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A Biased Morning

This is going to be quick, and I can only touch the surface. But, this morning was such a good example of what biased and unbiased news sounds like.

At 8 AM I listened for about 5 minutes each to the following:

1. NPR News Recap Podcast
2. Beginning of "Morning Joe"
3. Beginning of "Fox & Friends"

Here's what's was on each and how they are biased.

NPR News Recap - Unbiased News

That President Trump contradicted the original reason for firing Comey in the most anodyne language possible. And...

That China is considering allowing the import of hamburger from the US, and in exchange, the US will allow cooked chicken to come from the China.

Morning Joe - Left-Biased Opinion Show

That President Trump and his spokesman have been lying (actually used that word) about Comey being fired. The Republican Senators are being used. Joe Scarborough spoke in particularly condemning language.

Fox & Friends - Right-Biased Opinion Show

Geraldo Rivera gave a long tortured explanation saying that the Russian Investigation will not lead to anything, and if the collision happened, it is not a crime (entirely misleading). He did so in as close to as scholarly a voice as he is capable of.

Then a guest came on to report how China and US may improve trade (the same news NPR reported). He then followed on how no one else is reporting this, again to discredit the Comey news.

In Summary

First, I have to point out that there is a difference between a news show and an opinion show, so you can't condemn "Morning Joe" and "Fox & Friends" for being more biased than "NPR News". Also, both examining the content and how they are biased deserves more discussion than I can give at the moment.

This was just too good an example for me to wait until I can discuss news bias in depth. The main takeaway is that bias is more about emphasis than content and noting how "Fox & Friend" complains about news not being reported that had just been reported by NPR.



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