Un estudio del Center for American Progress muestra que en temas económicos, la cobertura de los grandes medios de comunicación estadounidenses resalta la voz de las empresas por sobre las de los trabajadores.
Como es sabido, la objetividad de los medios de comunicación exige representar equitativamente a las distintas partes de un conflicto o de determinada "temática". El estudio que mencionamos demostró mediante un análisis cuantitativo que la mayoría de las fuentes en temas como empleo, salario mínimo, comercio y deudas de tarjetas de crédito. son empresariales Los representantes de las empresas fueron citados más de dos veces y media más que los de los trabajadores.
There are many potential explanations for this kind of biased coverage, all of them probably true to some degree. The influence of corporate ownership and advertisers, the decline of the labor beat and “shoe-leather” journalism, the failure of unions to effectively communicate with the media, and the personal and political biases of reporters and editors are all common and reasonable explanations.But the best explanation for the kind of bias described in this report is that journalists have a preference for elite sources, such as government or business representatives, over ordinary citizens. In short, it is just easier for a reporter to talk to a professional, such as a business spokesperson, than to find a good quote from a worker or ordinary citizen who does not represent a set interest group.
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Una nota de hace un tiempo en el New York Times resaltó como la Suprema Corte de los Estados Unidos, en su composición actual, tiende a favorecer los intereses de las corporaciones. Balkin lo atribuye al dominio político republicano de las últimas décadas, a las características del proceso de selección de jueces elitistas y a las estrategias de litigio de los grandes grupos de presión del capitalismo americano.
Third, as Charles Epp pointed out, whatever the ideological content of the judiciary, the judiciary is more likely to recognize rights claims when they are presented by a consistent and coherent litigation strategy that repeatedly brings those claims before the courts. Rosen's article shows how the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business interests made the wise decision to create such a comprehensive litigation strategy, accompanied by lobbying efforts directed at the political branches. This same period also saw the rise of conservative public interest litigation groups and conservative think thanks that promoted conservative positions in litigation and conservative ideas, including pro-business ideas.