CNN’s Ryan Girdusky fiasco is part of a much bigger problem in mainstream media - eviltoast
By obsessively trying to have ‘balanced’ discussions, mainstream television news keeps platforming extremists
  • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Let the viewers see what different but less extreme viewpoints look like.

    That goes against the entire point of corporate-owned news outlets. They exist to shape the opinions of their viewers in ways that benefit them, not encourage diversity of thought.