Media bias

[GodLovesCats]

One thing that has been very clear to me in CF political forums is how both conservative voters and people who hate the President always post biased links or videos. Republicans usually post Fox, sometimes the Washington Examiner. Democrats post links to MSNBC, which is very liberal, and CNN, the Washington Post, The New York Times, and Politico, which also do more liberal than conservative reporting. It is clear to me based on my observations posters only read what they agree with to support their opinions. They want confirmation that they are right about things even if the facts prove they are wrong.

This un-Christian behavior leads me to wonder how CF posters can learn to accept all unbiased neutral news sources, which are nonprofit, nonpartisan, and staffed by political researchers who do fact checks. Those websites certainly exist and are simply not being posted on CF for illogical reasons. I want to fix that and show everyone what it really means to get all factual news on every political topicb

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

Good luck. I myself prefer conservative commentary and can't stand liberal commentary. As for finding a politically neutral news source, no such thing exists in the current media enviroment. Bias cannot be escaped only acknowledged.

 

[GodLovesCats]

The validation argument falls flat on its face when no conservative reporters can display evidence bribery, an impeachable crime in the Constitution, never occurred while at the same time unbaised news sources write about thinigs that prove bribery did occur on July 25.

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

The validation argument falls flat on its face when no conservative reporters can display evidence bribery, an impeachable crime in the Constitution, never occurred while at the same time unbaised news sources write about thinigs that prove bribery did occur on July 25.

All your sources are completely unbiased while all of mine are totally biased and can't be trusted. You yourself are totally unbiased. Thanks for sharing.

 

[GodLovesCats]

Good luck. I myself prefer conservative commentary and can't stand liberal commentary. As for finding a politically neutral news source, no such thing exists in the current media enviroment. Bias cannot be escaped only acknowledged.

Many people think that. In reality, some websites strive very hard every day to report only the facts, not a cluttered pile of opinions from the left or right. People on both ends of the political spectrum need to be open-minded and just listen or read as if you never had an existing opinion before.

 

[Occams Barber]

Many people think that. In reality, some websites strive very hard every day to report only the facts, not a cluttered pile of opinions from the left or right. People on both ends of the political spectrum need to be open-minded and just listen or read as if you never had an existing opinion before.

I found this site:
Media Bias/Fact Check - Search and Learn the Bias of News Media

I'm not sure how reliable it is but it has evaluated a range of media sources.
OB

 

[Bobber]

Good luck. I myself prefer conservative commentary and can't stand liberal commentary. As for finding a politically neutral news source, no such thing exists in the current media enviroment. Bias cannot be escaped only acknowledged.

I don't even mind for a liberal news agency to be biased. What's troubling is how they seek to absolutly demonize anyone who disagrees with them. I see on Fox some favor Trump very much so but others shows on the network come across as fairly neutral or at least showing respect to Dems they have on for interviews. I'm sorry but I don't see any time on CNN where they even attempt to be civil towards a Republican or a supporter of Trump. Now I"d like to be proven wrong so please provide me some links of any CNN interview for example or NBC where they genuinely show any kindness towards conservatives, Republicans or Trump supporters and when I mean Republicans don't mention ones who have a history of being at odds with Trump. It's easy for them to be nice to them. So please provide me some links of interviews. I genuinely would like to see them.

 

[Sketcher]

One thing that has been very clear to me in CF political forums is how both conservative voters and people who hate the President always post biased links or videos. Republicans usually post Fox, sometimes the Washington Examiner. Democrats post links to MSNBC, which is very liberal, and CNN, the Washington Post, The New York Times, and Politico, which also do more liberal than conservative reporting. It is clear to me based on my observations posters only read what they agree with to support their opinions. They want confirmation that they are right about things even if the facts prove they are wrong.

This un-Christian behavior leads me to wonder how CF posters can learn to accept all unbiased neutral news sources, which are nonprofit, nonpartisan, and staffed by political researchers who do fact checks. Those websites certainly exist and are simply not being posted on CF for illogical reasons. I want to fix that and show everyone what it really means to get all factual news on every political topicb

But what are the biases of the fact-checkers, and the sources that the fact-checkers rely on? Are they looking at all the relevant facts, or only those that are relevant to bolstering a particular narrative? The rabbit hole goes deeper than a lot of people think.

 

[GodLovesCats]

But what are the biases of the fact-checkers, and the sources that the fact-checkers rely on? Are they looking at all the relevant facts, or only those that are relevant to bolstering a particular narrative? The rabbit hole goes deeper than a lot of people think.

Good fact checkers do not insert their biased opinions into articles that are meant to only be factual. They can be biased politically without showing any hints of it to readers.

 

[FenderTL5]

Who cares about facts or truth when money can be made from the extremes?
Deregulation and ending the Fairness Doctrine was a boon for the media conglomerates.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

If a news source has Bat Boy, Werewolf Boy, Elvis sightings, or a story about JFK being an Alien, it is a good chance that the source is unbiased.

 

[GodLovesCats]

Who cares about facts or truth when money can be made from the extremes? Deregulation and ending the Fairness Doctrine was a boon for the media conglomerates.

The Associated Press is a nonprofit orgnization so it has no motivation to stretch the truth. FactCheck.org is a project at the University of Pennsylvania and therefore nonprofit since students contribute to it.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

The Associated Press is a nonprofit orgnization so it has no motivation to stretch the truth. FactCheck.org is a project at the University of Pennsylvania and therefore nonprofit since students contribute to it.

Being nonprofit is not the same as being unbiased.

 

[GodLovesCats]

Being nonprofit is not the same as being unbiased.

I was responding to a post that claimed for-profit companies don't tell the truth because they want the $.

 

[tturt]

Considering how things are today, apologizes need to be made to Janet Cooke.

 

[Hank77]

Helpful?

AllSides Media Bias Ratings

 

[Hank77]

I don't even mind for a liberal news agency to be biased. What's troubling is how they seek to absolutly demonize anyone who disagrees with them. I see on Fox some favor Trump very much so but others shows on the network come across as fairly neutral or at least showing respect to Dems they have on for interviews. I'm sorry but I don't see any time on CNN where they even attempt to be civil towards a Republican or a supporter of Trump. Now I"d like to be proven wrong so please provide me some links of any CNN interview for example or NBC where they genuinely show any kindness towards conservatives, Republicans or Trump supporters and when I mean Republicans don't mention ones who have a history of being at odds with Trump. It's easy for them to be nice to them. So please provide me some links of interviews. I genuinely would like to see them.

Here is just one of several. Another would be interviews with Kellyanne Conway. I would loose my patience with her fast talking and not answering the question asked, but Cuomo does quite well with her. You can find those on YouTube, as well.

 

[GodLovesCats]

Here are two more from Market Watch:

How biased is your news source? You probably won’t agree with this chart

 

[Resha Caner]

... how [can] CF posters learn to accept all unbiased neutral news sources ...

There is no such thing. Some may try to be unbiased, but they have to define for themselves what that means, and therein the attempt fails.

IMO, bias isn't always a bad thing. Rather, it seems the problem is more that America's worship of individualism has reached a critical mass of narcissism. Some public figures hide it better than others, but the last few years have brought it to the surface, resulting in bitter, petty squabbling.

 

[GodLovesCats]

The definition of unbiased in Merriam-Webster:

free from bias, especially free from all prejudice and favoritism, eminently fair

So news sources worth reading or watching are those that do not show any preference for one side or the other in their reporting.