Do you trust the media?

[Phil B.]

Re: Do you trust the media?

Who keeps a crowbar in their office in the first place?

Anti-FAkes and BLM members... it's their tool of their trade (among others) like yours is a screwdriver.

hell I even have a legal firearm in my cars/trucks but they are not my 'tools of my trade' .. they are my God given right per the 2nd. I also carry a full trauma kit in case I come upon an accident. There are also 3 tampons in case some is shot and bleeding. I am certified in Medical Trauma response.

[SalesServiceGuy]

Re: Do you trust the media?

Analysis: TV news is realigning, with Fox's ratings sagging and CNN's soaring


A realignment in TV news is under way. Fox News Channel's ratings have sagged ever since Election Day. And CNN's ratings have surged to historic levels.

These shifts are related, but complicated. It's not as simple as "X is up so Y is down." People who don't normally watch a lot of cable news are looking for reliable information about the pandemic, the presidential transition and the terror threat. CNN is benefiting and Fox is not.

Furthermore, a big chunk of Fox's base audience was demoralized by Trump's loss in November and disheartened by the pro-Trump riot last week. Fox's average viewership levels are about 20% lower than they were before the election, even though overall TV news viewership is elevated due to the current combination of crises.

A certain amount of short-lived audience erosion was expected for Fox in the event of a Biden victory, since the channel and its viewers were rooting for Trump.

Fox is also under pressure from the right like never before, with channels like Newsmax and One America News chipping away at Fox's core audience.

But this shift is bigger than Newsmax -- and it's longer-lasting than many TV observers anticipated.

Where have Fox's fans gone? Networks frequently conduct audience research, so Fox probably has a pretty solid answer to that question. Fox sources say that some viewers have sampled Newsmax, yes, but many have just chosen to turn off the news altogether. They're watching Hallmark, HGTV or Netflix instead.

"The unified wall of support for Trump has splintered after last week's assault on the Capitol," Lukasiewicz said. "Republicans are disagreeing with Republicans on the most basic questions: Should Trump be impeached? Should he be convicted? Does he bear responsibility for what happened? I suspect traditionally conservative audiences are bewildered and confused. Confusion is certainly apparent among many conservative media producers and commentators -- trying to find their footing as the story of the Capitol assault, and the President's reaction, keeps getting worse."

Five possible reasons for Fox's struggles

1. "A historic news cycle — for the competition."
2. Fox's decision to de-emphasize the news division "in favor of more opinion programming."
3. The opinion shows going "all-in on conspiracies."
4. Fox being "outflanked on the fringe right by OANN and Newsmax."
5. "Message fatigue."

[Phil B.]

Re: Do you trust the media?

BSM2 this is for you!
Lincoln Project Stays Mum on Accusations Against Co-Founder, Quietly Removes Him from Website

UPDATE, Jan. 16, 2020: Following publication of this article, Lincoln Project co-founder John Weaver released a statement to Axios
The original article remains below as published:

The Lincoln Project has not commented on allegations of sexual misconduct against one of its founders, though the organization has scrubbed some references to him from its website.
Conservative writer Ryan Girdusky tweeted Jan. 9 that multiple young men had sent him screenshots of predatory messages from Lincoln Project co-founder John Weaver.
Weaver formerly worked on the presidential campaigns of John McCain and John Kasich.

Girdusky, a Lincoln Project critic, followed up this announcement with a story in The American Conservative



Ryan James Girdusky



@RyanGirdusky



Maybe I should start talking about one of the founding members of the Lincoln Project offering jobs to young men in exchange for sex... his wife is probably interested



stuart stevens

@stuartpstevens




At @ProjectLincoln we are constructing a database of Trump officials & staff that will detail their roles in the Trump administration & track where they are now. No personal info, only professional. But they will be held accountable & not allowed to pretend they were not involved https://twitter.com/AndrewFeinberg/s...22394497884167


archiveForensic NewsOH! SO THE CO-FOUNDER OF 'THE LINCOLN PROJECT' IS A GAY MAN NOT WILLING TO MAKE GOOD HIS PROMISES!



He also reported that Weaver would dangle his political connections to try to win sexual favors, often initiating contact through direct messages on TwitterContent created by the Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of their original content, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

A version of this article appeared on the Daily Caller News Foundation website.

[Phil B.]

Re: Do you trust the media?

BSM2 this is for you!
Lincoln Project Stays Mum on Accusations Against Co-Founder, Quietly Removes Him from Website


UPDATE, Jan. 16, 2020: Following publication of this article, Lincoln Project co-founder John Weaver released a statement to Axios
The original article remains below as published:

The Lincoln Project has not commented on allegations of sexual misconduct against one of its founders, though the organization has scrubbed some references to him from its website.
Conservative writer Ryan Girdusky tweeted Jan. 9 that multiple young men had sent him screenshots of predatory messages from Lincoln Project co-founder John Weaver.
Weaver formerly worked on the presidential campaigns of John McCain and John Kasich.

Girdusky, a Lincoln Project critic, followed up this announcement with a story in The American Conservative



Ryan James Girdusky



@RyanGirdusky



Maybe I should start talking about one of the founding members of the Lincoln Project offering jobs to young men in exchange for sex... his wife is probably interested



stuart stevens

@stuartpstevens




At @ProjectLincoln we are constructing a database of Trump officials & staff that will detail their roles in the Trump administration & track where they are now. No personal info, only professional. But they will be held accountable & not allowed to pretend they were not involved https://twitter.com/AndrewFeinberg/s...22394497884167


archiveForensic NewsOH! SO THE CO-FOUNDER OF 'THE LINCOLN PROJECT' IS A GAY MAN NOT WILLING TO MAKE GOOD HIS PROMISES!



He also reported that Weaver would dangle his political connections to try to win sexual favors, often initiating contact through direct messages on TwitterContent created by the Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of their original content, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

A version of this article appeared on the Daily Caller News Foundation website.

Makes me go HMmmmmmmmmmmm to wonder what type of 'man' would use this group as proof for ANYTHING!?

[Phil B.]

Re: Do you trust the media?

Child porn but no Trump? Hmmmmm

Lawsuit: Twitter Kept Child Porn on Platform Because It Does Not Violate Their Terms of Service - Big League Politics

Tech

Lawsuit: Twitter Kept Child Porn on Platform Because It Does Not Violate Their Terms of Service


Published
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Jan 21, 2021
By
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A lawsuit is alleging that the social media giant Twitter did not remove child pornography from their platform because the tech monopoly claims it does not violate their terms of service.

[SalesServiceGuy]

Re: Do you trust the media?

Trust in the media has to start at the top.

If you did not trust the messages that the ex President's Press Secretary put out, it was hard to trust the media that reported on it.

From the very first words that came out of former Trump Press Secretary's Sean Spicer's mouth, the bar for truth was set very low and the likelihood of misinformation was very high.

If half of the country does not believe what the White House is saying is accurate or factual, half of the country does not want to listen to what the other half is saying.

The media is driven by a powerful corporate, profit business model that delivered to consumers more often than not an affirmation of their views rather than honest information.

Fox News is crashing right now because supporters of the ex President are disappointed to learn that what they had been told night after night for years turned out to be not true.

Cult group members like Q-Anon do not know what to do, are confused and many are leaving it ranks.

Many radicalized members of the alt-right are now seeking even further fact free news sources like OAN and NewsMax at the expense of Fox News.

There is now a rise in powerful, independent, new democratic YouTube channels that appeal to the key 25-54 age group.

For a refreshing look at how President Biden's Press Office speaks truth to the people

https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1353458521598169088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1353458521598169088%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fpress-secretary-reveals-bidens-favorite-ice-cream-flavor

[FrohnB]

Re: Do you trust the media?

(1) - Trust in the media has to start at the top.


(2) - For a refreshing look at how President Biden's Press Office speaks truth to the people

https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/...e-cream-flavor

[Copier Addict]

Re: Do you trust the media?

The problem that you amigos have is that just because someone says something that doesn't match your beliefs it is biased. While at the same time you search out biased sources that match your beliefs. You read or hear something on OAN or newsmax and it is gospel. You don't appear to do any unbiased research of your own.
It is impossible that one side is always wrong and one side is always right.

[BillyCarpenter]

Re: Do you trust the media?

The problem that you amigos have is that just because someone says something that doesn't match your beliefs it is biased. While at the same time you search out biased sources that match your beliefs. You read or hear something on OAN or newsmax and it is gospel. You don't appear to do any unbiased research of your own.
It is impossible that one side is always wrong and one side is always right.

Uh huh. Where exactly have I done that?

[Copier Addict]

Re: Do you trust the media?

Uh huh. Where exactly have I done that?

Sorry Billy, I should have excluded you. Your MO is to look for what you consider "gotcha" news reports about how bad Canada or Trudeau is because you think it bothers us. Bravo. ����

[Phil B.]

Re: Do you trust the media?

Uh huh. Where exactly have I done that?

YOU didn't have to say anything.

well according to them... anything that doesn't come from CNN..MSNBCpms..WaPo..NYT..ABC..CBS..NBC is right wing babble and not worthy.

how many MILLIONS did CNN have to pay Nick Sandmann for defamation? 275MILLION

WaPo had to pay 250Million

and these are their reliable sources? ( now watch the pull out their liberal ratings list for OUR sources )

[SalesServiceGuy]

Re: Do you trust the media?

1). Sorry, you are just plain wrong. Fox News ratings have tumbled to 3rd place and lower behind CNN and MSNBC. During the Jan 6th riots an overwhelming number of viewers tuned to CNN because they wanted raw facts not political commentary.

2). In a major contrast from the Trump Administration, Press Secretary Jen Psaki is holding daily press briefings and answering to the best of her ability all questions.

If you want to watch today's hour long press briefing, see here.

White House Holds Press Briefing: January 26 | NBC News - YouTube

[SalesServiceGuy]

Re: Do you trust the media?

YOU didn't have to say anything.

well according to them... anything that doesn't come from CNN..MSNBCpms..WaPo..NYT..ABC..CBS..NBC is right wing babble and not worthy.

how many MILLIONS did CNN have to pay Nick Sandmann for defamation? 275MILLION

WaPo had to pay 250Million

and these are their reliable sources? ( now watch the pull out their liberal ratings list for OUR sources )

Nick Sandman asked for $275M from CNN. The undisclosed amount was settled out of court.

Nick sandman asked for $250M from the Washington Post. The undisclosed amount was settled out of court.

... if you have any proof of your claims, please post here.

[SalesServiceGuy]

Re: Do you trust the media?

A really interesting video about Trump voters just after the Jan 6th DC riots by famous pollster Frank Luntz.

Trump Supporters Explain Why They Are Clueless - YouTube

... there is a lot to unpack there about the attitudes and opinions of 10 Trump supporters plus one who has left.

[Phil B.]

Re: Do you trust the media?

WaPo caught lying AGAIN!

The Washington PostThe Post Economist and co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Daniel Mitchell
Mitchell proceeded to lampoon the shady logic that The Posta blog new blog criticizing The Post The Post conceded the historically low 2019 unemployment rate for minorities. However, it dubiously brushed the unemployment rate off for racial reasons and credited former President Barack Obama instead:

average of 6.1 percent

The Post ignored mentioning anything in its more than 2000-word story about the historic rise in median household incomes for minorities in 2019 or the crashing poverty rates for those same demographics in the same year. In fact, the Census Bureau was the lowest rate observed since poverty estimates were first produced for this group for 1959. The previous low for this group was 20.8% in 2018said The Post shocking level of journalistic malpractice. Sort of like writing about the Cold War without ever mentioning the Soviet UnionThe Post Chris EdwardsRyan Bourne lambasted the idea

Measures of wealth inequality do not tell us anything about the well‐being of the poor, which is a more important focus for public policy than inequality. Poverty may fall as wealth inequality rises, such as when entrepreneurs build fortunes by generating economic growth ... [Wealth inequality] cannot be judged good or bad by itself because it may reflect either a growing economy that is lifting all boats or a shrinking economy caused by corruption.

Given the 2019 numbers by the Census Bureau that The Post The Post alleged. Mitchell concluded in his comments to the MRC:

It would be one thing to acknowledge this data and put forth competing hypotheses (maybe all that good news was a bubble, as I noted in my column), but the story instead ignores most of the relevant real-world data.

TDS is the reason for all the lies... and the sheep on the left swallowed it hook line and sinker once again.

[But Black Democrats] noted that [Trump] failed to address persistent racial wealth disparities, refusing to seriously consider the existence of systemic racism.

CATO Director of Tax Policy Studies Chris EdwardsRyan Bourne lambasted the idea

Measures of wealth inequality do not tell us anything about the well‐being of the poor, which is a more important focus for public policy than inequality. Poverty may fall as wealth inequality rises, such as when entrepreneurs build fortunes by generating economic growth ... [Wealth inequality] cannot be judged good or bad by itself because it may reflect either a growing economy that is lifting all boats or a shrinking economy caused by corruption.

Given the 2019 numbers by the Census Bureau that The Post The Post alleged. Mitchell concluded in his comments to the MRC:

It would be one thing to acknowledge this data and put forth competing hypotheses (maybe all that good news was a bubble, as I noted in my column), but the story instead ignores most of the relevant real-world data.