Mom Confessions

Momto2boys973 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:23 am Well, it is a fact that most news outlets have an inclination, if not a downright bias for certain positions and do present and phrase the news to promote that position. Honestly, if you want reality, read both extremes, like let’s say Fox News and CNN and the truth is somewhere in the middle and on the facts they actually both report. Their interpretations of those facts and how they’re presented are BS.

Pjmm wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:02 pm

Momto2boys973 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:23 am Well, it is a fact that most news outlets have an inclination, if not a downright bias for certain positions and do present and phrase the news to promote that position. Honestly, if you want reality, read both extremes, like let’s say Fox News and CNN and the truth is somewhere in the middle and on the facts they actually both report. Their interpretations of those facts and how they’re presented are BS.

I thought NPR at least attempted to be neutral. Sometimes I read BBC or other foreign news thinking at least they have no vested interest in what goes on over here.

EarlGrayHot wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:43 pm NPR is neutral. And with the exception of FOX "News" and Newsmax, most news networks are reasonably unbiased.

To be sure, distrust of information or institutions is not necessarily bad. Some skepticism may be beneficial in today’s media environment, where the number of information sources available feels infinite, advanced technology often makes it difficult to identify reliable information and journalists inevitably make mistakes in their reporting. But this study suggests that many Americans are not solely skeptical of news today — they feel distrust on an emotional level, believing news organizations intend to mislead them and are indifferent to the social and political impact of their reporting. Our analysis demonstrates that these indicators of emotional trust in news are, in fact, distinct from the opinion that news organizations are capable of delivering accurate and fair reporting.

Emotional trust is more deeply rooted and is especially important to understand in the context of the news media. This study shows that emotional trust has a strong relationship to perceptions and behaviors that could harm the critical, mutually beneficial relationship between the health of the press and the health of U.S. democracy. The more emotional trust Americans have in news, the more likely they are to say news organizations balance staying in business and serving the public well. The more emotional trust in news, the more empowered Americans feel to navigate a complex information environment. The more emotional trust in news, the more willing Americans are to pay for it. And, emotional trust in news is linked to Americans’ overall assessment of U.S. democracy.

Momto2boys973 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:26 pm Yeah, NPR can lean towards the left for the most part, but very lightly. They are more centered.
The BBC, though has several accusations of bias. Most notably, the Balen report to investigate its bias in the Middle Eastern conflict, which when it was completed, the BBC refused to make it public and even spent hundreds of thousands of pounds when the case went to the court. They won and so they never released it. I wonder what they were trying to hide so badly…?

Pjmm wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:02 pm

Momto2boys973 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:23 am Well, it is a fact that most news outlets have an inclination, if not a downright bias for certain positions and do present and phrase the news to promote that position. Honestly, if you want reality, read both extremes, like let’s say Fox News and CNN and the truth is somewhere in the middle and on the facts they actually both report. Their interpretations of those facts and how they’re presented are BS.

I thought NPR at least attempted to be neutral. Sometimes I read BBC or other foreign news thinking at least they have no vested interest in what goes on over here.