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People cite this all the time as evidence that conservatives dominate the news in some way, but I don't think it means that. I look at these statistics and it
by remarkEon 4y ago
People cite this all the time as evidence that conservatives dominate the news in some way, but I don't think it means that.
I look at these statistics and it tells me conservatives have one place they go to to watch the news, while liberals either don't watch cable news and/or they split their viewership amongst several outlets.
- jaywalk 4y agoAlso, conservatives tend to be older, and older people tend to be the ones who watch cable news. Cable news ratings are meaningless in trying to reflect media bias.
- themitigating 4y agoThat could be true but I wasn't claiming they dominate the news only that their "underdog" "we're standing up to the giant mainstream media" isn't justified.
- naasking 4y agoActually more Democrats watch Tucker Carlson than MSNBC.
- LarryMullins 4y agoIndeed, rage-watching is a factor here.