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The difference is what the bias tends towards. Jon Stewart made this point a decade ago, and I don't think anything has changed. Fox New is biased in partisan w
by etchalon 2y ago
The difference is what the bias tends towards. Jon Stewart made this point a decade ago, and I don't think anything has changed. Fox New is biased in partisan way – specifically protecting and advocating towards the goals of a political party.
NYT, CNN, etc are biased towards other things first (conflict, spectacle, consensus) and while the majority of their staff likely have a liberal bias, they are not actively partisan.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYbtUztVctI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYbtUztVctI
- lazyeye 2y ago"they are not actively partisan"....again, no objective observer believes this. And quoting Jon Stewart would be like me quoting Tucker Carlson.
- lovich 2y agoOh? I hadn’t heard that Stewart got his company a 780+ million dollar settlement in large part because he had texts stating he knew he was lying to the public. Someone should do something about that Stewart fellow if he keeps getting away with the stuff
- nielsbot 2y agoI can find this (easily). Link?
- lovich 2y agoI was being sarcastic. Tucker is a proven in court liar and propagandist and the person I was replying to was stating that John Stewart’s biases are equivalent in magnitude
- lazyeye 2y agoStewart is obviously a died-in-the-wool leftist and if you can't see that then you lack basic comprehension skills.
- etchalon 2y agoYou seem to enjoy stating subjective, debatable opinions as objective fact without any evidence while pairing them with juvenile insults. It's very effective.
- lazyeye 2y agoThe facts exist independent of your empty words.
- lovich 2y agoI never argued otherwise. But implying that just being biased towards one side is equivalent to Tucker Carlsons level of dedication to the cause in spite of the truth is where you are wrong. Eh, wrong is too weak. I think you fully understand the false comparison you are making and how it influences public discourse
- nielsbot 2y agowent right over my head. oops.
- 7thaccount 2y agoI think there is a very big difference between Stewart and Tucker. You might not agree with Stewart's principles, but he has them and will fight his own party over it. Tucker flew over to Russia to kiss Putin's behind and even Putin made fun of how bad it was. He then tried to show how awesome it was in Russia and made it obvious that he hasn't been in a grocery store in ages.
- shadowgovt 2y agoCarlson, in contrast to Stewart, is probably one of the better examples of the strength of freedom of the press in the United States. Where Stewart has and does continue to work successfully with several mainstream media channels, Carlson is so dislikable he can only be heard because he founded his own podcast. Truly, it is a great country that has the laws protecting that man's right to keep being heard.
- lazyeye 2y agoI believe Carlson was one of the most popular hosts on one of the most popular channels till he was sacked. Keeping your job in the mainstream media, is no badge of honour. It just means you're happy to sacrifice your independence and submit to the demands of the media biz (and mainstream groupthink).
- shadowgovt 2y agoIndeed, whether it is a badge of honor to be so professionally dislikable you can no longer hold employment in the entertainment sector under anyone but yourself is something reasonable people can disagree on. But what a great country it is that guarantees him the right to still be so self-employed!
- mrguyorama 2y agoJon Stewart has never presented the news