Left Wing Media Bias?

[mspart]

RV is trying to redefine what mainstream media means.   It no longer means ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, NYT, WAPO etc.   It means Rogan, AM radio, Fox.  It is an interesting argument but one that I don't think holds any weight. 

mspart

[ionel]

2 hours ago, mspart said:

RV is trying to redefine what mainstream media means.   It no longer means ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, NYT, WAPO etc.   It means Rogan, AM radio, Fox.  It is an interesting argument but one that I don't think holds any weight. 

mspart

rv is such a far far far left winger he can't even have a reasonable conversation with far left wingers. 

[mspart]

Yeah, those far left wingers are too conservative!!!

mspart

[jross]

Interesting PEW Research (center media bias) survey results from March 2024.  Users state the social media platforms are mostly liberal, with X having moved from mostly liberal to balanced.

 

https://www.pewresearch.org/2024/06/12/how-americans-navigate-politics-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram/

[mspart]

I think that when identifying mainstream news, it is silly to say Rogan is mainstream because nobody says, it was on Rogan's podcast so it must be correct news.   Same with AM radio.  

Fox may be different but those that are on the left will dismiss anything found on Fox just like some here dismiss anything found on tiktok.  

Who does everyone in the US think of when you say mainstream media?    ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, PBS, MSNBC, CNBC, NYT, WAPO, LATimes.    Very few will think of FOX, Rogan, or AM radio. 

mspart

[jross]

Without using data, I'd say Fox is mainstream.  AM radio is alternate news.  FM radio would seem to have more traffic than AM radio.  AM radio sports is probably much higher consumed than talk radio.  Its possible that church talk is higher than conservative talk in some rural areas.  X is a platform to access links to mainstream news but largely offers alternative news and citizen journalism.

Pew Survey Results say Fox is mainstream.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/05/07/broad-agreement-in-u-s-even-among-partisans-on-which-news-outlets-are-part-of-the-mainstream-media/

 

[mspart]

But the question is if Fox, AM radio, and Rogan represent mainstream news?   That is the proposition RV is putting out there. 

I agree, Fox is much more viable in this than the others.  

mspart

[jross]

Joe Rogan is more entertainment than news.  Now some of his discussions do make the news.

Apparently AM radio shows have a larger audience than I'd suspected.  Note that there is no scientific measurement though...  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-listened-to_radio_programs