Attorney General William Barr: Leftist media advance ‘tyranny of majority’ in U.S.
Attorney General William Barr speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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UPDATED 3:40 PM PT — Thursday, February 27, 2020
Attorney General William Barr has criticized the mainstream media over its widespread left-wing bias. While speaking at a religious broadcasters event in Nashville this week, Barr stated that major news outlets have become “massively consolidated” and “remarkably monolithic in viewpoint.”
He added the mainstream media today is unable to perform its constitutional duty of preventing “the tyranny of the majority.” This comes amid fierce media attacks on Barr over his handling of Roger Stone’s case.
The attorney general claimed corporate media has effectively suppressed the diversity of viewpoints.
“When the entire press advances along the same track, as Tocqueville put it, the relationship between the press and the energized majority becomes mutually reinforcing,” stated Barr. “The key to restoring the press in that vital role is to cultivate a greater diversity of voices in the media.”
He also praised Christian outlets for sharing an alternative view and preventing America from a “slide towards despotism.”
Attorney General William Barr, right, waits as he is introduced by National Religious Broadcasters general counsel Craig Parshall, left, before speaking at the group’s convention Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)