FOX vs CNN (my analysis)

[skarlorn]

Since before the election, I've followed FOX and CNN on Facebook. (I check some other news sources as well but for the sake of this thread I'm sticking with those 2).

CNN is more biased towards the left than FOX is towards the right.

This was very surprising to me, as a coastal denizen of the West educated by colleges. Perhaps it's due to the current President's loathing of CNN, but CNN these days is constantly putting an over-the-top negative spin on the Trump Administration.

FOX, on the other hand, I would say is marginally pro-Right. I say this because they will often feature prominent Republicans and make them seem like the only voice of reason more often than giving equilateral coverage to both left and right. However, FOX does give space to opinion's from the left, anti-trump coverage, etc.

[hyejin]

another thread about your anal lysis?

[loramin]

Originally Posted by skarlorn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Since before the election, I've followed FOX and CNN on Facebook. (I check some other news sources as well but for the sake of this thread I'm sticking with those 2).

CNN is more biased towards the left than FOX is towards the right.

This was very surprising to me, as a coastal denizen of the West educated by colleges. Perhaps it's due to the current President's loathing of CNN, but CNN these days is constantly putting an over-the-top negative spin on the Trump Administration.

FOX, on the other hand, I would say is marginally pro-Right. I say this because they will often feature prominent Republicans and make them seem like the only voice of reason more often than giving equilateral coverage to both left and right. However, FOX does give space to opinion's from the left, anti-trump coverage, etc.

I used to "comparison shop" Fox years ago, and they were very biased. I don't read/watch them very often now, but they do seem to have gotten better about that over time, plus they've made other (surprisingly) good moves like firing O'Reilly.

As for CNN, I read them regularly, and while they're certainly not as bad as Fox used to be, they definitely have a slant now. To be fair the whole situation with the president directly attacking them is kind of unprecedented, but even so they're taking it way too personally. Their whole skipping of the White House X-mas party thing is a perfect example: it doesn't matter how biased the news source is, even it it's the president himself, the news itself needs to (try to) stay neutral.

[skarlorn]

Indeed, Lora. I'm glad to have some more historic perspective b/c it seems in line with my guesses. I really hope CNN gets its shit together, and frankly I'm impressed that FOX has been changing its stance some.

[skarlorn]

Originally Posted by hyejin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

another thread about your anal lysis?

you remind me of a gay friend of mine who is also extremely sexually charged, basically at all times. Why do you think you are so focused on sexuality?

[Lulz~Sect]

You guys watch TV?

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[Pokesan]

fox has its moments

[JurisDictum]

Keep in mind fox recently has been trying to move to the center because the 70+ crowd it is serving now is -- you know -- going to die. They were more bias IMO -- especially during the Bush years. But It might be changing partly due to Merdoch's kids taking over the empire and partly due to MSNBC going off the rails (dragging CNN with it).

All T.V. networks are conservative on the economy. There is socialist advocates allowed on except Bernie Sanders and Liz Warren for obvious reasons. They are also pure propaganda to the highest bidder on foreign policy matters. You'll never hear Chomsky's take despite him being a kind of academic guru of the left.

But yea, they let us debate feminism, the environment, and BLM a lot.

[jakerees]

Both networks are unwatchable

[skarlorn]

Originally Posted by JurisDictum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Keep in mind fox recently has been trying to move to the center because the 70+ crowd it is serving now is -- you know -- going to die. They were more bias IMO -- especially during the Bush years. But It might be changing partly due to Merdoch's kids taking over the empire and partly due to MSNBC going off the rails (dragging CNN with it).

good poast