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  • Harvard Study: Media Bias Against Trump

    Of course we already knew this, but now it is official!


    A Harvard study published Thursday has revealed a dramatic anti-Trump bias in the media, with major outlets including CNN and NBC producing more than 90 percent negative coverage of Trump’s first 100 days in office.

    CNN, NBC, and CBS give Trump’s presidency 93 percent, 93 percent, and 91 percent negative coverage, respectively, Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy found.

    On the broadcast side of the media spectrum, Fox News provided the most even-handed coverage, with 52 percent anti-Trump coverage.

    To arrive at the percentages, Harvard obtained data from Media Tenor, which “codes” media according to its topic, source, and tone. The broadcast portion of the study accounts for reporting on CNN’s The Situation Room, CBS Evening News, Fox’s Special Report, and NBC Nightly News, but does not represent talk show coverage. Newspaper analysis incorporates all sections but obituaries, sports, and letters to the editor.

    http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/19/ha...nstream-media/

    https://shorensteincenter.org/news-c...0a9d-189799085
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    A pertinent diagram:
    Originally posted by rogue06 View Post





    1. From a just published Harvard study which analyzed coverage of Trump’s first 100 days in office across 10 major TV and print outlets:

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    As the report notes, "Trump’s coverage during his first 100 days set a new standard for negativity."
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    • #3
      Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
      A pertinent diagram:
      What is interesting is that even Fox was more negative.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by seer View Post
        What is interesting is that even Fox was more negative.
        They're actually the closest to balanced.
        Actually YOU put Trump in the White House. He wouldn't have gotten 1% of the vote if it wasn't for the widespread spiritual and cultural devastation caused by progressive policies. There's no "this country" left with your immigration policies, your "allies" are worthless and even more suicidal than you are and democracy is a sick joke that I hope nobody ever thinks about repeating when the current order collapses. - Darth_Executor striking a conciliatory note in Civics 101

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Meh Gerbil View Post
          They're actually the closest to balanced.
          No, just further from reality.

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          • #6
            It's not the presses fault that Trumps presidency has been one giant track-wreck of incompetence, corruption, and downright stupidity.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by seer View Post
              Of course we already knew this, but now it is official!
              Interesting when the focus is on the actual News reporting, leaving out Talk and opinion shows, We see how balanced Fox News is and how unbalanced MSM is.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Sea of red View Post
                It's not the presses fault that Trumps presidency has been one giant track-wreck of incompetence, corruption, and downright stupidity.
                How would you know given the slanted reporting?
                Is it any wonder you'd have this view of his presidency given the reporting?

                In short, is your view of the president based on reality or are your opinions just a product of the propaganda war against him?
                Actually YOU put Trump in the White House. He wouldn't have gotten 1% of the vote if it wasn't for the widespread spiritual and cultural devastation caused by progressive policies. There's no "this country" left with your immigration policies, your "allies" are worthless and even more suicidal than you are and democracy is a sick joke that I hope nobody ever thinks about repeating when the current order collapses. - Darth_Executor striking a conciliatory note in Civics 101

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Meh Gerbil View Post
                  How would you know given the slanted reporting?
                  Is it any wonder you'd have this view of his presidency given the reporting?

                  In short, is your view of the president based on reality or are your opinions just a product of the propaganda war against him?
                  I can think for myself thanks.

                  You don't need the press to see that Trump is full of fail

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by seer View Post
                    Of course we already knew this, but now it is official!
                    Big surprise.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Sea of red View Post
                      I can think for myself thanks.
                      Obviously you can't. If you really believe that Trump deserves 90+ negative reporting then you are delusional.
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                      • #12
                        Just a few thoughts on this.

                        Why is it only possible for a story to be positive or negative? How about the idea that some articles just contain facts? Now I agree that it is hard for anyone, without exception, to be completely impartial, but this is an aim that journalism should have though it is hard to achieve completely. In this study it seems that the idea of objective, impartial coverage is not considered.

                        It is said about the study that: "Negative stories also consist of stories where an event, trend, or development reflects unfavorably on the actor. Examples are the stories that appeared under the headlines “President Trump’s approval rating hits a new low [...]”"

                        Lets take the opposite of that: “President Trump’s approval rating hits a new high”. Would that be positive vs. negative. Or would it be facts provided that the given statements were true at the time of reporting? Most coverage providing facts will give us positive or negative feelings but that does not rule out the possibility that the coverage is just facts. A story called "Kim Jong Un claims he is able to bomb the USA with nuclear weapons" will make us all frustrated, perhaps scared and make us feel bad towards the man. But if he actually did say that is it then facts or negative coverage? He himself would probably find the exact same story positive.

                        Another assumption seems to be that positive and negative should be shared equal in a fair world. Why? Is it not the role of the press to be critical? If a given person, Clinton, Obama or Trump, does really bad, then why should they recieve fifty fifty on positive and negative?
                        "Yes. President Trump is a huge embarrassment. And it’s an embarrassment to evangelical Christianity that there appear to be so many who will celebrate precisely the aspects that I see Biblically as most lamentable and embarrassing." Southern Baptist leader Albert Mohler Jr.

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                        • #13
                          Trump is probably the single worst and most incompetent president in US history. His first 100 days have had about 3 scandals per week. Is the press supposed to present that as 50/50?
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Charles View Post
                            Just a few thoughts on this.

                            Why is it only possible for a story to be positive or negative? How about the idea that some articles just contain facts? Now I agree that it is hard for anyone, without exception, to be completely impartial, but this is an aim that journalism should have though it is hard to achieve completely. In this study it seems that the idea of objective, impartial coverage is not considered.

                            It is said about the study that: "Negative stories also consist of stories where an event, trend, or development reflects unfavorably on the actor. Examples are the stories that appeared under the headlines “President Trump’s approval rating hits a new low [...]”"

                            Lets take the opposite of that: “President Trump’s approval rating hits a new high”. Would that be positive vs. negative. Or would it be facts provided that the given statements were true at the time of reporting? Most coverage providing facts will give us positive or negative feelings but that does not rule out the possibility that the coverage is just facts. A story called "Kim Jong Un claims he is able to bomb the USA with nuclear weapons" will make us all frustrated, perhaps scared and make us feel bad towards the man. But if he actually did say that is it then facts or negative coverage? He himself would probably find the exact same story positive.

                            Another assumption seems to be that positive and negative should be shared equal in a fair world. Why? Is it not the role of the press to be critical? If a given person, Clinton, Obama or Trump, does really bad, then why should they recieve fifty fifty on positive and negative?
                            You've some good thoughts there; however, the percentage of negative stories on the networks combined with the percentage of democrats in journalism kind of adds up to something a tad bit self-serving. Is it surprising the news is this lopsided when 95% of journalists are Democrats?

                            If you get your news from sources that are 95% opposition I would expect you to walk away with a negative representation of Trump.

                            For example, if Tassman laid down a really good argument in Apologetics 301 and we voted on it here on TWEB what percentage of approval do you think he'd get?
                            If you received an assessment of his argument only from Christians how many of those assessments would paint it fairly?

                            This is why you'll never catch me watching the news.
                            If I wanted to make up trash about Trump, well, I can do that on my own.
                            I don't have to watch some overpaid hairdo to get gossip.
                            Actually YOU put Trump in the White House. He wouldn't have gotten 1% of the vote if it wasn't for the widespread spiritual and cultural devastation caused by progressive policies. There's no "this country" left with your immigration policies, your "allies" are worthless and even more suicidal than you are and democracy is a sick joke that I hope nobody ever thinks about repeating when the current order collapses. - Darth_Executor striking a conciliatory note in Civics 101

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Starlight View Post
                              Trump is probably the single worst and most incompetent president in US history. His first 100 days have had about 3 scandals per week. Is the press supposed to present that as 50/50?
                              Your views on his presidency came from where?
                              The 97% negative coverage on CNN or from the rest of the media that is 95% Democrat?

                              You'd have no way of knowing if he was doing a good job.
                              Actually YOU put Trump in the White House. He wouldn't have gotten 1% of the vote if it wasn't for the widespread spiritual and cultural devastation caused by progressive policies. There's no "this country" left with your immigration policies, your "allies" are worthless and even more suicidal than you are and democracy is a sick joke that I hope nobody ever thinks about repeating when the current order collapses. - Darth_Executor striking a conciliatory note in Civics 101

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