the "natural governing party".  So it might be reasonable to think that the media would reflect this Canadian reality.

That said, is this claim of a left-wing press really true?  I came across this article the other day and many of it's points resonated with me.  It uses American examples but it shouldn't be too difficult to adapt it to the Canadian situation, something I will attempt to do over the coming days.

It is called "15 Things Everyone Would Know if There Was a Liberal Media".  See what you think.