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By Jon Fishman
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April 18, 2000
Political afficionados heard a voice from the front lines yesterday afternoon when longtime Washington commentator Fred Barnes spoke about the imperfections of today's media and its role in politics to a packed audience of about 500 GFAP 101 students.
Barnes shared insider anecdotes during his hour-long speech, eliciting both frequent laughs and pointed questions about his message on the national media's flaws.
"My single most important message was that the media has a lot of serious flaws in it, especially liberal bias, and people need to be aware of those flaws and take them into account," Barnes said.
He stressed the increasing lack of depth and what he called a pervasive liberal bias in the media.
Barnes is a co-founder of The Standard, a conservative weekly, as well as a host of several television shows, including PBS' "National Desk," and Fox's "The Beltway Boys." He spent 10 years as senior editor and White House correspondent for The New Republic, a conservative publication.
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