Bias and Fact Report (CNN)
Media sources that are said to be "left-biased" are sources that are typically biased toward liberal causes. Media sources can influence readers by what is posted and reported. CNN is said to be left-biased because of its "editorial positions that constantly favor the left, while straight news reporting falls left-center through bias by omission" (CNN, 2022).
In addition to being considered a left-biased source, CNN is also not a very reliable or credible source, as it seems to have mixed factual reporting and a medium credibility rate (CNN, 2022). The second quarter of 2021 saw viewers ditch CNN because of its serious credibility problem (Flood, 2021).
Below is an example of a CNN article that contains emotional words in sensational headlines:
Trump Pounces on Justice Department Report Findings
Be careful while using CNN because some articles may be untrustworthy!
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Hello Mckinnley,
ReplyDeleteYour opinions about CNN are very interesting. Throughout this course we are learning the different meanings of news and media, along with the positive and negative effects. Biases are important when discussing news because biases distort facts. To witness CNN use emotional words in order to draw readers in demonstrates how news organization use stories that speak to our emotional or social distress to gain a specific reaction. News organizations shape how we view the world and other members of society, when biases are present these news organizations spread their views to other individuals within the society. This can be problematic when statements said by newscasters or journalists are not true.
I believe that CNNs credibility has been on a slow decline for some time now, along with other clearly partisan news channels. I tend to trust newspapers over television news due to the influence that emotions play within its realm. Newspapers are black and white, mainly factual accounts of information. This allows for less subjectivity to be involved.
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