With democracy on the ballot, the mainstream press must change its ways - eviltoast
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    1 year ago

    Agreed.

    To paraphrase what I’m saying with direct examples, the Fox News and MSNBCs (I’m not ignoring CNN or others) of the world have highly polarized standpoints, both of which claim to be giving us unbiased news.

    It’s obvious, however, both are imparting an agenda.

    I typically make the analogy of softdrink preferences. Everyone loves their brand. They rarely deviate, even though Coke and Pepsi are both brown, hyper sugary, bad for you, and rot your insides. I.e., we like our specific brand of poison to be “just so.”