Washington Times butchers Harvard research in article on Trump's press coverage

DiogenesTheWiser

DiogenesTheWiser

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The WT, a right-wing newspaper, has a story today that supposedly confirms the el presidente's claim that the American press has never been as negative toward an el presidente as they are toward him.

Yet if you read the Harvard press study linked in the WT article, you'll learn of the study's real findings. Such as:
1) trump brings negative attention on himself
2) Trump receives more attention from the press than any previous el presidente
3) Republicans are quoted heavily in the press's treatment of Trump
4) American journalists are unlikely to question Trump's fitness for the job, but European press are more inclined to ask him tougher questions.
5) Trump gets nothing but positive press from Fox and other right-wing media outlets such as Daily Caller, the Blaze, Weekly Standard, and American Conservative

The study also shows that most American presidents believe press coverage of their respective regimes is unfair.

https://shorensteincenter.org/news-coverage-donald-trumps-first-100-days/
Here's the WT's right up on it: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/19/study-trump-press-coverage-new-standard-negativity/
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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DiogenesTheWiser said:
The WT, a right-wing newspaper, has a story today that supposedly confirms the el presidente's claim that the American press has never been as negative toward an el presidente as they are toward him.

Yet if you read the Harvard press study linked in the WT article, you'll learn of the study's real findings. Such as:
1) trump brings negative attention on himself
2) Trump receives more attention from the press than any previous el presidente
3) Republicans are quoted heavily in the press's treatment of Trump
4) American journalists are unlikely to question Trump's fitness for the job, but European press are more inclined to ask him tougher questions.
5) Trump gets nothing but positive press from Fox and other right-wing media outlets such as Daily Caller, the Blaze, Weekly Standard, and American Conservative

The study also shows that most American presidents believe press coverage of their respective regimes is unfair.

https://shorensteincenter.org/news-coverage-donald-trumps-first-100-days/
Here's the WT's right up on it: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/19/study-trump-press-coverage-new-standard-negativity/
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Right wing propaganda outlets misrepresenting and repackaging news, information and data to suit their own ends?

Really? Say it ain't so!

The real question is what to do about it. I've started a similar thread on this topic;
https://www.rollitup.org/t/where-you-get-your-news-determines-what-news-you-see.940949/

Please contribute your views. We aren't getting what we want from Washington by remaining divided; only the rich benefit. Time for a new approach.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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FenderSuper said:
Keep in mind, the Washington Times is owned by the Unification Church cult. No one worth a bag of chicken shit would work there.
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And that's exactly why those of us who know what real news looks like need to stay informed about their propaganda tactics, so as to better combat them in the fight for hearts and minds- and VOTES.
 
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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I saw a copy of a Murdoch biography a few days ago, there was a quote from someone on the cover
"The most dangerous man in the world".
 
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