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Jeevus

(61 posts)
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:11 PM Jan 2013

News Sources - Right-Wing or Left-Wing?

I was reading a post here on DU a few minutes ago in which it was suggested that The Huffington Post is a right-wing influenced source of news. My reaction was WTF? I've never thought of HuffPo as being on the right. Maybe I'm wrong.

So, now I'd like to know common opinions about a few others I browse regularly. What do DU members think of the following sources of news?

A = Left-Wing
B = Right-Wing
C = Fair and Balanced
D = Sets False Equivalency By Attempting To Be Unbiased
E = None of the Above
F = All of the Above

1) The Huffington Post
2) Google News
3) The Daily Beast
4) NPR

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News Sources - Right-Wing or Left-Wing? (Original Post) Jeevus Jan 2013 OP
You left out the best description of those "news" sources tularetom Jan 2013 #1
Good Point. Jeevus Jan 2013 #2

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
1. You left out the best description of those "news" sources
Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:18 PM
Jan 2013

They all perpetuate the false equivalency canard, Namely that there are two sides to every argument. Republican bullshit must be given equal weight with Democratic facts.

But since you didn't provide that option, they are all right wing.

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