A former ABC News reporter just exposed the truth about liberal media bias. Terry Moran, who worked there for nearly 30 years, admitted the network has a clear anti-Trump slant. He called it “inadvertent bias” caused by too many like-minded liberals in the newsroom. “Hardly anyone” in ABC supports Trump, he said, which warps coverage.
Moran got fired after blasting Trump adviser Stephen Miller on social media. ABC didn’t tolerate his differing opinions, so he left to speak freely. Now he’s blunt: Big Media’s monoculture makes them deaf to conservative views. This bias isn’t about being bad people—it’s just groupthink.
He compared reporting on Trump supporters to “trying to understand nature by visiting a zoo.” Journalists never actually live among them, so they miss the real story. This narrow bubble makes coverage feel fake or hostile to millions of Americans. Moran admits this made ABC “bound to get it wrong”.
The network bragged about increasing diversity in race and gender—but ignored viewpoint diversity. Hiring more women or minorities from the same left-wing bubble doesn’t fix the problem. Real diversity means including people who actually voted for Trump, not just those who virtue-signal about it.
Moran scolded Trump critic and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for demanding a “bias monitor” at CBS News as part of a merger deal. He called it federal overreach, raging “you can go to hell.” But deep down, he knows Carr’s attack hits a sore spot—media’s endless mocking of conservatives.
ABC’s refusal to hire Trump supporters isn’t about professionalism. It’s Extremely Online cliquishness disguised as journalism. Newsrooms filled with Ivy League grads who’ve never used a shotgun or worked a factory shift—they can’t relate to half the country.
This isn’t about “fact-checking” Trump tweets. It’s systemic: story selection, framing, tone, and which voices get amplified. When 90% of staff pid arson, coverage naturally leans against the right. Moran confirms what we knew: corporate media are Democratic activists with press passes.
The only fix is hiring people who don’t hate Trump. ABC would rather lose viewers than admit this truth. Until then, their reporting about conservatives will feel like outsiders looking in. As Moran said, it’s time to stop playing “the zoo”—start listening without condescension.