Posted on 01/21/2022 9:00:21 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Liberal bias among prominent news outlets has been well-known for decades. As a consequence, there has been a mass exodus of conservatives away from "legacy media" outlets such as the New York Times, CNN, and the Washington Post to right-leaning news sources including Fox News, the Daily Wire, and the Federalist. Unsurprisingly, this mass migration has also led to partisan splits as to how trustworthy the public views mainstream media: a summer 2021 poll by Pew Research indicates that 78% of Democrats trust the national news media, compared to just 35% of Republicans. Meanwhile, growth among right-leaning news outlets has skyrocketed. While this cataclysmic shift in the way in which the American public consumes media may be common knowledge, a recent job posting by the New York Times seeking a politics reporter on "right-wing media" provides a telling look at just how openly biased the mainstream media have become.
The job posting opens with a somewhat chilling mission statement, noting that the media empire seeks to "help people understand the world." The wording indicates that the newspaper does not simply report factual news, but also interprets that news, almost always through a leftist lens. The advertisement goes on to list the specifics of the position, seeking a reporter to "cover the news outlets, online communities and influential personalities making up the right-wing media ecosystem that now serves many conservative Americans who no longer rely on the mainstream media to inform themselves" — a tacit acknowledgment that conservatives no longer read the New York Times.
The job description notes that applicants should be "prepared to inhabit corners of the internet that popularize far-right or extremist ideas, providing our readers with a critical listening post "
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Anyone who thinks this is something new has not been paying attention.
Every front page headline would be written by Hannity, "Bombshell in tomorrow's edition! An "Rank and File FBI agents are good guys but 1% are really bad!
Then Hannity would have Al Sharpton doing guest editorials on Tawana Brawly's harrowing experience!
I don't think much has changed over at the NYT.
FoxNews is seeking an experienced, ambitious and motivated reporter to cover the news outlets, online communities and influential personalities making up the left-wing media ecosystem that now serves many liberal Americans who only rely on the mainstream media to inform themselves.
The ideal candidate is resourceful, persuasive and prepared to inhabit corners of the internet that popularize far-left or extremist ideas, providing our readers with a critical listening post on those ideas before they achieve wider circulation.
Candidates should possess the skills and judgment to determine where and why these ideas take shape and to assess their veracity. We’re looking for a journalist who can successfully research and report on the people behind these ideas, shedding light on their motivations and sources of funding, mapping the connections and networks and analyzing how these ideas are being achieved and acted upon.
Experience at document-based investigative reporting is especially important.
You should be able to build and maintain source relationships even in adversarial situations and collaborate with colleagues covering politics, disinformation, technology, religion, national news and other subjects as a consummate team player.
Successful experience covering left-wing media, disinformation or political extremism would be ideal and a robust list of reporting targets would be highly attractive. But we would consider compelling candidates who are new to this beat.
Mastery of breaking news and deadline reporting is essential, as is a track record of producing scoops as well as analytical pieces, features and ambitious enterprise stories.
Prerequisites include the backbone to withstand aggressive blowback, impeccable journalistic ethics and the ability to report accurately, critically and fairly on people with extremist views.
This job will be based in New York and will report to the Politics desk. It is not a union position. To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter and five work samples.
Let me be the first to welcome our new FReeper, “NYTimes” to our forum.
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