Media Bias

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by nonniey

The media bubble is real: Study shows massive disconnect between journalists, public

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign...alists-public/

Not the media , it's the stupidity of the public they serve. Most supply facts it's what the reader/viewer does with that info that is the problem. Not to say there are not crappy journalist(Tucker, Hannity) out there same as with any profession. The ignorance /laziness of the consumer to think on their own is the problem.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by nonniey

The media bubble is real: Study shows massive disconnect between journalists, public

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign...alists-public/

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.

[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.

[Chico23231]

“The New York Times, which hasn’t endorsed a Republican presidential candidate in 66 years, or at The Washington Post, which has never endorsed a Republican presidential candidate”

Clearly these are extremely biased news sources…

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

“The New York Times, which hasn’t endorsed a Republican presidential candidate in 66 years, or at The Washington Post, which has never endorsed a Republican presidential candidate”

Clearly these are extremely biased news sources…

LOL, under what Ownership?

[Chief X_Phackter]

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

This might be the only thing we agree on politically Chief. I think that scale is accurate.

I also have social media but don't get any mainstream news for it, mine is strictly for keeping up with friends/family and sharing memes.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by mooby

This might be the only thing we agree on politically Chief. I think that scale is accurate.

I also have social media but don't get any mainstream news for it, mine is strictly for keeping up with friends/family and sharing memes.

Same here.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by mooby

This might be the only thing we agree on politically Chief. I think that scale is accurate.

I also have social media but don't get any mainstream news for it, mine is strictly for keeping up with friends/family and sharing memes.

I don't know how accurate those scales are, but they are from two different sources. They do seem fairly similar, and probably about right - just from a cursory look and without any investigation.

[nonniey]

Well neither side has a monopoly on idiotic questions (and in this case I mean really idiotic).

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/vi...o_be_born.html

[Giantone]

I could but this in a number of threads but I thought chico would like this best since he is a FOX die hard.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/jan-6-hea...044650392.html

Jan. 6 hearing dominates top TV networks — except one

ONE!

NEW YORK (AP) — America's top television networks on Thursday turned prime time over to a gripping account of former President Donald Trump's actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — with one prominent exception.

The top-rated news network, Fox News Channel, stuck with its own lineup of commentators. Sean Hannity denounced the “show trial” elsewhere on TV just as he was featured in it, with the House's Jan. 6 committee examining his tweets to Trump administration figures.

[Giantone]

Fact check: Social media post shows fabricated story about Biden and the economy
Ana Faguy, USA TODAY
Mon, August 8, 2022 at 12:01 PM

https://news.yahoo.com/fact-check-so...160104407.html

The claim: Image shows headline of story in The Atlantic praising Biden for having the courage to shrink the economy
In July, the Commerce Department reported the economy shrank for a second straight quarter, stoking recession worries. President Joe Biden has rejected that description and has taken steps to strengthen the economy.

Nevertheless, a July 30 Facebook post has helped spread the false notion that Biden has purposefully hurt the economy and wants to see it contract. It shows an image of fabricated headlines from a nonexistent article by The Atlantic. The post was shared more than 100 times in four days.

The headline of the purported story reads, "The Quiet Courage of Biden's Negative Growth Economy."

The supposed subheadline reads: "In an era of unchecked economic prosperity, one man had the moxie to pump the brakes - to save us from ourselves."

But a spokesperson for The Atlantic told USA TODAY the article and the headlines in the image are fabricated.

The Atlantic headline is not real
The image in the social media post does not depict real headlines, and The Atlantic never wrote such a story, Anna Bross, a spokesperson for The Atlantic said.

"We have reported this as fake and as a trademark infringement," Bross told USA TODAY in an email.

The story was not published on The Atlantic's website and does not appear on The Atlantic's Twitter account.

[Chico23231]

^the take away from the Atlantic should be why are readers believing that’s a true headline.