The Mechanical Voices of the MSMExcerpt:Try this experiment for yourselves. Pick any talking head show. Choose any MSM print outlet; the New York Times will do nicely, thank you. Take whatever apparent story theyre talking about, and boil it down like Vermont maple syrup in the fall. When you reduce the story to its essence, beneath the level of the apparent facts of the day, see whether any political story in the MSM has any core message other than the Caution!...?
Bias is usually subtle. Pay attention to the verbs. I read a story right after the election on the thousands of state legislative races. The article consistently referred to seats won by Democrats, but seats claimed by Republicans. Is it any surprise that the reporters writing that were primarily Democrats? Or, pay attention to the adjectives. Others have researched to a fare-thee-well the respective use of left-wing and right-wing. Republicans often get the second label; Democrats seldom get the first one.
Are there more right-wingers than left-wingers in American politics? Check out the websites of the Congressional Black Caucus, or of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, or of almost any union (but especially the National Education Association). See if you conclude that the left wing is alive and well. Its label disappears because the MSM reporters dont perceive the left as being left-wing.
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Great stuff, thanks. I must say, I knew about the MSM for quite sometime now.
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"(but especially the National Education Association)."
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Yikes! When I was young and dumb I actually worked for them. They most certainly do brainwash. Thank goodness I outlived my 20's.