Evil Semp wrote:gannable wrote:the narrative of every news article is far left extremism.
i assume that the spin on every article is false
There us extremism from both the left and right. Your statement about every article being false. Is that only from the left leaning media/ Or does it include the right leaning media?
I would say that MOST are left-leaning, or have a left slant to them. The only major media that does not fall into that "camp" is Fox News and Talk Radio, which is mostly limited to the AM Band, as I stated earlier. I would suggest avoiding saying extremist things such as "every" or "all" or "none."
CNN and MSNBC are by far the most extreme. In the Print Media, the Washington Post and NY Times are the two BIG players and they are definitely leftist. Look at Watergate in the 1970s for validation there. I read about a book by a reporter for CBS (TV) News in the 1990s that said the vast majority (perhaps as high as 80-90) of journalists on that network were left-leaning THEN, and is likely close to 95+% NOW, based on what I see and hear on Network News.
They (the reporters, journalists, and editors) may think they are being fair and objective, but nearly all human endeavors are engaged via a set of values, personal biases, and perceptions. Even Science has its biases, but is tempered by facts and the rather relentless pursuit of Knowledge and (dare I say) Truth.
I lament the great polarization of politics in American Society (and now Society, in general) where there is a definite divide and there is less room for compromise, no attempt at building a consensus, and less willingness to do what is "BEST for the Country." It has become Party over the Country. The "dialogue" has become sound bites and succinct statements that are very partisan; i.e., it is NOT a true dialogue or conversation. Neither side is willing to LISTEN to the other. The US is being "Balkanized into different camps with little room for compromise and/or consensus.
I view myself as a moderate, but find myself pushed further to the right as the left becomes more extremist everyday.
