Bernard Goldberg

Bernard Goldberg

Bernard Goldberg (Bernard Richard Goldberg) was born on May 31st, 1945. Bernard passed away May 29th, 2025 at 79 years old. Bernard Goldberg was born in New York City, NY, USA. Goldberg attended Rutgers University.

Bernard Goldberg is a veteran media commentator and television journalist who is known for his work on politics, culture, and the press.

He spent years reporting for some of the most prestigious media networks, covering stories across the globe and in the United States. His work often focused on the reporting of news and the transformation of American culture over the years.

Bernard Goldberg would gain notoriety for speaking openly about problems in the media. He often reported on how personal biases shape reporting, how stories are framed, and how journalists make the decisions they do. Much of his work was done in the form of long-form reporting, public debate, commentary, and TV appearances.

For years, he worked on investigative stories that dealt with uncomfortable and serious subjects. He also reported on human issues such as safety and health, and the exploitation of children. He usually relied on firsthand accounts, historical research, and interviews in his reporting.

Bernard Goldberg has also explored subjects such as attitudes toward responsibility, public manners, and American behavior. He often asked why attitudes seem to be shifting with accountability increasingly replaced by blame, while public conversations became harsher.

Goldberg also became a familiar face on TV, offering commentary on current events and news coverage on subjects such as social behavior, journalism standards, sports, and politics.

In the work 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America, Bernard Goldberg wrote a cultural critique of 100 influencers and public figures he believes are destroying American culture.

He goes after political voices, celebrities, academics, journalists, and media figures promoting hypocrisy, arrogance, and disrespect for everyday Americans. Some of these are famous, while others are working behind the scenes in quiet jobs.

Alongside the criticism, he uses satire and humor to highlight excesses and contradictions. Overall, he argues that when anything goes and standards are cast aside, common sense and shared values slowly but surely erode.

In the 2007 published work Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right, Goldberg explains how both sides of the political divide have problems.

He believes that many on the left have become extremist in speech and ideas as they use strong language about culture, war, and religion that he believes is out of control or unfair. He also criticizes those on the right for not standing for their beliefs and being too timid.

He asserts that unless the conservatives get clearer and braver about their principles, the left could shape the future of the United States just because they are louder and braver.

In Bernard Goldberg’s Slobbering Love Affair, he asserts that the mainstream news media misbehaved during the 2008 presidential campaign.

He argues that most journalists went far beyond personal bias and went on to act like cheerleading squads for the democratic candidate, as they provided positive coverage and avoided or downplayed tougher questions and facts.

Goldberg asserts that this was media activism rather than normal reporting. He says that this may destroy public trust in journalism.

Bernard Goldberg: Lists & Other Mentions

• Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News was a New York Times: #1 Nonfiction Best Seller in 2002.

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