Is There Too Much Bias In The News?

[Diarcesia]

The question isn't is there too much bias in the news, because the answer is obvious. The questions are how long has the bias been there? How deeply ingrained is it? Can we do something about it?

Well I'm pretty sure bias has always been there in American Media ever since the first newspaper here. My guess is that bias has always been there it just wasn't as noticeable back then as it is today.

And how to stop it? I'm not sure if anyone can stop news outlets from telling biases. If we tried doing that it would violate Freedom of Speech.

Vote with your wallet, and keep in mind that they don't have a monopoly on truth.

[Aclion]

Well I'm pretty sure bias has always been there in American Media ever since the first newspaper here. My guess is that bias has always been there it just wasn't as noticeable back then as it is today.

And how to stop it? I'm not sure if anyone can stop news outlets from telling biases. If we tried doing that it would violate Freedom of Speech.

Vote with your wallet, and keep in mind that they don't have a monopoly on truth.

not for lack of trying

[Robosia]

You bash "liberal" news sources while ignoring the verified lie factory of fox news. Your x/y line is comical, how could you know x is real? Why couldn't y be real?

As for only 1 known right wing news source, that is 1 too many.

I cannot believe that there are any news sources owned by my political opponents! It’s such an injustice!

Trump literally wants to ban all free press you guys

[US-SSR]

The facts have a liberal bias.

You say that, but the Conservative new outlets aren't tanking in the ratings because they spent the last year and a half covering a bogus narrative, the "liberal" outlets are. The conservative outlets aren't slandering their competitors in order to get them censored, the "liberal" media is. I think when you can't differentiate fact from what's good for your party and you need to attack you competitors to even stay relevant then you've got a serious bias problem. Fox New is in fact less biased then the rest of the legacy media, if only because they're moved to the center to gobble up all the viewers who've given up on CNN and MSNBC.

Tanking? Really? 'Cause CNN + MSNBC > FOX for all hours in all demos.

[Aureumterra]

The facts have a liberal bias.

[Aureumterra]

The media went with the Russia collusion narrative for 2 years, and now that it’s been disproven, they’re slapped in the face. The meltdown over the last few weeks is so satisfying to watch

[Aclion]

You say that, but the Conservative new outlets aren't tanking in the ratings because they spent the last year and a half covering a bogus narrative, the "liberal" outlets are. The conservative outlets aren't slandering their competitors in order to get them censored, the "liberal" media is. I think when you can't differentiate fact from what's good for your party and you need to attack you competitors to even stay relevant then you've got a serious bias problem. Fox New is in fact less biased then the rest of the legacy media, if only because they're moved to the center to gobble up all the viewers who've given up on CNN and MSNBC.

Tanking? Really? 'Cause CNN + MSNBC > FOX for all hours in all demos.

Can't access you source but. https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyell ... acdfc93c59

[US-SSR]

Tanking? Really? 'Cause CNN + MSNBC > FOX for all hours in all demos.

Can't access you source but. https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyell ... acdfc93c59

Just checked the link again and it's perfectly fine. I call BS. Plus, from your source:

CNN's total audience in prime time was well under a million viewers--767,000--while competitors MSNBC and Fox News finished the month far ahead: MSNBC in second place overall with 1.660 million total viewers, and Fox News leading all of cable with a total audience of 2.395 million.

767k + 1.660m = 2.427m > 2.395m. What I said.

In other news, your guy still lost the popular vote by 3m, no one has read the Mueller report 'cause it's still redacted and the administration is stonewalling its release and the release of its supporting material, and it ain't over until the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says it is.

[Aclion]

Can't access you source but. https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyell ... acdfc93c59

Just checked the link again and it's perfectly fine. I call BS. Plus, from your source:

CNN's total audience in prime time was well under a million viewers--767,000--while competitors MSNBC and Fox News finished the month far ahead: MSNBC in second place overall with 1.660 million total viewers, and Fox News leading all of cable with a total audience of 2.395 million.

767k + 1.660m = 2.427m > 2.395m. What I said.

In other news, your guy still lost the popular vote by 3m, no one has read the Mueller report 'cause it's still redacted and the administration is stonewalling its release and the release of its supporting material, and it ain't over until the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says it is.

Te popular vote means nothing, the Muller investigation was nothing but opposition research and Nadler is hack

[Cannot think of a name]

The problems aren't bias as much as it's peoples shitty understanding of bias and even shittier understanding of how to interact with it.

[Mystic Warriors]

The facts have a liberal bias.

You say that, but the Conservative new outlets aren't tanking in the ratings because they spent the last year and a half covering a bogus narrative, the "liberal" outlets are. The conservative outlets aren't slandering their competitors in order to get them censored, the "liberal" media is. I think when you can't differentiate fact from what's good for your party and you need to attack you competitors to even stay relevant then you've got a serious bias problem. Fox New is in fact less biased then the rest of the legacy media, if only because they're moved to the center to gobble up all the viewers who've given up on CNN and MSNBC.

You got that all mixed up. Fox news is the most biased and untrustworthy news source in America. They are practically state run and shill for Trump while attacking anything liberal without any valid reason.

Everything you falsely slapped on the liberal media is what fox news does. Stop drinking the kool aid.

[Mystic Warriors]

You bash "liberal" news sources while ignoring the verified lie factory of fox news. Your x/y line is comical, how could you know x is real? Why couldn't y be real?

As for only 1 known right wing news source, that is 1 too many.

I cannot believe that there are any news sources owned by my political opponents! It’s such an injustice!

Trump literally wants to ban all free press you guys

Ad hominems dont replace actual content.

[Mystic Warriors]

Wrong. Reality has a liberal bias. Lies have a conservative bias

Really? Even though I consider myself as slightly far-left, yeah...
We shifted the Overton window far to the left, for the betterment of the world, but some reactionaries just reversed it

Conservatives reversed it out of fear of a changing world.

[The Andromeda Archipelago]

The facts have a liberal bias.

You say that, but the Conservative new outlets aren't tanking in the ratings because they spent the last year and a half covering a bogus narrative, the "liberal" outlets are. The conservative outlets aren't slandering their competitors in order to get them censored, the "liberal" media is. I think when you can't differentiate fact from what's good for your party and you need to attack you competitors to even stay relevant then you've got a serious bias problem. Fox New is in fact less biased then the rest of the legacy media, if only because they're moved to the center to gobble up all the viewers who've given up on CNN and MSNBC.

Conservatives have been whining about "the Liberal Media" for at least the past five decades. Ironically, they've been using Talk Radio, The Trump Ministry of Information (Fox News) & Breitbart to do it.

Crybaby Conservatives need to grow up! Stop worshipping The Donald & grow some discernment.

If Fox News is fair and balanced, I'm Santa Claus!

[Bezkoshtovnya]

Waaaaaay too much bias against Republicans, the dems control the media y'all.

Good

So blatant bias is fine as long as yours, and banning media that you disagree with due to opposing bias or otherwise is fine?

[New Yeeia]

You say that, but the Conservative new outlets aren't tanking in the ratings because they spent the last year and a half covering a bogus narrative, the "liberal" outlets are. The conservative outlets aren't slandering their competitors in order to get them censored, the "liberal" media is. I think when you can't differentiate fact from what's good for your party and you need to attack you competitors to even stay relevant then you've got a serious bias problem. Fox New is in fact less biased then the rest of the legacy media, if only because they're moved to the center to gobble up all the viewers who've given up on CNN and MSNBC.

Conservatives have been whining about "the Liberal Media" for at least the past five decades. Ironically, they've been using Talk Radio, The Trump Ministry of Information (Fox News) & Breitbart to do it.

Crybaby Conservatives need to grow up! Stop worshipping The Donald & grow some discernment.

If Fox News is fair and balanced, I'm Santa Claus!

Idk why but this reads like a Facebook post, and that's not a good thing.

[Bezkoshtovnya]

Conservatives have been whining about "the Liberal Media" for at least the past five decades. Ironically, they've been using Talk Radio, The Trump Ministry of Information (Fox News) & Breitbart to do it.

Crybaby Conservatives need to grow up! Stop worshipping The Donald & grow some discernment.

If Fox News is fair and balanced, I'm Santa Claus!

Idk why but this reads like a Facebook post, and that's not a good thing.

Wow it....sure does.

[Mystic Warriors]

Good

So blatant bias is fine as long as yours, and banning media that you disagree with due to opposing bias or otherwise is fine?

Yes.

[Tetradimensional Overworld]

Do not argue with Fox News and reactionaries. They will drag you down to his level and beat you with "no u" arguments.

[American Pere Housh]

There's way too much bias in the media especially the left wing media such as CNN and MSNBC.

[Tetradimensional Overworld]

There's way too much bias in the media especially the left wing media such as CNN and MSNBC.

Nope. The truth just has a left-wing bias, thus reactionaries spit lies and eat lies.

[Hirota]

I don't know why the news companies bother with advertising - they have all these cultists about to loudly shout their news source is the one true news source, and all other news sources are heretics.

It's almost cult thinking.

[Tetradimensional Overworld]

I don't know why the news companies bother with advertising - they have all these cultists about to loudly shout their news source is the one true news source, and all other news sources are heretics.

It's almost cult thinking.

It's radicalism.

[The Chuck]

The Gold Standard of Journalism is to attempt to relay information to the reader in a clear and concise way which allows the reader to form their own opinions and thoughts on reported events. However, humans will always be biased and as such, News organizations will always have biases. To interpret the news nowadays, I believe the general public ought to look at multiple sources of both supporting and dissenting viewpoints. Not only this but the reader ought to engage in personal research into newsworthy events to better grasp and understand what is being reported on. This allows for consumers of news to develop their own thoughts and beliefs with a bigger picture than say if they were to simply watch one news source.

On a side note, what are peoples' thoughts on subscription based news services like the Wall Street Journal? Do you believe they are less biased/more biased than other news organizations such as Fox News or CNN?

[American Pere Housh]

I don't know why the news companies bother with advertising - they have all these cultists about to loudly shout their news source is the one true news source, and all other news sources are heretics.

It's almost cult thinking.

I'm not one of these so-called cultist because I pay attention to all news sources. The media is supposed to be apolitical.