Media Bias

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

I heard an interview about a month ago which raised a root cause which hadn’t crossed my mind and the author hits on it here:

Longtime newsman Bob Schieffer dove into this subject a few years back, explaining just how insulated journalists have become.

“In 2004, one reporter in eight lived in New York, Washington, or Los Angeles,” Schieffer notes in his must-read book “Overload: Finding the Truth in Today’s Deluge of News.” “That number is now down to one-in-five who live in those three places.”

Schieffer saw another problem: The massive decrease of local reporters due to shrinking budgets.

He writes, “While no solutions seem obvious, there is general agreement throughout the industry that if local newspapers go away and some entity does not rise to do what we have come to expect of them—that is, keep an eye on local government—we will experience corruption at levels we have never seen.”
Since 2004, approximately 1,800 newspapers have shut down because of the collapse of print advertising and readers turning to more convenient online consumption. Fewer reporters and editors has resulted in less trust as news gathering becomes more and more confined to two or three cities.

Sorry but IMO , no. With the internet and social media there are more "reporters" / blogger's" then ever, more outlets to get news and it's easier. Again as I stated before the consumer needs to educate themselves. I will add that I do my part , I buy three to four newspapers a week.

[Chief X_Phackter]

https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Sorry but IMO , no. With the internet and social media there are more "reporters" / blogger's" then ever, more outlets to get news and it's easier. Again as I stated before the consumer needs to educate themselves. I will add that I do my part , I buy three to four newspapers a week.

That is the quandary. I think for the most part people do try to educate themselves, but end up with misinformation and spin due to the overwhelming bias of the most popular news outlets. It's real hard to believe what you see and hear anymore - and even the "fact-checkers" need fact-checking now.