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Harvard Study Reveals Huge Extent of Anti-Trump Media Bias

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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TheGoverness said:
Well, there's not very many positives about Donald Trump or his administration.
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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.
 
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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The only one that has convinced me to believe that, is Donald Trump.
 
TheGoverness said:
Well, there's not very many positives about Donald Trump or his administration.
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Donald Trump's ICE is arresting and deporting immigrants at a record pace. Many Border officials are happy that they can actually do their jobs instead catch/release.

Trump pulled the us out of the TPP exactly as he promised he would, and supported the will of the people. This was covered up by the MSM.

The stock market is off the charts now that he's in office, and again the MSM lies or covers it up.

The MSM is making **** up and not even trying to hide their bias.
 
ocean515 said:
Oh. So you base your conclusion on what is reported to you. I think that was the point I was making.
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That's a pretty lame point, because practically everyone does that, including you. I look at the press coverage and news reporting on Donald Trump's actions and statements as president, as well as those of the Trump administration, and I have come to the conclusion that his presidency has been less than satisfactory so far.
 
ocean515 said:
Oh. So you base your conclusion on what is reported to you. I think that was the point I was making.
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Curious what you base your opinions on?
 
haymarket said:
And - of course - this has nothing to do with Trump himself.
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So your thinking is that Trump is writing these stories himself and leaking them to the press just because he gets to see his name in the headlines? Really?
 
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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Do you think that if the news of the day is that Trump hired a national security advisor that was under federal investigation, currently taking money from foreign countries and hadn't been properly vetted that 50% of the reporting on that should be positive for Trump? Or what about that commencement speech he gave? Is there any way to describe it other than insane and delusional?
 
TheGoverness said:
That's a pretty lame point, because practically everyone does that, including you. I look at the press coverage and news reporting on Donald Trump's actions and statements as president, as well as those of the Trump administration, and I have come to the conclusion that his presidency has been less than satisfactory so far.
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Obviously I don't think it's a lame point. As this study concludes, there has been almost no positive reporting on President Trump by the MSM. It's ridiculous to assume President Trump has done nothing positive in his first 120 days of office. No rational thinking person could believe that.

I've been around a long time, and I have never seen a more acrimonious and deliberate effort by a political party and a media clearly in it's court, to parse every word, action, and deed and turn it into some of the most despicable accusations and conclusions.

If someone landed here from outer space and used only the left and their media partners as a source of information on the President, they would think Pol Pot was leading the country.

Everyone is welcome to use whatever sources they want to convince them on what they should believe. That doesn't mean the conclusion is based on the truth.
 
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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I think it's pretty clear, as you see in percentages in topics that are more political opinion rather than antics... they are still heavily biased. Like immigration. The American people are very much divided on the immigration issue and it's pretty even, but the media is heavily biased. Same with healthcare...international trade ....foreign defense... these are things where roughly half the American people agree with trump, but the media does not.
 
Rexedgar said:
Curious what you base your opinions on?
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Observation, research, facts. Pretty simple. For me, the MSM is merely a source to see the latest "story" they are pushing, and if it interests me, I take it from there.
 
ocean515 said:
Obviously I don't think it's a lame point.
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I don't care.

As this study concludes, there has been almost no positive reporting on President Trump by the MSM. It's ridiculous to assume President Trump has done nothing positive in his first 120 days of office. No rational thinking person could believe that.
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Who said that Trump has done nothing positive since he was sworn into office? Certainly not me.

I've been around a long time, I have never seen a more acrimonious and deliberate effort by a political party and a media clearly in it's court, to parse every word, action, and deed and turn it into some of the most despicable accusations and conclusions.
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Because as well all know, the Republican Party and conservative media outlets have never done anything like that.

If someone landed here from outer space and used only the left and their media partners as a source of information on the President, they would think Pol Pot was leading the country.
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I'm fairly sure that extraterrestrial beings wouldn't know the first thing about who Pol Pot even was.

Everyone is welcome to use whatever sources they want to convince they how to believe. That doesn't mean the conclusion is true.
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Right back at ya, pal.
 
The media is a mirror.
Trump is 80-90% negative, because there is only 10-20% good about him.

Try electing someone that can look in the mirror.
 
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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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!
 
Aside from the Energy Department and energy regs, and Gorsuch, I don't think there's too much to cheer about, post-cabinet picks.

I mean, it would be nice to have more coverage about the Defense Department and the local/state impact of the administration's energy policies, but it's awfully hard to fit it all in with the administration's management failures and practices that lead to criminal investigations.
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Lutherf said:
So your thinking is that Trump is writing these stories himself and leaking them to the press just because he gets to see his name in the headlines? Really?
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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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