As here, in story about Koch Brothers deciding not to buy Chi Trib:
Reports of the Kochs interest in buying all the Tribunes newspapers surfaced in March, prompting protests from some who feared the brothers would use the newspapers to promote their conservative ideology.
Can you imagine a newspaper referring to someone’s liberal ideology? It happens but far less often.
Google news about “liberal ideology” in quote marks, and you get 161 results. Do it for “conservative ideology” and you get 668. Not scientific but, oh say, indicative.
For every reporter who uses the first, there are four who use the second. A fellow like Golab uses the second without hesitation He’s in a hurry and says what comes to mind. In journalistic haste, as in vino, lies veritas. I think so, anyhow.