By CLAUDIA BROWN<\/p>\n
News networks and reporting are supposed to be neutral with no biases. But still, the general public can categorize each network and its reports as a Republican network or a Democratic network.<\/p>\n
This is not due to the content that is covered because more or less, any news channel one can put on that is not your \u201clocal\u201d news station will be reporting the same stories.<\/p>\n
Fox News is a \u201cRepublican\u201d news network, although its spokespersons will say otherwise.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are a news station that is neutral to both sides. We give the public the news as it is.\u00a0 We have anchors, reporters, and writers who are from all political parties,\u201d says a news reporter at the Fox 5 news station.<\/p>\n
Seventy-eight percent of conservatives think news stations such as CBS, ABC, and NBC are biased toward those who are liberal.<\/p>\n
Michelle Koenigsberg, 72, a Republican from Brooklyn, N.Y., says \u201cI only watch Fox News because the other stations are so biased towards liberals, they don\u2019t give a full story.\u00a0 They lie to make their side look better than they are.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to The Washington Post<\/em>, \u201ca quarter of its audience is from Democrats and 9% from Independents.\u201d<\/p>\n Sophie Browne 21, a Democrat from New York City, stated, \u201cI never watch Fox, it’s way too conservatively biased and I honestly think it\u2019s crap.\u201d<\/p>\n So how and why is each news station able to be categorized to the public?\u00a0 It seems to be a common belief that Republicans will feel that \u201cRepublican\u201d networks and local stations are reporting the news as it really is with no bias, just as Democrats feel that way about the \u201cDemocratic\u201d networks and stations.<\/p>\n The main reason for this seems to be the specific parts of a story that is being reported.\u00a0 For example, the 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n Both ABC and Fox News reported this week on the temperaments of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.<\/p>\n ABC stated \u201cClinton is poised when pointing out Trump\u2019s contradictions and false claims.\u201d<\/p>\n ABC also says \u201cIt\u2019s clear that from his tone, Trump is judged on his temperament.\u201d<\/p>\n Why is this? Each network knows its viewers and its rumored political side. The reporters’\u00a0 jobs are to report the news \u201cas it is\u201d however, they still need to appeal to their audience.<\/p>\n Fox\u2019s report on the temperaments this week revealed the biases that the news viewers feel.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve known that Clinton isn\u2019t a great retail politician, but is an establishment candidate in a non- establishment year.\u00a0 We\u2019ve known that she has low ratings on honestly and trustworthiness exacerbated by the Clinton foundation mess,\u201d Fox stated.<\/p>\n The way they portray Trump seems to be more positive than the way ABC does.<\/p>\n \u201cNow that Donald Trump is stabilizing his campaign with more scripted speeches on military readiness,\u201d an ABC story stated.<\/p>\n Although both ABC and Fox News are reporting on the same topic, they are emphasizing the parts of each story that please the viewers and \u201cprove\u201d their stereotyped political beliefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By CLAUDIA BROWN News networks and reporting are supposed to be neutral with no biases. But still, the general public can categorize each network and its reports as a Republican network or a Democratic network. This is not due to … Continue reading