News Corp biases its companies in favor of News Corp. The Economist has always been the hallmark of an independent newspaper that published a consistent of opinions in line with reality.
And I don't think anyone reasonable believes Fox is anything but a Conservatives-centric news network that plays out the News Corp official line in all situations.
The Economist does in fact have a marked and explicit editorial mission to promote free trade principles, set forth in their Prospectus[1], specifically, that "ORIGINAL LEADING ARTICLES, in which free-trade principles will be most rigidly applied to all the important questions of the day—political events—and parliamentary discussions; and particularly to all such as relate immediately to revenue, commerce, and agriculture; or otherwise affect the material interests of the country", and "POPULAR MOVEMENTS: A report and account of all popular movements throughout the country in favour of Free Trade."
Unlike some organisations (e.g., NewsCorp), these biases are at least explicitly stated, if not widely known.
While I generally respect it, I find its skew at times quite painful to swallow. At least the writing is generally well executed.
Unlike some organisations (e.g., NewsCorp), these biases are at least explicitly stated, if not widely known.
While I generally respect it, I find its skew at times quite painful to swallow. At least the writing is generally well executed.
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1. http://www.economist.com/node/1873493