Just about everyone on this board, myself included (probably more than most) complain about the bias news reporting by the Main Stream Media. But, really, what is the MSM? On the radio Rush Limbaugh is the number one listened to program, followed by Sean Hannity at number three and Glenn Beck at number 8. Michael Savage and Mark Levin are household names. Fox News is the most watched cable news station, and has had superstars like Bill O'reilly, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham. Pundits like Ann Coulter, Eric Erickson and others are read by millions of people daily. So my question is: why are these outlets not considered part of the mainstream media? Why is someone like Rachael Maddow considered mainstream, but Rush Limbaugh is not? Why do left-leaning publications and commentators get to be called mainstream, but right-leaning ones do not? It's one of those things that make you go hmm.
Question About the MSM
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Rush Limbaugh work for a major broadcaster? Does Glenn Beck, Michael Savage, or Mark Levin?
The Patriots are the number 1 team, but there are 31 others and many other number ones in multi team leagues.
I can only answer for myself, but I do not consider individuals as MSM. So, Maddow is no more or less MSM than O’Reily or any of the others. I consider the entire collection as MSM. NBC, MSNBC, CNN, FOX, etc are MSM. When the sum of the individuals within each media source are all one-sided, that is the bias. When the entire or vast majority of reports are clearly targeted rather than simply reporting, that is bias. When certain stories are severely slanted...you get the point. FOX has their clear bias, as do each of the others.
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