Headline Roundup February 12, 2019
Is Centrist Media Still Biased Media?
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A Washington Post columnist writes about how media bias towards the center crowds out political views on the left and right, while a New York Times reporter comes up with his own 6 forms of media bias. AllSides writes about how a Center rating doesn't necessarily mean unbiased.
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A "Center" Media Bias Rating Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means
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News
An AllSides Media Bias Rating of Center does not necessarily mean a source is neutral, unbiased, or perfectly reasonable.
The Six Forms of Media Bias
New York Times (Opinion)
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A media critic inveighs against the bias toward centrism, which inspires me to come up with my own list.
The media feel safest in the middle lane. Just ask Jeff Flake, John Kasich and Howard Schultz.
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One of the supposed golden rules of journalism goes like this: “If everybody’s mad at your coverage, you must be doing a good job.” That’s ridiculous, of course, though it seems comforting.
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