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Serious question: What media doesn't choose their guests to fit their opinions or their political stance? I'd like to watch that one.

HL33tibCe7 5y ago
The coronavirus experts that the mainstream media platformed are far more representative of the general opinion of the medical and epidemiological community than the experts Joe Rogan platformed.
- leereeves 5y ago
  Yes, as the evidence comes in, it seems probable that the mainstream media got Invermectin right. They've gotten other things wrong. Whether they ultimately turn out to be right or wrong about any particular topic, the problem occurs much earlier: they choose their position before conclusive evidence is available, often, as in this case, based mostly on politics, then skew their coverage to fit. I'd prefer to hear the arguments and evidence from an impartial source, not a political position.
- azangru 5y ago
  > are far more representative of the general opinion of the medical and epidemiological community But that isn't the answer to the question asked in the parent comment. The parent was wondering which media would choose guests that have a differing view from theirs. The mainstream media happened to align with the people representing the general opinion of the medical and epidemiological community, and were rarely inviting Robert Malone, Peter McCullough, or Jay Bhattacharia, who had different views.
- willcipriano 5y ago
  The media manufactures opinion so that isn't surprising, the same can be said for the Hunter Biden laptop story, or WMD in Iraq.
- lkfjasdlkjfsad 5y ago
chefandy 5y ago
Honestly— PBS News Hour. You’re just as likely to see current or former GOP talking heads like Mitch McConnell, Newt Gingrich, or Pat Buchanan as some DNC talking head. In fact, scrolling down their page just now, McConnell is the only actual politician I saw interviewed, though they did have a Biden speech clip. Keep in mind that inviting Political opponents into your show can advance your political message if you lampoon them — but PBS News Hour has about the same ratio of push to pull interviewing politicians, never ever interrupts, and doesn’t ask cheap shot gotcha questions. They are more likely to choose topics from a loosely mainstream democrat perspective — you’d be more likely to see a story about the ACLU releasing a statement about immigration than a law enforcement agency doing the same, but that sheriff or whatever is going to get equal respect and air time in that segment… and it’s not that extreme of a shift compared to mainstream outlets. So I firmly believe that they fit the criteria for your specific question. Truthfully I think most people just don’t want that.
- spaetzleesser 5y ago
  Agreed. News Hour is definitely left leaning but they let people talk and seem to make a genuine effort to provide information. Which is something most other news programs have stopped doing. They just want to produce outrage and conflict. You can listen to CNN, MSNBC or Fox for hours and the only thing you have learned is what you should be angry about. You will have learned nothing about the actual topic.
  - dekhn 5y ago
    I agree; for COVID news, none of those three are even remotely reliable. What disappoints me the most is CNN, they really have no reason to be as useless as they are while also riling up emotions.
    - spaetzleesser 5y ago
      CNN is just terrible. They have turned into the left wing Fox News. They report mainly on opinion, not news.

HL33tibCe7 5y ago

The coronavirus experts that the mainstream media platformed are far more representative of the general opinion of the medical and epidemiological community than the experts Joe Rogan platformed.

leereeves 5y ago
Yes, as the evidence comes in, it seems probable that the mainstream media got Invermectin right. They've gotten other things wrong. Whether they ultimately turn out to be right or wrong about any particular topic, the problem occurs much earlier: they choose their position before conclusive evidence is available, often, as in this case, based mostly on politics, then skew their coverage to fit. I'd prefer to hear the arguments and evidence from an impartial source, not a political position.
azangru 5y ago
> are far more representative of the general opinion of the medical and epidemiological community But that isn't the answer to the question asked in the parent comment. The parent was wondering which media would choose guests that have a differing view from theirs. The mainstream media happened to align with the people representing the general opinion of the medical and epidemiological community, and were rarely inviting Robert Malone, Peter McCullough, or Jay Bhattacharia, who had different views.
willcipriano 5y ago
The media manufactures opinion so that isn't surprising, the same can be said for the Hunter Biden laptop story, or WMD in Iraq.
lkfjasdlkjfsad 5y ago

chefandy 5y ago

Honestly— PBS News Hour. You’re just as likely to see current or former GOP talking heads like Mitch McConnell, Newt Gingrich, or Pat Buchanan as some DNC talking head. In fact, scrolling down their page just now, McConnell is the only actual politician I saw interviewed, though they did have a Biden speech clip. Keep in mind that inviting Political opponents into your show can advance your political message if you lampoon them — but PBS News Hour has about the same ratio of push to pull interviewing politicians, never ever interrupts, and doesn’t ask cheap shot gotcha questions. They are more likely to choose topics from a loosely mainstream democrat perspective — you’d be more likely to see a story about the ACLU releasing a statement about immigration than a law enforcement agency doing the same, but that sheriff or whatever is going to get equal respect and air time in that segment… and it’s not that extreme of a shift compared to mainstream outlets. So I firmly believe that they fit the criteria for your specific question. Truthfully I think most people just don’t want that.

spaetzleesser 5y ago
Agreed. News Hour is definitely left leaning but they let people talk and seem to make a genuine effort to provide information. Which is something most other news programs have stopped doing. They just want to produce outrage and conflict. You can listen to CNN, MSNBC or Fox for hours and the only thing you have learned is what you should be angry about. You will have learned nothing about the actual topic.
- dekhn 5y ago
  I agree; for COVID news, none of those three are even remotely reliable. What disappoints me the most is CNN, they really have no reason to be as useless as they are while also riling up emotions.
  - spaetzleesser 5y ago
    CNN is just terrible. They have turned into the left wing Fox News. They report mainly on opinion, not news.