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Originally Posted by photon
I think lots of the media is fair, or strives to be (fair is like science, it isn't a state of being but a goal and a method). Calling media unfair or biased is an easy cop out IMO, it's more complicated than that.
It's like when people say global warming is a hoax and say science is deceiving the public. They do that by first reducing "science" to a single entity, when in fact it is millions of individuals. To say science is rigged means a conspiracy among millions.
Same with the media, the media isn't a single entity, it's a vast number. Problems in media may be systemic, but to look most reporters in the eye and say they straight up threw away their journalistic integrity to rig their reporting for or against someone will probably result in a fight.
Cable news can go away though. Or make it the law that pundits are only allowed on 45 minutes a day.
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I just don't think people know what fair is. They think that because their candidate or cause is called out, that in order to be "fair", they should spend time calling out the other side. Some times things are just the way they are and people who are wrong can't handle it so they play the "not fair" card.
Not everything gets equal coverage and consideration because not everything deserves that much legitimacy. There is no affirmative action for misinformation and they shouldn't have to provide misinformation to everyone just because the side that believes in that crap thinks it isn't fair.
And yeah, cable news networks like CNN and Fox should be for entertainment purposes anyway. I am so glad I cut the cord years ago.