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That is not evidence of bias. If they are accurately reporting on average, the character of the actions of the POTUS, and some are dramatically more negative than others, that's accurate reporting.
It would be a distortion if they intentionally played down negative stories, and searched high and low for a shred of positive to report (see Fox news).
Imagine you have 4 people that may be reported on during the normal news cycle, among all the other competing stories.
Two are largely normal guys, but both of a few important "scandals" during their administration.
One is a very popular guy that has relatively few scandals, even making it the administration's goal to keep a low profile
The last is a celebrity entertainer, entirely inexperienced in politics but claims to be the best at everything, that loves ratings and the headlines, and his in general an instigator, full-time tweeter and truth stretcher, etc., etc.
Who do you think without any mention of political lean, which ones would be more negatively and positively reported on? Clinton was good but had some scandal. Bush was goofy but Cheney and the neocons were scary...but they also used 9/11 to offset that. Obama was no-drama. Trump, well.
The fact is albqowl, a person who is seemingly a terrible person, is going to get reported on more negatively than a person who is pretty average or likable. A person who makes errors nonstop and has no filter and refuses any/all help to be diplomatic in their communication to the public, the world, etc., are likely to be jumped on by the news and public. It's as though you don't know this...but surely at your age your'e aware of these basic ways in which reality operates. That you claim this is "bias" is expected, but absurd.
Everyone knew Trump loved the spotlight going in. And he gets that by attacking people. He did that all through the campaign, and here you're saying we should ignore that, and say he's a swell guy. Funny.
And yet those of us looking at it through lens that are not full of hatred, bitter partisanship, hatred of anything that isn't left or Democrat or Hillary know full well that the news that should be reported by a responsible media is nowhere near 95% negative.