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Originally Posted by Bucco
Well said EWEISSENBACH, although I do feel that CNN has an agenda.
However, in my opinion, this thread points out the need in todays age to have a number of sources for news. The bias on cable is terrible...the bias in newspapers is a bit more subtle and the bias on the internet is absolutely through the roof, thus for us who would like to have facts it means a lot of work and research to get the truth.
Most people, it seems, visit only the cable channels and website that make them feel good about what they want to feel if that makes any sense.
I think the media, in general, is part and parcel the problem with the polarization and bias in this country. In all fairness it is really difficult to be able to wade through everything and come up with all the facts. You really have to read and LISTEN to get to the truth. This forum used to be a source of great information because folks would do some investigation, post links on what they have read or reference folks that should be read and you could actually learn something. I said USED TO BE !!
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It seems to me that CNN has no general agenda or bias. I am sure some of the individual commentators have their personal biases that from time to time creep into their analysis, and their political panels are definitely made up of partisans, but on the whole I think their analysis and particularly their reporting, are very balanced. I think the same can be said of most of the network news shows on the whole - journalists out to get a story and let the chips fall where they may. Just my opinion and I am SURE there are many who will disagree. As for posting of links, it is true that one can learn by reading well researched and balanced articles, however many many links I see posted are from blogs that are overwhelmingly biased and poorly researched. To me, and maybe only to me, this type forum is best used to post opinions and provable facts to argue positions. I don't for a moment think that I am likely to sway anyone from their fervent beliefs, but try to bring up things that may make someone go hmmmmmmmmmmm.