ASPartOfMe wrote:
Bias in the mainstream media is usually not done with outright fabrication. It involves what stories get published and how often, what part of the story is emphasized, and what words are used to report the story.
Exactly. There's also subliminal manipulation like background music used, lighting, colours, etc. Those all affect our mood and our emotional response to what we're being told. Regarding bias of course media is controlled and owned by big business and sponsors who push a certain agenda for their own capital gain. That's true of all news outlets and forms of media.
Has anyone ever watched the series
Succession? You'll get a clear view into the dynamics of corruption, nepotism, partisanship, and patronage in big media.
My daughter is a journalist who left the field after seeing how it really works.
She claims the best way to get accurate news today is via Twitter, using a wide sample of tweets from all political perspectives, but most importantly layman citizens who are witnessing events first-hand.
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