OPINION:
I have searched for an honest, nonbiased media source and found none. CNN, MSNBC, ABCnews, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, Breitbart, etc. all have biases. Studies have shown that during the 2016 election there was an overwhelming liberal bias, and Wikileaks exposed numerous liberal reporters for unethical contact with the Clinton campaign.
Many media pundits back the political ideology that their company endorses even at the expense of accurate reporting. For example, Alisyn Camerota condemned then President Obama while employed at Fox News, but changed her tune when CNN hired her. Now Ms. Camerota bashes President Trump and embraces Hillary Clinton. Instead of reporting news, Ms. Camerota even childishly mocked Trump’s handshake.
Freelancer Celisa Calacal wrote in a piece that 69 percent of blacks killed by police had been unarmed or posed no threat at the time of their death. This is false. In 2016 police used fatal force on 16 unarmed black males and one unarmed black female. Of the total people killed by police in 2016, five percent were unarmed. Most had guns or knives.
Fox News’ Jesse Watters falsely claimed former Hillary Clinton campaign manager John Podesta’s email password had been “password.”
Newt Gingrich falsely said murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich “apparently was assassinated at four in the morning, having given WikiLeaks something like 53,000 emails and 17,000 attachments.”
Biased and fake news pollute the world and sadly are accepted by many as truth. Many of the media pundits seldom correct their mistakes, even when confronted with facts. Consequently, it’s extremely difficult for any neutral, independent person to find an unbiased, truthful news source. One is best off doing extensive research for the truth.
MARK KILYK
Philadelphia
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