Disputes over news bias are, however, rarely resolved satisfactorily.
Opposing parties bring their overt opinions and unexamined ideologies to
an interpretation of the news. The media traditionally maintain that criticism
by two opposing sides means they must be getting it right in the middle.
The issue in all such debates invariably turns on one point: What is a true
account of the situation? What is the standard against which particular
reports can be measured? Who is to judge what were the real-world facts:
source, reporter, researcher, an independent expert, a neutral panel of
judges?