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Go to nytimes.com right now and search for the string “far-right” and then the string “far-left”, counting the number of times these respective phrases were inc
by crmd 4y ago
Go to nytimes.com right now and search for the string “far-right” and then the string “far-left”, counting the number of times these respective phrases were included in an article in the past year. Then, do the same on foxnews.com. Symmetric opposites.
Even readers with relatively low media literacy understand now that mass media doesn’t just give you curated stories about what is happening, they are also telling you how to feel about what is happening. This has probably always been happening but ordinary Americans are more aware of it now.
They are about as credible as the US Supreme Court which claims to apolitically “call balls and strikes”.
- lemmsjid 4y agoWhile I find Fox News odious politically, at least the news desks at Fox News and the New York Times are dedicated to factual reporting, even if bias can be found in choice of story or omission. At least both are dedicated to public discourse and a certain regard for verifiable truth. The scariest by far thing to me is the increased movement towards total trust in media bodies that are happy to live in a realm of utter fabrication and appeal to raw paranoia and hatred of other groups.
- germinalphrase 4y agoHow much of their respective content is “news” versus “editorial”?