Media Bias Bias
Question: Why is bias in the media so much more on our minds than bias in the schools?
Both the media and schools are largely in left-wing hands – and the content reflects this fact. But consider the stark contrast between the two. Schools, unlike the media, largely target impressionable youth. Schools, unlike the media, are heavily tax-supported. Schools, unlike the media, usually can’t go bankrupt. And finally, schools, unlike the media, have a very high switching cost. Even with a voucher system, changing your kid’s school would remain a much bigger deal than changing the channel.
In short:
Media
Schools
Aimed
largely at impressionable youth
no
yes
Tax-supported
no
yes
Can’t
go bankrupt
no
yes
High
switching cost
no
yes
If you think that schooling isn’t politicized, check out virtually any approved history text. I vividly remember reading Thomas Bailey’s The American Pageant in the late 80s. Every government program and every war except for Vietnam was a gift from God to Our Great Nation.
The post appeared first on Econlib.