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Buzzfeed was previously famous for apolitical clickbait articles and quizzes, they practically invented the genre. New York Post, meanwhile, has been a tabloid-

Buzzfeed was previously famous for apolitical clickbait articles and quizzes, they practically invented the genre. New York Post, meanwhile, has been a tabloid-level spreader of pro-conservative and anti-progressive misinformation. It's smart to be skeptical of obviously politically motivated reporting from any outlet, but especially so when one has such a concerning track record.

dimitrios1 6y ago
It's hilarious to me that the Post is now viewed as pro conservative. Framing the Post as pro-conservative is like calling Joe Rogan alt right. Finding some of the progressivism that has performed a hostile takeover of the democratic party hilarious, contradictory, and satire-friendly automatically makes you pro-conservative.
- rtlfe 6y ago
  How is that funny or surprising? Every source that mentions political leaning of news media says they're right wing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post https://www.allsides.com/news-source/new-york-post https://www.allsides.com/news-source/new-york-post https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/new-york-post/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/new-york-post/
  - dimitrios1 6y ago
    Is all of the right wing conservative? Is all of the left progressive? (turns out human beings don't fit neatly into these nice little categories)
    - rtlfe 6y ago
      > Is all of the right wing conservative? Yes. That's literally the definition: "the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system." https://www.google.com/search?q=define+right+wing https://www.google.com/search?q=define+right+wing
      - im3w1l 6y ago
        Idk if it is that simple. Right also often refers to pro-capitalism, pro-business, low taxes.
- srtjstjsj 6y ago
  The NY Post is owned by Rupert Murdoch, who has been a conservative-media mogul for over 30 years. Did you confuse the NY Post with the Washington Post?
cscurmudgeon 6y ago
There is skeptical and there is censorship.
alehul 6y ago
Buzzfeed has been deemed left, which is a category beyond left-leaning, by an objective fact-checker [1]. As one example of why: > In June 2016, the left-leaning media watchdog Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting found that in 100 BuzzFeed stories about Barack Obama, 65 were positive, 34 were neutral, and one was critical. [1] https://www.allsides.com/news-source/buzzfeed-media-bias https://www.allsides.com/news-source/buzzfeed-media-bias
- iaw 6y ago
  I don't think having more positive stories about a Democratic president makes a publication left-leaning, especially given that Obama is the only president in recent memory not actively involved in some scandalous behavior. This is coming from someone who did not agree with most of Obama's policy decisions but at least could respect his integrity.
  - koolba 6y ago
    > I don't think having more positive stories about a Democratic president makes a publication left-leaning, especially given that Obama is the only president in recent memory not actively involved in some scandalous behavior. This gave me a real chuckle. It’s easy to not be “actively involved in scandalous behavior” when the media refuses to consider anything you do scandalous or investigate it further. It’s a self fulfilling prophesy.
  - laverya 6y ago
    > Obama is the only president in recent memory not actively involved in some scandalous behavior. Uhhhhh... Not involved in scandalous behavior that you knew of, perhaps. Fast&Furious [0] would have been a major scandal in a Republican administration (despite the fact that it was started by a previous president), and the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki [1] was a massive step in the erosion of civil liberties in the US. These are just off the top of my head, I'm sure that there are others. Not to say that Obama was a bad president, but "no scandals I've heard of" and "no scandals" aren't quite the same thing. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal#2009%E2%80%932011:_Operation_Fast_and_Furious https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal#2009%E2... 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki
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aboutBen 6y ago
Don't confuse Buzzfeed with Buzzfeed News. The former is a full of lists and click-bait. The latter is an award winning news site.
- netfl0 6y ago
  What percentage of their content do you consider award winning?
  - aboutBen 6y ago
    I don't consider any of their posts "award winning". They have had award winning reporting, including the National Press, the Sydney, and the Online Journalism Awards. They have also had reporting that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prizes in International Reporting. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed_News#Awards_and_recognition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed_News#Awards_and_recog...
- whywhywhywhy 6y ago
  What value does an award from journalists awarded to other journalists have?
  - aboutBen 6y ago
    What value to the Oscars have or the Emmy? Peer-awards mean that your competitors think you've done a good job and recognize that. But even if you toss out peer-awards, Buzzfeed News has also won the Sydney award, which is awarded by the The Sidney Hillman Foundation, and was founded by the founding president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, hardly a "journalistic" venture.

dimitrios1 6y ago

It's hilarious to me that the Post is now viewed as pro conservative. Framing the Post as pro-conservative is like calling Joe Rogan alt right. Finding some of the progressivism that has performed a hostile takeover of the democratic party hilarious, contradictory, and satire-friendly automatically makes you pro-conservative.

rtlfe 6y ago
How is that funny or surprising? Every source that mentions political leaning of news media says they're right wing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post https://www.allsides.com/news-source/new-york-post https://www.allsides.com/news-source/new-york-post https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/new-york-post/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/new-york-post/
- dimitrios1 6y ago
  Is all of the right wing conservative? Is all of the left progressive? (turns out human beings don't fit neatly into these nice little categories)
  - rtlfe 6y ago
    > Is all of the right wing conservative? Yes. That's literally the definition: "the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system." https://www.google.com/search?q=define+right+wing https://www.google.com/search?q=define+right+wing
    - im3w1l 6y ago
      Idk if it is that simple. Right also often refers to pro-capitalism, pro-business, low taxes.
srtjstjsj 6y ago
The NY Post is owned by Rupert Murdoch, who has been a conservative-media mogul for over 30 years. Did you confuse the NY Post with the Washington Post?

cscurmudgeon 6y ago

There is skeptical and there is censorship.

alehul 6y ago

Buzzfeed has been deemed left, which is a category beyond left-leaning, by an objective fact-checker [1]. As one example of why: > In June 2016, the left-leaning media watchdog Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting found that in 100 BuzzFeed stories about Barack Obama, 65 were positive, 34 were neutral, and one was critical. [1] https://www.allsides.com/news-source/buzzfeed-media-bias https://www.allsides.com/news-source/buzzfeed-media-bias

iaw 6y ago
I don't think having more positive stories about a Democratic president makes a publication left-leaning, especially given that Obama is the only president in recent memory not actively involved in some scandalous behavior. This is coming from someone who did not agree with most of Obama's policy decisions but at least could respect his integrity.
- koolba 6y ago
  > I don't think having more positive stories about a Democratic president makes a publication left-leaning, especially given that Obama is the only president in recent memory not actively involved in some scandalous behavior. This gave me a real chuckle. It’s easy to not be “actively involved in scandalous behavior” when the media refuses to consider anything you do scandalous or investigate it further. It’s a self fulfilling prophesy.
- laverya 6y ago
  > Obama is the only president in recent memory not actively involved in some scandalous behavior. Uhhhhh... Not involved in scandalous behavior that you knew of, perhaps. Fast&Furious [0] would have been a major scandal in a Republican administration (despite the fact that it was started by a previous president), and the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki [1] was a massive step in the erosion of civil liberties in the US. These are just off the top of my head, I'm sure that there are others. Not to say that Obama was a bad president, but "no scandals I've heard of" and "no scandals" aren't quite the same thing. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal#2009%E2%80%932011:_Operation_Fast_and_Furious https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal#2009%E2... 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki

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aboutBen 6y ago

Don't confuse Buzzfeed with Buzzfeed News. The former is a full of lists and click-bait. The latter is an award winning news site.

netfl0 6y ago
What percentage of their content do you consider award winning?
- aboutBen 6y ago
  I don't consider any of their posts "award winning". They have had award winning reporting, including the National Press, the Sydney, and the Online Journalism Awards. They have also had reporting that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prizes in International Reporting. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed_News#Awards_and_recognition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BuzzFeed_News#Awards_and_recog...
whywhywhywhy 6y ago
What value does an award from journalists awarded to other journalists have?
- aboutBen 6y ago
  What value to the Oscars have or the Emmy? Peer-awards mean that your competitors think you've done a good job and recognize that. But even if you toss out peer-awards, Buzzfeed News has also won the Sydney award, which is awarded by the The Sidney Hillman Foundation, and was founded by the founding president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, hardly a "journalistic" venture.