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It absolutely is a partisanship problem, and you're just echoing a partisan line. If you look at it from outside the bubbles, it's clear that both sides have lo

It absolutely is a partisanship problem, and you're just echoing a partisan line. If you look at it from outside the bubbles, it's clear that both sides have lost their minds, and MSNBC and CNN are just as bad as Fox News. Arguably even worse in effect, because unlike Fox, their propaganda is still taken seriously by the rest of the media, most of tech, most of the government and academia. They have far more institutional power.

neaden 5y ago
Can you provide any evidence whatsoever for this claim? Because as far as I can tell you are just engaging in projection.
sixothree 5y ago
To be fair, MSNBC has a smaller viewership and is taken with a "grain of salt" by even the most consistent viewers. Fox News is scripture for many people in ways that are scary to see.
- throwkeep 5y ago
  That's because the left is spread among more outlets. MSNBC, CNN, NYTimes, NPR. Whereas Fox is the only major media outlet for the right. You can see the partisan breakdown here: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/01/americans-main-sources-for-political-news-vary-by-party-and-age/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/01/americans-m... Also you can find many "blue checks" and their followers on Twitter who take MSNBC as scripture to a frightening degree.
  - sixothree 5y ago
    OAN is increasingly relevant for average republicans.
- daveslash 5y ago
  I'd also add in that there's no need for a constant 24 hrs news cycle. Further, many of the cable "news" TV stations (MSNBC, CNN, Fox, etc) are largely opinion and analysis and not news anyway. I encourage people to (a) Read their news as much as possible, including opinion pieces and (b) If you watch/listen to news, find specific news segments (e.g. your local TV station's new hour). Tune in for 30 minutes to an hour and leave it at that. Tivo it if that's an option for you. There's no need to have a cable news channel playing all hours of the day.

neaden 5y ago

Can you provide any evidence whatsoever for this claim? Because as far as I can tell you are just engaging in projection.

sixothree 5y ago

To be fair, MSNBC has a smaller viewership and is taken with a "grain of salt" by even the most consistent viewers. Fox News is scripture for many people in ways that are scary to see.

throwkeep 5y ago
That's because the left is spread among more outlets. MSNBC, CNN, NYTimes, NPR. Whereas Fox is the only major media outlet for the right. You can see the partisan breakdown here: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/01/americans-main-sources-for-political-news-vary-by-party-and-age/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/01/americans-m... Also you can find many "blue checks" and their followers on Twitter who take MSNBC as scripture to a frightening degree.
- sixothree 5y ago
  OAN is increasingly relevant for average republicans.
daveslash 5y ago
I'd also add in that there's no need for a constant 24 hrs news cycle. Further, many of the cable "news" TV stations (MSNBC, CNN, Fox, etc) are largely opinion and analysis and not news anyway. I encourage people to (a) Read their news as much as possible, including opinion pieces and (b) If you watch/listen to news, find specific news segments (e.g. your local TV station's new hour). Tune in for 30 minutes to an hour and leave it at that. Tivo it if that's an option for you. There's no need to have a cable news channel playing all hours of the day.