Would you trust the news more if there were fewer talking heads?

[OddBeMe]

Our biggest problem in the country is we can’t agree on what’s true. Not politics, that’s policy. I wish HOW was what we were fighting about.
But we can’t all agree on WHAT first.

Walter Cronkite

Yes

No

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[DrPepper12]

Less talking heads won't help. The media market is fractured now. What we need is the Fairness Doctrine back - thanks a lot St. Ronnie! Fox "news" KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY LIES TO ITS MARKS AND ADMITS TO IT IN OPEN COURT!!

"According to Judge Vyskocil, “Fox persuasively argues. . . that given Mr. Carlson's reputation, any reasonable viewer arrives with an appropriate amount of skepticism about the statements he makes." She doesn't stop there, writing that “[w]hether the Court frames Mr. Carlson's statements as exaggeration, non-literal commentary, or simply bloviating for his audience, the conclusion remains the same—the statements are not actionable."

"Its better economics to pay the fines and lawsuits than lose advertisers" allegedly Lachlan. Murdoch

[exitseven]

No, because the dishonesty in the news media starts at the top. The owners are in the tank with the Democrats. It will never change.

[OddBeMe]

Even Fox News? Newsmax? Brietbart?

[exitseven]

Even Fox News since RogerAiley was canned is not the same. After the fired Tucker I don't look at the same way.

[DrPepper12]

I guess drudge and infowars and the daily stormer are leftist controlled? Who knew?

[exitseven]

@DrPepper12 drudge is not a serious news outlet. Well I guess neither is CNN for that , matter.

[OddBeMe]

CNN is higher on the list than most of yours:
adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/

[exitseven]

CNN does not even try to pretend to be a serious news outlet. Why else did Biden's handlers pick CNN host the debate with Trump.

[DrPepper12]

Why did the great negotiator trump agree to it?

[exitseven]

@DrPepper12 He is sure that either he will show the country what a senile buffoon Biden is or else Biden will fake a tummy ache and cancel the debate and Trump can show that he is not upto debating an opponent how is he going to negotiate with somebody like Putin.

[OddBeMe]

Why doesn’t the deep state just decide?

[DrPepper12]

So trump overconfidence or biden cowardly deception? Debates in 9 days. What sources do you want to use to determine the winner?

[DrPepper12]

I like that idea. Or maybe let SCOTUS decide? Im sure theyll be impartial...

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[OtterMan68]

don't watch talking heads: MSNBC, Fox, etc. Just watch the news

[OddBeMe]

I don’t watch. I just read. Cuts out most of the bullshit.

[DrPepper12]

Same.

[KrakenAttackin]

The issue is "news* organizations are pursuing political agendas rather than reporting facts. The decline in viewership is evidence of mistrust by the population.

[OddBeMe]

How so? MSNBC has no agenda other than making money. They have liberal bias as that’s their bread and butter viewers.

[AngryCarl]

I would trust the news more if there was general agreement on what is true. Why would I trust the news when I can change channels and get a totally different narrative?

[OddBeMe]

Because it matters which channel you’re watching.
adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/

[Anonymous]

I'd trust the news more if they actually presented facts and evidence rather than stories that are out of context

[CaptainSmartass]

I'd only trust the news if they said it was the last ever episode, and apologised for everything they've ever done.

Simples...

[DrPepper12]

Not really but ok. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[msc545]

Fewer people talking would change nothing.

[Juxtapose]

Almost never trust mainstream media.

[OddBeMe]

And that’s your problem.

[Juxtapose]

Are you really going to take the chump position of telling me to trust mainstream media?

[DrPepper12]

I'll prove to you that mainstream media is more trustworthy than whatever propaganda you're consuming. Care to accept that challenge? 1st step: Do you believe in and support capitalism?

[Juxtapose]

A crack fiend going through withdrawal is more reliable than the mainstream media 🤷

It's the only economic system that has really worked well so far in the modern world.

[DrPepper12]

Correct. Capitalism is the greatest engine for human progress and prosperity humans have created.

Next question: #2 Does capitalism, "the invisible hand of the market", operate in such a way that the market rewards quality goods and punishes inferior goods?

[Juxtapose]

Sometimes it does.

[Juxtapose]

Whatever argument you are going to make about capitalism is not going to convince me that mainstream media is at all to be trusted.

[DrPepper12]

That's too bad cuz you can't have it both ways; either capitalism works or the media is accurate. here's why:

Paid journalism like Washington Post, New York Times, Foreign Affairs, The Economist, etc produce QUALITY, ACCURATE news - if they didn't the market would punish them for low quality & inaccuracy. Your "journalism" is free. Products given away for free are low quality; in fact, their reporting is NOT the product - the consumer of their "news" IS THE PRODUCT by virtue of the data you freely give away via cookies that monitor your usage and sell that info to advertisers.

Its capitalism working as intended. Its irrefutable. You consume zero quality products.

[OddBeMe]

You’ll actually find a good number of media companies stay around 60-70% reliable. Unless they screw right wing.
adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/