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>In some sense CNN was biased towards Trump because he's interesting. Bias with respect to how much coverage there was of the candidates, however many would sa
by jjn2009 10y ago
>In some sense CNN was biased towards Trump because he's interesting.
Bias with respect to how much coverage there was of the candidates, however many would say the content of that coverage was biased against him.
Besides this small point I agree. Time spent on a particular subject or topic is a subtle bias in itself which can be driven by many things (including money) and has huge effects on public perception of people and issues.
How does one expose bias in this subtle behaviour in an automated way, even with machine learning?
- PaulHoule 10y agoI think the sheer amount of press coverage that Trump got made him stand out of the pack. Really I think a lot of the negative coverage Trump got could have been beneficial to him. For instance, if you are looking for somebody who is going to "shake up Washington", then denunciations from Republicans such as Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan add to his credibility.
- jjn2009 10y agoI think it's more probable than not that it ended up helping him, but it significantly polarized opinion of him as a candidate.
- hga 10y agoBut you're leaving out one crucial detail: unlike e.g. Romney, he didn't wilt under such fire. Denunciations only work when they convince people. White male Republicans who've internalized the supposed guilt they were born with don't even need the convincing bit....