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> I've seen that one commonly in the mainstream left-leaning media. Out of interest, in news reports or in opinion pieces? I wish newspapers did away with opin

by untog 10y ago

> I've seen that one commonly in the mainstream left-leaning media. Out of interest, in news reports or in opinion pieces? I wish newspapers did away with opinion sections, they serve no good purpose and cloud what news reporting actually is. I'd be interested to read the justification a news organisation gives for stating something like that as fact and not opinion.

adventured 10y ago
Opinion pieces by the major news platforms. CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, Bloomberg, Business Insider, MSNBC, Politico all seem to have run an endless parade of opinion pieces about sexist or racist voters being the reason Hillary lost. What you typically get in the news stories, is indirect leaner statements, such as: 'and Donald Trump - who often ran a hateful campaign filled with racist and sexist statements - is the President-elect.' I didn't vote for Trump and I had to stop reading content on most of those sites throughout the end of the election because they became overwhelming propaganda platforms for Hillary's campaign. Business Insider seemed to become 1/2 anti-Trump articles in its content, they weren't even pretending to be unbiased - fine, but if I wanted that I'd go to the Huffington Post not a mainstream business news site.
- untog 10y ago
  What is untrue about "Donald Trump - who often ran a hateful campaign filled with racist and sexist statements"?
  - gscott 10y ago
    He says a sexist thing once and it will be repeated many times on television and in articles slamming him for it. If you listen to the totality of his statements it is not nearly as bad as what the news media puts out. Which gets us into is the news media real news, fake news, or opinion. With the rise of Fox news other news companies have had to go heavy on opinion to survive. Fox News has sucked up most of the conservative audience CNN, MSNBC, etc has to fight over the left leaning audience becoming more sensational in the process.
    - untog 10y ago
      A few sexist incidents come to mind without even looking them up - Megan Kelly having "blood coming out of her wherever", insulting the looks of both Carly Fiorina and Heidi Cruz, and the whole "grab them by the pussy" remark. So, not once. And you curiously omitted to mention the racism part, which also has plenty of evidence. The reason it was repeated in the media was because he initially refused to apologise for the comments. After pressure from the media and voters, he did.

by untog 10y ago

adventured 10y ago

Opinion pieces by the major news platforms. CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, Bloomberg, Business Insider, MSNBC, Politico all seem to have run an endless parade of opinion pieces about sexist or racist voters being the reason Hillary lost. What you typically get in the news stories, is indirect leaner statements, such as: 'and Donald Trump - who often ran a hateful campaign filled with racist and sexist statements - is the President-elect.' I didn't vote for Trump and I had to stop reading content on most of those sites throughout the end of the election because they became overwhelming propaganda platforms for Hillary's campaign. Business Insider seemed to become 1/2 anti-Trump articles in its content, they weren't even pretending to be unbiased - fine, but if I wanted that I'd go to the Huffington Post not a mainstream business news site.

untog 10y ago
What is untrue about "Donald Trump - who often ran a hateful campaign filled with racist and sexist statements"?
- gscott 10y ago
  He says a sexist thing once and it will be repeated many times on television and in articles slamming him for it. If you listen to the totality of his statements it is not nearly as bad as what the news media puts out. Which gets us into is the news media real news, fake news, or opinion. With the rise of Fox news other news companies have had to go heavy on opinion to survive. Fox News has sucked up most of the conservative audience CNN, MSNBC, etc has to fight over the left leaning audience becoming more sensational in the process.
  - untog 10y ago
    A few sexist incidents come to mind without even looking them up - Megan Kelly having "blood coming out of her wherever", insulting the looks of both Carly Fiorina and Heidi Cruz, and the whole "grab them by the pussy" remark. So, not once. And you curiously omitted to mention the racism part, which also has plenty of evidence. The reason it was repeated in the media was because he initially refused to apologise for the comments. After pressure from the media and voters, he did.