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Originally Posted by ithos
CNN just lost a lawsuit for defamation against a veteran who was evacuating people when the US military quickly abandoned Afghanistan.
During the trial some of the internal messages of CNN revealed a great deal of animosity by the staff. The producer commented that the main subject of the piece had a "punchable face". The correspondent said "We gonna nail this Zachary Young mf*****," about him.
Most news programs today have conservative or liberal leanings. It only becomes a serious problem when accuracy falls victim to promoting their ideology.
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That sounds like a just verdict. But individual or small group biases happen. Critical thinking and facts matter.