Spot Journalistic Bias and Manipulation (was Media Bias)

  • Thread starter Danoff
  • 447 comments
  • 38,147 views
I really don't think the appropriate response to "here, watch these videos" is "here, watch these videos," much less five-and-a-half hours worth.
 
Last edited:
TexRex
I really don't think the appropriate response to "here, watch these videos" is "here, watch these videos."
Click to expand...
It's the best source and in depth analysis of the matter.
If someone really wants insight, that's the best source (and not tied to any big press agency).
 
G.T.Ace
It's the best source and in depth analysis of the matter.
If someone really wants insight, that's the best source (and not tied to any big press agency).
Click to expand...
I still don't think it's an appropriate response. If the message contained therein is meaningful, it's well worth condensing into words. Words are far more approachable for the purposes of discussion, as words are the foundation of discussion.

That other guy dumps videos and runs. He's demonstrated time and again that he's not interested in discussion. Be better than that other guy.
 
I like the music so far. I bet James O'Keeffe doesn't drop his own beats.

Downloading to watch later.
 
Emily Crane who wrote the Mail article is the same clown who derided Biden for wearing a mask after being vaccinated for Covid.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...criticized-wearing-mask-COVID-19-vaccine.html

It's clear her articles are targeted towards a particular brand of moron. The website quickly closed down comments on both articles just a couple of days after publication so that noone could post a rebuttal.
 
Last edited:
Was it sappy? Absolutely. Was it staged? Probably. Was the dandelion planted? **** off.

I'm disappointed in Newsmax. They missed the obvious sensational chyron...

"White House Lawn In A Shambles Under Biden Control"

Hey, at least he wasn't wearing a tan suit.
 
FWIW:

https://www.newsmax.com/us/smartmat...tems-software-election/2020/12/19/id/1002355/

"Since election day, various guests, attorneys and elected officials have appeared on Newsmax TV and offered opinions and claims about Smartmatic and Dominion Systems, both companies that offer voting software in the U.S.

Newsmax would like to clarify its news coverage and note it has not reported as true certain claims made about these companies.

There are several facts our viewers and readers should be aware. Newsmax has found no evidence either Dominion or Smartmatic owns the other, or has any business association with each other.

We have no evidence Dominion uses Smartmatic’s software or vice versa.

No evidence has been offered that Dominion or Smartmatic used software or reprogrammed software that manipulated votes in the 2020 election.

Smartmatic has stated its software was only used in the 2020 election in Los Angeles, and was not used in any battleground state contested by the Trump campaign and Newsmax has no evidence to the contrary.

Dominion has stated its company has no ownership relationship with the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's family, Sen. Dianne Feinstein's family, the Clinton family, Hugo Chavez, or the government of Venezuela.

Neither Dominion nor Smartmatic has any relationship with George Soros".

etc. etc.
 
"Your home country". All Jews are Israeli. Okay, got it.

Oh sorry, I completely forgot that the President of the United States is the world police. Shame on President Biden for shunning his responsibilities of sticking his big size 12s in every single conflict around the world whether it is warranted or not.
 
Congressional Black Caucus blocking Black House Republican from joining group

A Black House Republican member is allegedly being blocked from joining the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) as one of only two Black Republicans in the House.

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and his staff have reached out to members of the CBC multiple times, but Donalds's spokesman Harrison Fields said in a statement to The Hill that “all we've got is the cold shoulder.”

A source told BuzzFeed News that the caucus was blocking Donalds's membership.

Donalds's office said he believes he is being turned away from the group due to his political party.

“The sad reality is although the Congressman and those in the CBC share the same race, the (R) behind his name disqualifies him from membership today,” Fields said.

A spokesperson for the CBC did not respond directly to the allegation that the caucus is blocking Donalds from joining but told The Hill in a statement that the group “remains committed to fighting for issues that support Black communities, including the police accountability bill, protecting voting rights, and a jobs bill that helps our communities.”

“We will work with those who share our values and priorities for the constituents we serve,” the spokesperson added.

Donalds’s office pointed to his bipartisan efforts in Congress and willingness to engage with the caucus. Fields said Donalds had joined the Black caucus in Florida when he served in the state House and that his "intention as a U.S. Congressman is the same."

BuzzFeed reported that Donalds has spoken to three CBC members about joining the group but has not received an answer.

The CBC currently has no Republican members, but Black GOP lawmakers have joined in the past. The only other Black Republican House member, Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah), said before he won election that he did not plan to join.
Click to expand...
Weirdly, there's mention in the article of Donalds' "bipartisan efforts in Congress" but nowhere is it mentioned that Donalds was one of the 147 Republican members of Congress who voted against 2020 presidential election certification. Nothing bipartisan about that, and contention over election results is still being used by right trash as justification for voter suppression laws across the country--the sort of laws that the CBC is likely to stand against given its stated mission.

20210613_081000.png
20210613_080915.png


Or it would be weird if the piece's author wasn't a political diversity hire previously of the Washington Examiner, the National Review and The Daily Caller.

What's truly insane is that the author's hiring was a reaction to allegations from the right that the outlet has a left bias when it actually tends right, but then Republicans are so far right and authoritarian these days that most everyone is left of them.

This takes me back to the John Solomon days at The Hill.
 
TexRex
I haven't read the article. Has the word "sacrificed" been used by anyone cited in the article to justify its having been treated differently from other words in that headline?
Click to expand...
Predictably, it's a quote from one of the café owners interviewed in the article rather than any editorialisation on the part of The Grauniad.

www.theguardian.com

Moscow’s cafes ‘sacrificed’ as Russian government plays Covid catch-up

Capital’s restaurants are latest flashpoint as ministers scramble to contain rise in coronavirus cases
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

Guardian
After the government’s lacklustre campaign to get Russians to get jabs of Sputnik and other domestically produced vaccines, cafe owners have said they feel like they’re being “sacrificed” as the government scrambles to contain an “explosion” in new cases.

“The state is just solving their problems sacrificing the small restaurant business,” said Artem Temirov, a co-founder of the popular Chernyy Cooperative coffee shop, which served about 40% fewer customers than usual on Monday. “No support at all from them because they let you work, the coffee shops are open, it’s still not a lockdown. And they don’t care how you pay the bills, they need to show that they are fighting the Covid pandemic.”
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
UKMikey
Predictably, it's a quote from one of the café owners interviewed in the article rather than any editorialisation on the part of The Grauniad.
Click to expand...
In light of this, I wonder if @Rage Racer could elaborate on their perception of bias.

This isn't to suggest that the outlet isn't biased, mind. I'd wager it is. Bias simply isn't readily apparent in the examples provided.
 
Last edited:
Democratic socialists ignore Cuban protesters railing against communist dictatorship

Let's think about that title for a moment. Democratic (meaning non-dictatorship) socialists (meaning non-communists) ignore protesters railing against communist dictatorship...

The clear take-home here is that you're supposed to think that the democratic socialists are actually communist dictatorship supporters in disguise... this makes... no sense.
 
Last edited:
Maybe this should be in the Covid thread but I think it could probably use a break from disingenuous conservatives.

 
UKMikey
I wonder whether the "but he's an entertainer" defence would work in this case.

slate.com

Fox News Could Be Sued if Its Anti-Vax Statements Caused People to Die

Tort law allows anyone injured by the intentional bad act of another to sue for personal injury, property damage, or economic loss.
slate.com slate.com
Click to expand...
Seems to me it'd be nigh on impossible to show cause in such a suit. Especially today, if someone is watching Fox News and taking to heart the views espoused, they're very likely observing myriad other sources similarly.
 
Last edited:

Latest Posts

Back