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Ah yes, the complaint of "progressive big media". You know the first time I decided a media outlet was pushing an agenda? When Fox News famously asked its audi
by lostcolony 5y ago
Ah yes, the complaint of "progressive big media".
You know the first time I decided a media outlet was pushing an agenda? When Fox News famously asked its audience as it went to break if Obama's fist bump was "a terrorist fist jab".
This isn't a "progressive" narrative; it's whatever narrative fits the interests of the company. Sometimes it's progressive, such as when it comes to social issues. Oftentimes it's conservative. I've yet to see CNN etc laud unions, higher taxes on the rich, universal healthcare, etc, even in stories they were reporting on where it would make sense (such as the high cost of private healthcare, or times it didn't cover something ludicrously expensive for someone because reasons, etc)
- kyleblarson 5y agoI anticipated the typical "But fox news but fox news but fox news" which is exactly why I added the last sentence to my comment.
- finite_jest 5y agoThe "complaint" is on point. Most of the major US mainstream media outlets are indeed biased in a particular direction. See for yourself: find a list of major news outlets [2] and check their political leanings [3][4]. Fox is mostly an outlier. You could perhaps argue that they are more "woke" than "progressive". [1]: And many other institutions, see https://richardhanania.substack.com/p/why-is-everything-liberal https://richardhanania.substack.com/p/why-is-everything-libe... [2] e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=News_media_in_the_United_States&oldid=1060446870#Major_news_sources https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=News_media_in_the... [3]: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/ [4]: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-ratings https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-ratings