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What are your arguments that Axios is not neutral?

akomtu 5y ago
The left media never criticizes Biden and the right media never criticizes Trump. Axios is moderately left: they try to not make news out of thin air, but they also omit facts that would upset the left. Edit: I believe that axios would love to report both sides of the events, but they can't afford to offend their sponsors; at most they can change the side.
- salynchnew 5y ago
  What is your criteria for calling Axios "moderately left"? You have not given any examples. Early in his presidency, Axios was basically a Trump backchannel (see https://newrepublic.com/article/142441/axios-donald-trump-made https://newrepublic.com/article/142441/axios-donald-trump-ma..., etc.).
  - jfengel 5y ago
    As that article points out, the site was brand new at the time. Since then it has evened out a lot. The Media Bias Chart puts it very slightly to the left. You have to take that with a grain of salt, and I'd say that the error bars from the methodology would place it pretty much dead center. https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/ https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/ Of course the Media Bias Chart is itself potentially biased, but have a look at it yourself, and I suspect it will at least roughly correspond to your understanding of the left-right spectrum. If Axios was biased in favor of Trump at the time that article was written, it no longer seems to be true. I think it's a stretch to call it "moderately left", but it's almost certainly not far right.
    - dillondoyle 5y ago
      Yeah I don't think Axios is at all partisan and I am a huge fan of their 'smart brevity.' I think they might be conflating access to sources (and thus the stories) which was/is a big driver for Axios. Was founded by the most valuable Politco Playbook reporters who have probably the deepest connections in the swamp. And it's standard practice to leak what's either good for you personally or your boss' agenda.

The left media never criticizes Biden and the right media never criticizes Trump. Axios is moderately left: they try to not make news out of thin air, but they also omit facts that would upset the left. Edit: I believe that axios would love to report both sides of the events, but they can't afford to offend their sponsors; at most they can change the side.

salynchnew 5y ago
What is your criteria for calling Axios "moderately left"? You have not given any examples. Early in his presidency, Axios was basically a Trump backchannel (see https://newrepublic.com/article/142441/axios-donald-trump-made https://newrepublic.com/article/142441/axios-donald-trump-ma..., etc.).
- jfengel 5y ago
  As that article points out, the site was brand new at the time. Since then it has evened out a lot. The Media Bias Chart puts it very slightly to the left. You have to take that with a grain of salt, and I'd say that the error bars from the methodology would place it pretty much dead center. https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/ https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/ Of course the Media Bias Chart is itself potentially biased, but have a look at it yourself, and I suspect it will at least roughly correspond to your understanding of the left-right spectrum. If Axios was biased in favor of Trump at the time that article was written, it no longer seems to be true. I think it's a stretch to call it "moderately left", but it's almost certainly not far right.
  - dillondoyle 5y ago
    Yeah I don't think Axios is at all partisan and I am a huge fan of their 'smart brevity.' I think they might be conflating access to sources (and thus the stories) which was/is a big driver for Axios. Was founded by the most valuable Politco Playbook reporters who have probably the deepest connections in the swamp. And it's standard practice to leak what's either good for you personally or your boss' agenda.