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> And what we now call "bias" used to be called "perspective". More like what we used to get was perspective instead now we get bias. Perspective provides a wh
by systemvoltage 5y ago
> And what we now call "bias" used to be called "perspective".
More like what we used to get was perspective instead now we get bias. Perspective provides a wholistic view, not a myopic, dogmatic slant that skews facts to fit their perspective.
Journalism has gotten much... much worse over the years. You can read 1960's NewYorker and find a stark difference in their ability to put away political bias and provide a deep comprehensive review of the topic.
- m_fayer 5y agoI agree with you. But I did not think that this applied to the New Yorker. Thanks for this comment, you got me curious. I'll take a look at the New Yorker of the past, maybe reevaluate.
- systemvoltage 5y agoI think people on this forum think that anything that's not liberal is trumpism + unsubstantiated anti-science BS. That's not what I am referring to and going against the slightest here would get you downvotes.