Louder, for those in the back:
A lot of #Resistance people are being played.
Occupy Democrats, Palmer Report, AlterNet, Wonkette, etc. They are the left equivalent of Newsmax, Fox News, OAN, Federalist et al. All are hyper-partisan outrage mills who misrepresent or exaggerate facts to gain page views which equals money.
Just because it matches with your political views doesn't mean it's accurate. Think for yourself, and dig deeper on your sources.
@voltronic That is not true. Those depictions consistently place Reuters and AP at the apex, but both of those sources are routinely to the right in their decisions about what to cover and how to cover it. Yes, think for yourself, but do NOT imagine that someone has a vested interest in fact-based coverage alone.
@voltronic I listen to them.
@voltronic Hey, you know, I’d like to back up a moment if you are willing. My reaction was purely to that graphic which I see used as a source of false equivalency on the regular. I agree with what you said about Palmer et al being a force for badness; I just don’t think they are as evil as the supposed equals on the right.
@Boyceaz
Appreciate that. I am taking my cues from Ad Fontes and Media Bias Fact Check among others, but you're far from the only person who takes issue with this chart.
Saying they're bad but not "as evil" is an interesting position. I wonder if you would feel the same if your political views were at the other end of the spectrum?
I think extremism hurts all of us, no matter where it comes from.
@voltronic I think doing wrong for profit is different than doing wrong to subvert democracy. There’s injury, and then there’s mortal wounding; the difference matters to me.
@Boyceaz @voltronic Reuters maybe but not the AP. Honest reporting covers both sides.
AllSides Media Bias Rating for AP: Lean Left
@DocLaing Honest reporting doesn’t unquestioningly accept biased framing. I catch AP doing that on the regular in their hourly news briefs in SiriusXM radio.
I don’t listen to that. Is it one reporter in particular, or more?
Is it his own opinion or are they quoting?
@DocLaing It’s multiple on-air news readers, but who knows who writes the copy. And it’s NOT opinion, it’s presented as pure fact-based reporting but within a biased framework. I’ll give you some examples as I listen tomorrow.
@Boyceaz
Do you have a source that shows Reuters and AP are right leaning? There are other media bias reporting sites, and they all have those two close to center.