Do you think the media is unbiased enough?

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 May 2017 22:02:09 -0400

I've noticed over recent years that many media outlets do not maintain an unbiased reporting style any longer. For example, in this election it was clear that the majority of media outlets had a chosen candidate, and it is still clear that they do not like who one. Do you think that the media should go back to unbiased reporting or do you think that they are already unbiased? Explain your answer.

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2017 10:08 PM

2LT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 May 2017 22:08:42 -0400

I'd have to go with unfortunately no. That said, I think it's less to do with politics than it has to do with ratings and appealing to a viewer base.
If opinion and presentation flavor didn't matter, then we would only need a few media outlets. One can watch CNN, Fox, BBC, MSNBC, French 24, and Al Jazeera on the same topic, and get 6 different reports.
I really miss the style of in-depth cross examination questions that were more common to journalists a couple/few decades ago. Touch questions across the board asked of everyone.

BBC radio does a pretty good job of this, especially when interviewing on non-British sensitive topics. Overall, there should be less bias reporting, but there seems to be more as we go forward.

Response by SFC Joseph McCausland made May 25 at 2017 10:09 PM

SFC Joseph McCausland — Thu, 25 May 2017 22:09:06 -0400

Since President Trump took the oath of office... 97% of media coverage on him by CNN has been negative...How's that for "unbiased?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2017 10:11 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 May 2017 22:11:28 -0400

As long as there has been media of any sort, I do not think there has ever been a time where media was NOT biased in some fashion or another. You may come across a reporter that tries to be unbiased, but that eventually fades. And sadly, I do not feel this will ever change.

Response by SSgt Gary Andrews made May 25 at 2017 11:15 PM

SSgt Gary Andrews — Thu, 25 May 2017 23:15:20 -0400

I think the days of professional news people doing their best to present the news in an unbiased way, such as Walter Cronkite, Huntley & Brinkley, and others, are long gone. Even they let a little bias show through every so often.......all pretenses have now been dropped. Recently, if you wanted the dirt on Trump, you tuned in MSNBC. If you wanted the dirt on Hillary, you tuned in FOX News. Most people now tune into the network that will tell them what they want to hear, digest what they are told, and run with it (without ever hearing the other side). I don't see this changing anytime soon.......

Response by CSM David Heidke made May 26 at 2017 7:26 AM

CSM David Heidke — Fri, 26 May 2017 07:26:10 -0400

You're just noticing this?!

Response by PO1 Tony Holland made May 26 at 2017 10:54 AM

PO1 Tony Holland — Fri, 26 May 2017 10:54:53 -0400

Biggest problem is media consolidation which drowns out differing viewpoints in favor of infotainment

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 1 at 2017 2:02 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:02:26 -0400

Very unbiased, so long as you're a left leaning snowflake.