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Harvard Study Reveals Huge Extent of Anti-Trump Media Bias

Lutherf said:
https://heatst.com/culture-wars/harvard-study-reveals-huge-extent-of-anti-trump-media-bias/

Overall 80% negative coverage of Trump with CNN, NBC and CBS all more than 90% negative coverage in the first 100 days. Also, Obama's favorable coverage was FAR in excess than the last four presidents. The bias is....unsettling.
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Unless, of course, 80% of what Trump has been doing is harmful to the nation.

• Disastrous travel ban
• Utter incompetence in selecting administration officials
• Flynn
• De Vos
• Health care debacle
• Torching the filibuster to get Gorsuch confirmed
• Giving classified info to Russian officials
• Approaching a dozen conflicting reasons for firing Comey
• Trump constantly undermining any administration official who speaks to the public
• Attacking the norms of the Presidency on a near-daily basis
• Endless lies and blatant contradictions
• Twitter

As the report points out, the press bias isn't all that ideological; it's a bias to report negative or bad news, as that's what sells:

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Even Fox is critical of Trump on many points:

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And of course, Trump repeatedly attacks the press. I'm pretty sure that if your neighbor calls you an asshole every single day, even if he's justified, you're not likely to sing his praises.

I for one am not surprised by this at all. Trump is an incompetent malignant narcissist, and a disaster for the United States, who is obsessed with getting as much attention as possible. He deserves to be treated fairly, which so far means he deserves to be pilloried for his rampant and repeated mistakes, and held accountable for the flood of lies and hypocrisies he spews on a daily basis.
 
Lutherf said:
https://heatst.com/culture-wars/harvard-study-reveals-huge-extent-of-anti-trump-media-bias/

Overall 80% negative coverage of Trump with CNN, NBC and CBS all more than 90% negative coverage in the first 100 days. Also, Obama's favorable coverage was FAR in excess than the last four presidents. The bias is....unsettling.
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The OP presumes that negative coverage is unfair negative coverage. Trump has largely spent the last 100+ days shooting himself in the foot and with self-inflicted conflicts and scandals. Reporting the news without bias would indeed be Trump negative.

What I think the OP wants is to blame both sides -- as if balance is symmetrical. Thus, if Trump proclaimed that the Earth was flat and Democrats tried to correct that and said, no, it's round -- the OP would want the media to report, "Politicians disagree about shape of planet," instead of "Trump falsely claimed Earth is flat."
 
Visbek said:
Unless, of course, 80% of what Trump has been doing is harmful to the nation.

• Disastrous travel ban
• Utter incompetence in selecting administration officials
• Flynn
• De Vos
• Health care debacle
• Torching the filibuster to get Gorsuch confirmed
• Giving classified info to Russian officials
• Approaching a dozen conflicting reasons for firing Comey
• Trump constantly undermining any administration official who speaks to the public
• Attacking the norms of the Presidency on a near-daily basis
• Endless lies and blatant contradictions
• Twitter

As the report points out, the press bias isn't all that ideological; it's a bias to report negative or bad news, as that's what sells:

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Even Fox is critical of Trump on many points:

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And of course, Trump repeatedly attacks the press. I'm pretty sure that if your neighbor calls you an asshole every single day, even if he's justified, you're not likely to sing his praises.

I for one am not surprised by this at all. Trump is an incompetent malignant narcissist, and a disaster for the United States, who is obsessed with getting as much attention as possible. He deserves to be treated fairly, which so far means he deserves to be pilloried for his rampant and repeated mistakes, and held accountable for the flood of lies and hypocrisies he spews on a daily basis.
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For the record, we are still waiting for DeVos to truly make her mark on education policy.

I mean, I wasnt encouraged with the ESSA regulations being stricken down, but there hasn't exactly been a big push from her yet.

She's very early in her tenure.

Much of that goes throughout the executive branch. I'm not impressed with Sessions, the HHS, our new SAMHSA Director, etc etc. but they are just getting started.

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Fiddytree said:
For the record, we are still waiting for DeVos to truly make her mark on education policy.

I mean, I wasnt encouraged with the ESSA regulations being stricken down, but there hasn't exactly been a big push from her yet.

She's very early in her tenure.

Much of that goes throughout the executive branch. I'm not impressed with Sessions, the HHS, our new SAMHSA Director, etc etc. but they are just getting started.
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Fair enough. (Sigh, how novel too.)
 
TheGoverness said:
I don't care.



Who said that Trump has done nothing positive since he was sworn into office? Certainly not me.



Because as well all know, the Republican Party and conservative media outlets have never done anything like that.



I'm fairly sure that extraterrestrial beings wouldn't know the first thing about who Pol Pot even was.



Right back at ya, pal.
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:roll:

At least we've established what lame looks like.

:peace
 
Visbek said:
Unless, of course, 80% of what Trump has been doing is harmful to the nation.

• Disastrous travel ban
• Utter incompetence in selecting administration officials
• Flynn
• De Vos
• Health care debacle
• Torching the filibuster to get Gorsuch confirmed
• Giving classified info to Russian officials
• Approaching a dozen conflicting reasons for firing Comey
• Trump constantly undermining any administration official who speaks to the public
• Attacking the norms of the Presidency on a near-daily basis
• Endless lies and blatant contradictions
• Twitter

As the report points out, the press bias isn't all that ideological; it's a bias to report negative or bad news, as that's what sells:




And of course, Trump repeatedly attacks the press. I'm pretty sure that if your neighbor calls you an asshole every single day, even if he's justified, you're not likely to sing his praises.

I for one am not surprised by this at all. Trump is an incompetent malignant narcissist, and a disaster for the United States, who is obsessed with getting as much attention as possible. He deserves to be treated fairly, which so far means he deserves to be pilloried for his rampant and repeated mistakes, and held accountable for the flood of lies and hypocrisies he spews on a daily basis.
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Well now -
- the travel ban wasn't "disastrous" because of what it was, it was a disaster because the left went on a judge hunt to get an injunction against it.
- The admin officials have, overall, been very good. Flynn, frankly, is as much a problem as Geithner was to Obama so, aside from the media hoopla, **** happens
- Health care hasn't been a debacle. This plan is actually a pretty decent one.
- Gorsuch is, so far, a Trump victory, not a problem and the "nuclear option" was a Democrat deal. They forced it.
- Comey's firing is only a problem because Trump did it. If Hillary fired him the medic would be calling it "just desserts"
- Trump's communication skills could use some improvement but the horribly biased media makes every incident out to be the end of the world.
 
haymarket said:
I am thinking that when one covers solid waste it is impossible to not call it like it is including the smell and offensive appearance.
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The above is obviously a self fulfilling ****ty post.
 
TheGoverness said:
Well, there's not very many positives about Donald Trump or his administration. There's a reason why his approval rating is in the gutter.
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Gorsuch is a huge positive
 
Lutherf said:
https://heatst.com/culture-wars/harvard-study-reveals-huge-extent-of-anti-trump-media-bias/

Overall 80% negative coverage of Trump with CNN, NBC and CBS all more than 90% negative coverage in the first 100 days. Also, Obama's favorable coverage was FAR in excess than the last four presidents. The bias is....unsettling.
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did you expect anything less?

trump embarrassed the living day lights out of them during the election.
do you honestly think they are going to let that go?
 
ocean515 said:
When the only thing the left's MSM partners feed their followers with is negative, not difficult to understand why some people have been convinced to believe that.
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if you listen to a lie long enough it becomes the truth. yet when confronted with anything that trump has actually passed that is bad you hear crickets.
yep he says some stupid stuff but you know what? what president hasn't.

he could lay off twitter a bit but it is what it is.
 
Fenton said:
Gorsuch is a huge positive
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A rubber stamp for a conservative SCJ, that any dullard in his place would have done, is an accomplishment of Trump?

No wonder it's 80% negative news.
 
joG said:
I have been against a Trump Presidency from the start and find that his capabilities are about as expected.

That might be true. Reporting on Trump might be expected to be below average. Those numbers do sound unsettling, however. Also it corresponds to and corroborates the impression of severe media bias that started before the election and even Trump's nomination.
As approval ratings are a lagging indicator, it would be more interesting, were they not low considering the level of negative media coverage. That would have been the intent behind the negative tone and selection of reporting. So, at least, would a mean mind possibly believe. But we know that that is surmise and Harvard got it wrong!
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both nate silver and RCP have trump at about a 40% approval rating.
once all these investigations clear up and nothing is found I am sure it will shoot up higher.
 
Mach said:
A rubber stamp for a conservative SCJ, that any dullard in his place would have done, is an accomplishment of Trump?

No wonder it's 80% negative news.
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Its why I and millions of other Consevatives voted for Trump

And you mad bro ? Lol ! Must have been a hell of a accomplishment then !
 
Fenton said:
Its why I and millions of other Consevatives voted for TrumpAnd you mad bro ? Lol ! Must have been a hell of a accomplishment then !
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Lying and winning what amounted to a reality entertainment show is another big accomplishment? It's not his accomplishment, so much as you and the other Trump voters failure.

Your failure is evident to everyone now, on full display for the world to see. And they are laughing and shaking their head's in disgust. Russia is laughing and benefiting from the west looking weak.

Great job Browny.

It's true, Trump does keep touting his victory in the election in the most inappropriate places. I won, I won! I haven't done anything after winning, but damn it all I won!

He's done **** all with his "victory" because he's an ignorant fool. He promised the moon, you believe it, and evidence is showing it was all a lie. What's positive to report on that?
 
Visbek said:
Unless, of course, 80% of what Trump has been doing is harmful to the nation.

• Disastrous travel ban
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which has been done before no complaining then.
• Utter incompetence in selecting administration officials
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actually they have been pretty solid.
• Flynn
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fired
• De Vos
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other than not liking her what has she actually done? hmmm you can't name anything
that she has done off the wall.

• Health care debacle
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that was the congress who made the bill. I agree they were stupid. they should come up with a completely different plan.

• Torching the filibuster to get Gorsuch confirmed
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that was all schumer.

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• Giving classified info to Russian officials[/QUOTE]

according to the NSA that didn't happen.
Donald Trump didn't know source of classified info: H.R. McMaster - Washington Times

• Approaching a dozen conflicting reasons for firing Comey
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there were about a dozens reasons he should have been fired and even democrats in congress called for his firing.

• Trump constantly undermining any administration official who speaks to the public
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that is one issue but can be cleared up however it isn't like presidents haven't done that in the past. you were silent on that one.

• Attacking the norms of the Presidency on a near-daily basis
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is thee some formal mold that he is supposed to fit?

and show me a president that hasn't lied.
 
Mach said:
Lying and winning what amounted to a reality entertainment show is another big accomplishment? It's not his accomplishment, so much as you and the other Trump voters failure.

Your failure is evident to everyone now, on full display for the world to see. And they are laughing and shaking their head's in disgust. Russia is laughing and benefiting from the west looking weak.

Great job Browny.

It's true, Trump does keep touting his victory in the election in the most inappropriate places. I won, I won! I haven't done anything after winning, but damn it all I won!

He's done **** all with his "victory" because he's an ignorant fool. He promised the moon, you believe it, and evidence is showing it was all a lie. What's positive to report on that?
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As the Don has not a pot to piss in as proof of his accomplishments since Nov 8, him and his supporters cling to his one and only real accomplishment thus far, conning 27% of the electorate of their vote.
 
Lutherf said:
Well now -
- the travel ban wasn't "disastrous" because of what it was, it was a disaster because the left went on a judge hunt to get an injunction against it.
- The admin officials have, overall, been very good. Flynn, frankly, is as much a problem as Geithner was to Obama so, aside from the media hoopla, **** happens
- Health care hasn't been a debacle. This plan is actually a pretty decent one.
- Gorsuch is, so far, a Trump victory, not a problem and the "nuclear option" was a Democrat deal. They forced it.
- Comey's firing is only a problem because Trump did it. If Hillary fired him the medic would be calling it "just desserts"
- Trump's communication skills could use some improvement but the horribly biased media makes every incident out to be the end of the world.
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Happy Friday, Lutherf. :2wave:

:agree: The dichotomy here is if something actually occurs that could lead to the end of the world as we know it...an asteroid about to hit us or Yellowstone about to erupt, as examples , the media will not report it - unless they can find a way to blame it on Trump! I could be wrong of course, because they do seem to enjoy keeping everyone on edge, so who knows? Could they call for him to be impeached for allowing something like that to occur? :mrgreen:
 
RickJames3000 said:
So nice to see the Trumpets embrace personal accountability! :lol:
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we have had 45 presidents so we have had 45 presidents that have lied.
it was a pretty simple question and answer.
 
ludin said:
if you listen to a lie long enough it becomes the truth. yet when confronted with anything that trump has actually passed that is bad you hear crickets.
yep he says some stupid stuff but you know what? what president hasn't.

he could lay off twitter a bit but it is what it is.
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Crickets?

Well, this is for starters: he has done some stuff -- mostly bad. He's gutted protections that protect the environment. He's made it so your internet provider can sell your history. He's allowed a pesticide that hurts the brains of children to be used on crops. At the Coast Guard's graduation ceremony the other day, he said his administration has accomplished a “tremendous amount.” “We’ve saved the Second Amendment,” he bragged. This was presumably his successful fight to make sure that people who are so mentally disturbed they can’t handle their own Social Security benefits still are guaranteed the right to purchase lethal weapons.

He hasn't "drained the swamp." He's appointed Goldman Sachs and other same-ole billionaires to the cabinet -- the same types of people he railed against!
He hasn't floated the health care plan that he said he had -- the one that was cheaper, covered everyone, gave more goodies and kids a pony. Where is that plan, huh?
Tax-cuts -- why do Republicans insist that cutting taxes on the rich is going to do anything good for the rest of us?
 
polgara said:
Happy Friday, Lutherf. :2wave:

:agree: The dichotomy here is if something actually occurs that could lead to the end of the world as we know it...an asteroid about to hit us or Yellowstone about to erupt, as examples , the media will not report it - unless they can find a way to blame it on Trump! I could be wrong of course, because they do seem to enjoy keeping everyone on edge, so who knows? Could they call for him to be impeached for allowing something like that to occur? :spin:
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That's some ridiculous speculation right there, Polgara.

I think we need to focus on the fact that future historians will be able to look back at our times, and see that the American Mainstream Press refused to sit complacently watching in silence as Trump led our nation into embarrassment and decline.

Thank God for the Fourth Estate!
They are American heroes.
 
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