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I mean, CNN is basically the left version of Fox News, it’s not representative of center media.

by weakfish 4y ago

DuskStar 4y ago
It's closer to the center than the other major news network, MSNBC.
- westmeal 4y ago
  I upvoted you because downvoting to disagree is dumb, but I disagree, CNN is totally way far left.
  - DuskStar 4y ago
    CNN is indeed way far left. But there are three major news networks - Fox, CNN and MSNBC. Of those, Fox is pretty far right, CNN is far left, and MSNBC is farther left than CNN. https://adfontesmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Media-Bias-Chart-9.0_Jan-2022-Unlicensed-Social-Media_Hi_Res-1200x950.jpg https://adfontesmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Media-B...
twoxproblematic 4y ago
Do you have an example of "center media"? Asking because I earnestly want some of that.
- disgruntledphd2 4y ago
  The Financial Times is relatively centrist in their coverage.
- weakfish 4y ago
  I usually just read the AP or Reuters. FiveThirtyEight is definitely liberal but I appreciate their numbers perspective as well.
- throwaway_4ever 4y ago
  Here's a couple media bias charts. https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/media-literacy/2021/should-you-trust-media-bias-charts/ https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/media-literacy/2021/sh... Like other commenter said, AP and Reuters are best at being center / neutral for now.
tootie 4y ago
That's not really a fair comparison. CNN sometimes plays up controversy for eyeballs, but Fox is an outright manipulator. Tucker Carlson is touting fascism and Sean Hannity was literally taking phone calls from the Oval Office asking what they wanted him to say on air. They are also being sued for libel for promoting baseless election fraud conspiracy theories. Saying they're equivalent is like saying a pigeon is like a squid because they both have a beak. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jul/04/fox-oan-newsmax-lawsuits-election-fraud-claims https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jul/04/fox-oan-newsma... https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/29/politics/hannity-text-messages-meadows-trump-white-house/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/29/politics/hannity-text-message... https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/tucker-carlson-has-seen-the-future-and-it-is-fascist.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/tucker-carlson-has-s...

I mean, CNN is basically the left version of Fox News, it’s not representative of center media.

DuskStar 4y ago

It's closer to the center than the other major news network, MSNBC.

westmeal 4y ago
I upvoted you because downvoting to disagree is dumb, but I disagree, CNN is totally way far left.
- DuskStar 4y ago
  CNN is indeed way far left. But there are three major news networks - Fox, CNN and MSNBC. Of those, Fox is pretty far right, CNN is far left, and MSNBC is farther left than CNN. https://adfontesmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Media-Bias-Chart-9.0_Jan-2022-Unlicensed-Social-Media_Hi_Res-1200x950.jpg https://adfontesmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Media-B...

twoxproblematic 4y ago

Do you have an example of "center media"? Asking because I earnestly want some of that.

disgruntledphd2 4y ago
The Financial Times is relatively centrist in their coverage.
weakfish 4y ago
I usually just read the AP or Reuters. FiveThirtyEight is definitely liberal but I appreciate their numbers perspective as well.
throwaway_4ever 4y ago
Here's a couple media bias charts. https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/media-literacy/2021/should-you-trust-media-bias-charts/ https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/media-literacy/2021/sh... Like other commenter said, AP and Reuters are best at being center / neutral for now.

tootie 4y ago

That's not really a fair comparison. CNN sometimes plays up controversy for eyeballs, but Fox is an outright manipulator. Tucker Carlson is touting fascism and Sean Hannity was literally taking phone calls from the Oval Office asking what they wanted him to say on air. They are also being sued for libel for promoting baseless election fraud conspiracy theories. Saying they're equivalent is like saying a pigeon is like a squid because they both have a beak. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jul/04/fox-oan-newsmax-lawsuits-election-fraud-claims https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jul/04/fox-oan-newsma... https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/29/politics/hannity-text-messages-meadows-trump-white-house/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/29/politics/hannity-text-message... https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/tucker-carlson-has-seen-the-future-and-it-is-fascist.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/tucker-carlson-has-s...