(February 9, 2017 at 2:40 pm)Brian37 Wrote:I never...said....any of that? Where did I say both parties are the same? Where am I confusing news with laypersons? I was referring to how laypersons view the news, not how they are the same as....(February 9, 2017 at 2:26 pm)Aroura Wrote: hahaha, I went to do some research, and it seems that far left people think the BBC is right wing, and the far right think it's left wing.
This just proves my point. It is actually pretty much in the center, so both extremes see it as as leaning AWAY form them (which it is, because they are on the extreme ends), but it is not actually leaning to the other side, just away from their extreme.
http://www.nomagic.org.uk/is-the-bbc-lef...right-wing
https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/the-b...t-or-right
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC
NO stop using media to imply both parties are the same, that is bullshit. Stop confusing business with a layperson citizen. Media can only be rightfully accused of creating controversy to sell add space. Viewers are consumers not the politicians themselves not the media themselves.
THE CEOS of corp media ARE economic conservatives, they want controversy to sell add space. But not even then does that mean every single anchor or journalist is a conservative. It just means the CEOs have far too much control over them. A free press is VITAL to act as a watchdog for ANY PARTY. But don't confuse that with the voter themselves.
Most media IS NOT in the center, global corporate media is like any business, controversy sells add space. It takes an NYT or Nixon Washington Journalist, to be the watchdog, not corporate CEOs.
It's like people just hear what they want to hear. Again, thank you to you and Bella both for pretty much proving my point.
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