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It's media owners who decide the direction of their holdings, not the lowly reporter on the beat.
by pmoriarty 6y ago
It's media owners who decide the direction of their holdings, not the lowly reporter on the beat.
- refurb 6y agoI don't think that true, but if it was, that would be even worse since every single reporter for the NYTimes would have to tow the Democratic line. Thank god it's not that bad (they still will have a right-leaning opinion column once a month or so).
- davidivadavid 6y agoFrom what I remember from the Gentzkow/Shapiro work on media bias, media owners isn't really the source of bias. Paraphrasing, it turns out the bias comes from... the readers, who want a paper where they can read what pleases them.