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I suspect this is more a result of the media's heavy pro-Clinton bias rather than any overt attempt by Facebook. Remember that the mainstream media is ultimatel

I suspect this is more a result of the media's heavy pro-Clinton bias rather than any overt attempt by Facebook. Remember that the mainstream media is ultimately the primary driver of these algorithms.

eanzenberg 11y ago
Actually.. Hillary has received the most negative media articles out of any candidate, including Trump. http://www.vox.com/2016/4/15/11410160/hillary-clinton-media-bernie-sanders http://www.vox.com/2016/4/15/11410160/hillary-clinton-media-...
- morgante 11y ago
  That's really a pretty useless analysis. By that metric, the media had an overwhelming bias towards Lincoln Chaffee. In fact, it directly supports the scenario the OP brought up. Frequently Bernie Sanders will bring something up and then the media focuses its article on Hillary's response (even if that article might sometimes be unflattering).
  - eanzenberg 11y ago
    Who's Lincoln Chaffee? What this shows is the media has a positive bias towards Kasich and Sanders, neither of which were received as such by voters. What it also shows is media bias doesn't always win votes or elections.
    - morgante 11y ago
      > Who's Lincoln Chaffee? Exactly. > What this shows is the media has a positive bias towards Kasich and Sanders, neither of which were received as such by voters. No, what it shows is that the media writes way more articles about Clinton, positive and negative. Imagine the media writes 2 articles about Sanders, one negative and one positive. And then it writes 20 about Clinton, 11 negative and 9 positive. Who is it biased in favor of?
      - eanzenberg 11y ago
        http://www.vox.com/2016/4/15/11410160/hillary-clinton-media-bernie-sanders http://www.vox.com/2016/4/15/11410160/hillary-clinton-media-... has percentages. You are saying the media is biased towards no one, or has equal biases?

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I suspect this is more a result of the media's heavy pro-Clinton bias rather than any overt attempt by Facebook. Remember that the mainstream media is ultimatel

by morgante 11y ago

eanzenberg 11y ago
Actually.. Hillary has received the most negative media articles out of any candidate, including Trump. http://www.vox.com/2016/4/15/11410160/hillary-clinton-media-bernie-sanders http://www.vox.com/2016/4/15/11410160/hillary-clinton-media-...
- morgante 11y ago
  That's really a pretty useless analysis. By that metric, the media had an overwhelming bias towards Lincoln Chaffee. In fact, it directly supports the scenario the OP brought up. Frequently Bernie Sanders will bring something up and then the media focuses its article on Hillary's response (even if that article might sometimes be unflattering).
  - eanzenberg 11y ago
    Who's Lincoln Chaffee? What this shows is the media has a positive bias towards Kasich and Sanders, neither of which were received as such by voters. What it also shows is media bias doesn't always win votes or elections.
    - morgante 11y ago
      > Who's Lincoln Chaffee? Exactly. > What this shows is the media has a positive bias towards Kasich and Sanders, neither of which were received as such by voters. No, what it shows is that the media writes way more articles about Clinton, positive and negative. Imagine the media writes 2 articles about Sanders, one negative and one positive. And then it writes 20 about Clinton, 11 negative and 9 positive. Who is it biased in favor of?
      - eanzenberg 11y ago
        http://www.vox.com/2016/4/15/11410160/hillary-clinton-media-bernie-sanders http://www.vox.com/2016/4/15/11410160/hillary-clinton-media-... has percentages. You are saying the media is biased towards no one, or has equal biases?