{"id":51829,"date":"2023-09-04T11:41:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=51829"},"modified":"2023-09-04T11:41:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:41:06","slug":"why-you-should-never-trust-the-mainstream-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=51829","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Never Trust The Mainstream Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

On August 23rd, The Media Research Center<\/a> posted an article about how the mainstream media is covering the run-up to the 2024 Presidential Election.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Does that sound like fair coverage from the press?<\/p>\n

The media includes the following analysis of t he coverage of two other candidates:<\/p>\n

\u25a0 \u2026But DeSantis Whacked With Bad Press, Too:<\/strong><\/span> The evening newscasts allocated 40 minutes to Governor Ron DeSantis\u2019s battle against the \u201cwoke\u201d agenda in Florida, including new rules on how schools should present information on matters related to race and sexual identity, and his subsequent legal battles with the Disney corporation. The evening newscasts were just as lopsidedly negative here as they were with Trump\u2019s courtroom battles: 92 percent negative vs. eight percent positive.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the \u201cwoke\u201d agenda made up only about one-third of TV\u2019s DeSantis coverage, and the remainder of the governor\u2019s coverage was more balanced: 58 percent negative, vs. 42 percent positive. Overall, the evening newscasts treated DeSantis to 78 percent negative coverage \u2014 hardly favorable, but not as preposterously lopsided as their coverage of Trump.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25a0 Less Media Hostility for Mike Pence:<\/span> The only other candidate with a significant amount of coverage was former Vice President Mike Pence. More than half of Pence\u2019s coverage was devoted to just two controversies: the classified documents found at Pence\u2019s home in January (14 minutes), and January 6 (27 minutes).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The networks\u2019 spin on Pence\u2019s documents case was split evenly: 50 percent positive, 50 percent negative evaluations. The negative press came early on, as news of the discovery of documents was accompanied by earlier soundbites of Pence telling ABC anchor David Muir flatly that he \u201cdid not\u201d take any classified documents when he left the White House. In early June, however, that coverage turned positive \u2014 reflecting the Justice Department\u2019s decision to close its investigation without any charges.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it came to January 6, the network spin on Pence was neutral; the former Vice President was portrayed merely as a witness and a Trump critic. Yet because of their overwhelming focus on Trump\u2019s legal problems, January 6 was the single biggest topic in Pence\u2019s coverage as well, eclipsing much of the rest of his candidacy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overall, the networks\u2019 spin on Pence was negative, but not lopsidedly so: 57 percent negative, vs. 43 percent positive. None of the other candidates received enough evaluative coverage to even calculate percentages.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If we are going to keep our republic, we need an honest media.<\/p>\n

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