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After the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' article appeared, Goldberg shifted the focus of his work to what he perceives to be an elitist or liberal bias in media, and particularly in the reporting of news. In 2001, his first book ''[[Bias (book)|Bias]]'' was published and became a number one New York Times bestseller. Goldberg followed ''Bias'' with two more national bestsellers—''[[Arrogance (book)|Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite]]'' and ''[[100 People Who Are Screwing Up America]]''. His new book, "[[Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right]]", was released in stores on April 17th. |
After the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' article appeared, Goldberg shifted the focus of his work to what he perceives to be an elitist or liberal bias in media, and particularly in the reporting of news. In 2001, his first book ''[[Bias (book)|Bias]]'' was published and became a number one New York Times bestseller. Goldberg followed ''Bias'' with two more national bestsellers—''[[Arrogance (book)|Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite]]'' and ''[[100 People Who Are Screwing Up America]]''. His new book, "[[Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right]]", was released in stores on April 17th. |
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Some have criticized Goldberg for his views. Conservative media critic [[Brent Bozell]] has attacked Goldberg for his book, claiming that Goldberg merely lifted material he had been producing for years, and only published the book because he had an axe to grind with his former employers and was attempting to make a "quick buck", noting that Goldberg never mentioned the alleged liberal bias of the media until it was "convenient" and "profitable" for him to do so.<ref>[http://www.mediaresearch.org/BozellColumns/newscolumn/2005/col20050712.asp]</ref> |
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Bernard Goldberg | |
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| Born | 1945 |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and author |
| Website | Official website |
Bernard "Bernie" Goldberg (born 1945) is an American writer, journalist, and political commentator.
Goldberg, who has authored several books, is currently a correspondent on the critically aclaimed HBO program Real Sports and is also a commentator for Fox News. His 2005 book, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America, has received significant press attention.
Career
For 28 years, Goldberg worked for CBS as a reporter. His reporting won multiple Emmy Awards: six at CBS, and one while he was working with HBO on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. He frequently contributed to the CBS Evening News and 48 Hours, a CBS newsmagazine.
In 1996, Goldberg wrote an op-ed column in the Wall Street Journal, accusing network news operations of harboring liberal bias. The editorial resulted in Goldberg's ostracism from CBS.[1]
After the Wall Street Journal article appeared, Goldberg shifted the focus of his work to what he perceives to be an elitist or liberal bias in media, and particularly in the reporting of news. In 2001, his first book Bias was published and became a number one New York Times bestseller. Goldberg followed Bias with two more national bestsellers—Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite and 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America. His new book, "Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right", was released in stores on April 17th.
Response to works by Goldberg
Awards
In addition to the Emmy Awards that Goldberg has won, he received the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, in 2006 for a story on the exploitation of children in the United Arab Emirates. It marked the first time that a sports program had won a duPont award, which is considered to be one of the most prestigious journalism awards. [2]
Criticism and controversy
Comments and published works by Goldberg have, in some cases, generated negative responses and criticism. On an episode of the Phil Donahue talk show on MSNBC, Al Franken challenged Goldberg over a claim in Bias that a 1991 John Chancellor quote about the Soviet Union was "liberal hate speech".[3]
His book 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America has been criticized for listing mostly liberal or liberal-leaning individuals, but no "overzealous or corrupt government regulators", and though several conservative individuals are also listed, some people view that their actions are less harshly criticized. [4]
Quotations
- "I consider myself to be an old-fashioned liberal. I'm a liberal the way liberals used to be when they were like John F. Kennedy and when they were like Hubert Humphrey. When they were upbeat and enthusiastic and mainstream. I am not a liberal the way liberals are today at least as exemplified by Al Franken and Michael Moore, where they're angry, nasty, closed minded, & not mainstream, but fringe."[5][6]
- "It doesn't happen that way." - Response to a student asking if he ever met a conservative who became a liberal.[7]
- "They're responsible for the problem [of cultural meanness]." - Referring to residents of both U.S. coasts.[8].
- "I admire Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly a lot because I think they're standup guys."[9]
- "By the way, that was a long overdue suggestion" - Response to Alan Colmes pointing out Dick Cheney telling Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy to "fuck yourself" on the floor of the Senate [10]
Books
- Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News ISBN 0-06-052084-1
- Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite ISBN 0-446-53191-X
- 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America ISBN 0-06-076128-8
- "Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost its Mind, and the Other Lost its Nerve" ISBN 0-06-125257-0
References
- ^ Bias Review Bookreporter.com. Joe Hartlaub, 1996]
- ^ Realsports Awards HBO.com. December 14 2005.
- ^ Transcript MSNBC Donahue Show January 6, 2003
- ^ The Book on One-Sidedness The Boston Globe, August 15, 2005
- ^ The Bernard Goldberg Interview RightWingNews.com John Hawkins, 2001.
- ^ Today's 'Liberals': Close-Minded, Nasty and Fringe Newsmax.com. Bernard Goldberg, October 16, 2003
- ^ Goldberg Predicts Collapse of Liberal Media Newsmax.com. Phil Brennan, April 11, 2003.
- ^ Bernard Goldberg: Coastal residents "responsible for the problem" of vulgarity; transcript of NBC Today Show, August 11, 2005.
- ^ Everyone Loves a List Newsweek. Carl Sullivan, July 30, 2005
- ^ "Cheney Dismisses Critic With Obscenity " Washingtonpost.com. April 16 2006
External links
- Bernard Goldberg Official Website
- Goldberg Variations: Evil genius or useful idiot? We report, you decide, Michael Kinsley, Slate.com, Jan. 10, 2002.
- Chapter excerpts and essay by Bernard Goldberg about Bias Publisher official Goldberg web site.