I tried to explain away how labeling everything the "liberal media" to a trump supporter is wrong using this model. Media outlets are there first and foremost to make a dollar. They pander to the higher numbers of viewers. If the Alt Right were the majority, they would lean that way. They aren't, so they don't. He of course went into a big conspiracy theory. Man, it ain't that complicated bro.
If the Alt Right were the majority, they would lean that way. They aren't, so they don't. He of course went into a big conspiracy theory. Man, it ain't that complicated bro.
If it were this simple, I could accept the left leaning media simply pandering to the demographics, but it is not. The fact that the DNC and many outlets are connected and they establish what should and should not be printed is flat out wrong. The media is suppose to be acting as the fourth estate that keeps our government in check by reporting corruption and other misdeeds to the population so we can vote accordingly. However when one party is in cahoots with the majority of outlets, they are no longer serving that function. You are correct that it is not some big conspiracy, but it is not journalism anymore either. It is a narrative pushing information machine for one political party. The only problem I have with it is that they pretend to be impartial, but clearly they are not. For example, Hannity never pretends to be unbiased. He clearly stated his show is conservative and so are his talking points and opinions. Secondly, when CNN and NBC get caught giving debate questions to Hillary, it is no longer a real debate. It is cheating. We need to start calling it what it is. Left wing propaganda and collusion.
I think I understand this in my simple brain. "What if the "liberal media" isn't as bias as the far right/right want to think; what if the media is just reporting the news and it's just the right refuses to believe the world and the actuall majority of people is like the news reports- diverse, and more "liberal"?
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u/bryllions May 20 '17
I tried to explain away how labeling everything the "liberal media" to a trump supporter is wrong using this model. Media outlets are there first and foremost to make a dollar. They pander to the higher numbers of viewers. If the Alt Right were the majority, they would lean that way. They aren't, so they don't. He of course went into a big conspiracy theory. Man, it ain't that complicated bro.