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100% bias is impossible, but I don't think it's fair to say that news organizations that bend over backwards to avoid bias should be lumped in with news organizations that don't give a flip about bias and go for ratings, instead. Fox News and MSNBC fill LOTS of their airtime with opinion and punditry. It's as if your average news paper did away with the Opinion page and spread their opinion to half the paper. That's not the same as having some bias in story selection or quote selection.
Is all media biased? Sure. But not all media sources are EQUALLY biased.
Is all media biased? Sure. But not all media sources are EQUALLY biased.
You raise a very good point. But the question is, how does one determine who is more biased? I mean I don't think I could rationally say one is more than the other. Well because I don't work there, and I am not seeing how the outlet is smearing the stories...I dunno...Have to think on that one some more! Great point though!
A lot of news reporting seems to be done in a rush to deadline or beat the other guy at sensationalism. There seems to be little scrutinization (fact-checked, spell-checked, logic-checked, etc.) before a story goes goes to the public. Plus there are a lot of wannabe journalists spewing out (dis-/mis-) information into cyberspace hoping something sticks. The quest for fame is eternal and very damaging sometimes.
I think reporters have more integrity than their editors. Maybe I'm soured on editors because they are the ones that spit out the opinions and have to kowtow to the corporate owner. It's those op-ed pieces that I avoid as much as possible. I'd much rather consume factual news.
Of course, what I want doesn't make a news organization any money.
A lot of news reporting seems to be done in a rush to deadline or beat the other guy at sensationalism. There seems to be little scrutinization (fact-checked, spell-checked, logic-checked, etc.) before a story goes goes to the public. Plus there are a lot of wannabe journalists spewing out (dis-/mis-) information into cyberspace hoping something sticks. The quest for fame is eternal and very damaging sometimes.
I think reporters have more integrity than their editors. Maybe I'm soured on editors because they are the ones that spit out the opinions and have to kowtow to the corporate owner. It's those op-ed pieces that I avoid as much as possible. I'd much rather consume factual news.
Of course, what I want doesn't make a news organization any money.
Exactly...It is pretty sad that media outlets succumb to dollar signs rather than give people truth. I mean, freedom of the press has turned into a circus now!
A lot of news reporting seems to be done in a rush to deadline or beat the other guy at sensationalism. There seems to be little scrutinization (fact-checked, spell-checked, logic-checked, etc.) before a story goes goes to the public. Plus there are a lot of wannabe journalists spewing out (dis-/mis-) information into cyberspace hoping something sticks. The quest for fame is eternal and very damaging sometimes.
I think reporters have more integrity than their editors. Maybe I'm soured on editors because they are the ones that spit out the opinions and have to kowtow to the corporate owner. It's those op-ed pieces that I avoid as much as possible. I'd much rather consume factual news.
Of course, what I want doesn't make a news organization any money.
I definately agree with you. And it's the editors that have the last say as to what stays in an article and what stories to go after. It's all about money. And I have very commonly seen oped pieces on the front page recently as if they were news. Very misleading.
Isn't it how the news is chose to be reported! And what they want to omit, or add on to, sure i feel that in some way, all news outlets, are bias to a degree. Do we believe all news sources, and where these sources come from. For gosh sakes, ordinary people are bias to a certain degree.
They have to walk the line between offending the advertisers and the least common denominator of the viewers, that is always their bias.
What can we do to demand the most for our ad space.
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