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For an overall grade, where would you rate the CNN for Left - Right Bias & Accuracy/Reliability (1 Viewer)

For an overall grade, where would you rate CNN for Accuracy/Reliability

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Joe Bryant

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We've talked in the past about the media bias charts. I think they're interesting. 

I had a real conversation recently on this and wanted to do our own here and see what the forum thought.

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For an overall grade, where would you rate the CNN for:

Left - Right bias

and

Accuracy/Reliability

Note: The question is for overall. That includes everything Regular Reporting, Op-Ed, Ads they run or causes they're associated with. It's the overall grade. 

Added Important note: I still am interested in your vote even if you don't feel like you have an informed opinion. I am interested in how these publications are PERCEIVED. 

 
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Taking the news and opinion shows as a whole, I voted mostly inaccurate. I don't trust anything from the opinion shows unless verified by an unbiased source.

 
I put them as extreme left for bias but neutral on accuracy.    I mean they tell the news, but they tend to latch on to liberal based items and report on those and ignore those that aren't liberal based..If that makes sense.

So from a liberal reporting perspective, they will accurately report the liberal point of view, but many times(not always) ignore the other sides viewpoint.

Their bias is pretty complete throughout the entity in my opinion.

 
I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I see CNN as being hands-down the worst of the major media outlets.  I don't watch their channel, but their website is on my daily rotation, and I'm always stunned anew every day at what a clown-show it is.  I don't think I would trust any reporting from CNN unless it was verified elsewhere.  It ranks slightly ahead of Daily Wire in terms of credibility.  I would definitely rank MSNBC ahead of CNN.

 
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IvanKaramazov said:
I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I see CNN as being hands-down the worst of the major media outlets.  I don't watch their channel, but their website is on my daily rotation, and I'm always stunned anew every day at what a clown-show it is.  I don't think I would trust any reporting from CNN unless it was verified elsewhere.  It ranks slightly ahead of Daily Wire in terms of credibility.  I would definitely rank MSNBC ahead of CNN.
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Interesting. Thanks. 

And again on the perception thing, this feels like a dramatic change. I could have been wrong, but 10 years ago I thought of CNN as totally neutral. Again, I don't know if my perception matches reality. But that was my perception back then. 

 
On that note, one fun way to compare that's mostly gone away now with the changes in newspapers was to walk past the newspaper vending machines in a big city where there were multiple papers. It was a great way to easily compare how each paper treated their front page. You can still do that of course clicking around websites but it's not as easy.

Now there's an idea for a website: Put the home pages of a bunch of different news websites in panels on a webpage so you can do the same thing. Is that already being done?

 
Joe Bryant said:
Interesting. Thanks. 

And again on the perception thing, this feels like a dramatic change. I could have been wrong, but 10 years ago I thought of CNN as totally neutral. Again, I don't know if my perception matches reality. But that was my perception back then. 
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Same.  It doesn't bother me at all that Fox News is right-wing and MSNBC is left-wing.  Nothing wrong with having those as options IMO.  But watching CNN fall was disturbing to me.  I was never particularly critical of them until a year or two after Trump was elected, when it felt like every headline was screaming about how terrible Trump was using a font that would normally be reserved for the start of a world war.  I was hoping they would go back to normal now that Trump is out of office, but I think they really want Trump back because he was good for business.

 
IvanKaramazov said:
Same.  It doesn't bother me at all that Fox News is right-wing and MSNBC is left-wing.  Nothing wrong with having those as options IMO.  But watching CNN fall was disturbing to me.  I was never particularly critical of them until a year or two after Trump was elected, when it felt like every headline was screaming about how terrible Trump was using a font that would normally be reserved for the start of a world war.  I was hoping they would go back to normal now that Trump is out of office, but I think they really want Trump back because he was good for business.
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That was exactly my perception. 

 
IvanKaramazov said:
Same.  It doesn't bother me at all that Fox News is right-wing and MSNBC is left-wing.  Nothing wrong with having those as options IMO.  But watching CNN fall was disturbing to me.  I was never particularly critical of them until a year or two after Trump was elected, when it felt like every headline was screaming about how terrible Trump was using a font that would normally be reserved for the start of a world war.  I was hoping they would go back to normal now that Trump is out of office, but I think they really want Trump back because he was good for business.
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Same for me as well. Crazy to think my view of CNN like 15 year ago versus today's view.

 
I would say CNN tanked their credibility faster, but NYT has fallen farther. They both have destroyed their brands but the NYT, The Gray Lady, is a crying shame.

 
sho nuff said:
Again...they are mostly left.  And slightly accurate/reliable.  Opinion shows are to be avoided.
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They have been good on foreign news, I watch some of the CNN International.  

 
Is it considered inaccurate when you don’t report on actual stories? Thats my problem with CNN and the others in these polls . They may be somewhat accurate in what they report, but they often don’t report stories that would tend go harm their side.

 
No vote, don't watch or read.

My perception of them is that they lean mostly-to-very left and that they are mostly accurate/reliable.

As a left leaning news/opinion organization CNN would probably confirm my inherent bias views about many topics I find interesting and important. Even so, I'm not interested one bit in my bias being confirmed by the most likely place I'll find it. Reuters, BBC and occasionally AP......those will suffice for honest reporting of the news that interests me. I don't always like what I read in these places but I prefer the truth even if it pains me.

 
Joe Bryant said:
Interesting. Thanks. 

And again on the perception thing, this feels like a dramatic change. I could have been wrong, but 10 years ago I thought of CNN as totally neutral. Again, I don't know if my perception matches reality. But that was my perception back then. 
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10 years ago I would have also said CNN was neutral.  I don't remember them having all of these opinion shows like they do today and wish they would just go back to news.  

I voted mostly left, mostly accurate/reliable.  

 
Dickies said:
10 years ago I would have also said CNN was neutral.  I don't remember them having all of these opinion shows like they do today and wish they would just go back to news.  

I voted mostly left, mostly accurate/reliable.  
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This.

I sensed some gradual ongoing migration to more and more radical perspectives. Which is fine, except they keep pretending they remain journalists instead of opinion mouthpieces for their individual bias.

If I look back, i think Trump make have "broken" them at some point, because they really tilted when he started holding them accountable. 

 
Sparky Big Time said:
This.

I sensed some gradual ongoing migration to more and more radical perspectives. Which is fine, except they keep pretending they remain journalists instead of opinion mouthpieces for their individual bias.

If I look back, i think Trump make have "broken" them at some point, because they really tilted when he started holding them accountable. 
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:oldunsure:

 
Sparky Big Time said:
This.

I sensed some gradual ongoing migration to more and more radical perspectives. Which is fine, except they keep pretending they remain journalists instead of opinion mouthpieces for their individual bias.

If I look back, i think Trump make have "broken" them at some point, because they really tilted when he started holding them accountable. 
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The Trump Hillary election day was the last time I went to CNN for good news

 
supermike80 said:
The Trump Hillary election day was the last time I went to CNN for good news
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The most dramatic news was CNN covering Chris Cuomo leaving his basement after courageously fighting COVID.  They left out the part when he got into an argument with a bicyclist a few days earlier in a park.  

 
I miss CNN, I really do.  There were so damn good in the late 80’s and 90’s when it was straight news.  I remember watch the start of the Gulf War and the tracer bullets flying into the sky over Baghdad.  They were so good and so reliable.  Even when they broke into “opinion journalism” they were still down the middle (Larry King, Crossfire).  

 
I look at CNN as fairly left, with some really horrible writers for a major news site (they read like an angsty 25 y/o's blog at times). I lean slightly left myself, but I don't like biased news, and they are biased.

That said, because of their infrastructure, they are probably the best when it comes to a story breaking. Something bad happen? Go to CNN first to see what it was. But beyond that, I avoid them.

 
IvanKaramazov said:
I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I see CNN as being hands-down the worst of the major media outlets....
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Do you not classify Fox News as a major media outlet? I flip around so as to get a sense of the slant of lots of stations so I land on Fox now and then. To me, Fox is clearly worse than CNN with regards to objectivity.

 
Wildcat said:
Is it considered inaccurate when you don’t report on actual stories? Thats my problem with CNN and the others in these polls . They may be somewhat accurate in what they report, but they often don’t report stories that would tend go harm their side.
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My biggest complaint also.  

 
Wildcat said:
Is it considered inaccurate when you don’t report on actual stories? Thats my problem with CNN and the others in these polls . They may be somewhat accurate in what they report, but they often don’t report stories that would tend go harm their side.
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This is a very good point, @Wildcat.    Would we rate a site highly that only reported on race issues, but got the info right?   

 
CNNs coverage of Ukraine has been quite good imo.  It really shines a light on how bad their general news coverage has become since Trump.  

 
unckeyherb said:
CNNs coverage of Ukraine has been quite good imo.  It really shines a light on how bad their general news coverage has become since Trump.  
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Absolutely.  I am a bit ambivalent here.  Their normal news coverage is slanted and inaccurate.  Their opinion shows are wacko left.  Their hard news, like now in Ukraine, is excellent.

 
Today is the launch of CNN+.  I’m curious to see how it does, more curious from a non-news content angle.  Chris Wallace is a very good addition for them.

 
FairWarning said:
Today is the launch of CNN+.  I’m curious to see how it does, more curious from a non-news content angle.  Chris Wallace is a very good addition for them.
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if you were looking to change your image why would you have a far left Brian Stelter and the bigoted Jemele Hill on…especially since neither are known ratings winners.

 
Sand said:
Absolutely.  I am a bit ambivalent here.  Their normal news coverage is slanted and inaccurate.  Their opinion shows are wacko left.  Their hard news, like now in Ukraine, is excellent.
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This may be why I have a more favorable opinion of CNN than most here.  I can't stomach their opinion shows, and I don't feel the need to watch normal news when there are so many other ways to be updated, but when major events are happening live I find their coverage to be the best of the major news networks.

 
I know I'm in the minority here but I've been a big CNN fan for years. Do they have a "liberal bias? Sure but it's in the realm of the lens in which they look at the world moreso than pushing "fake news" to support an agenda.

No surprise for those that know me that i view Fox "News" as a despicable propaganda outlet that has done major harm to our country pushing an agenda of division and hate. They have no.problem with "alternative facts" and being a mouthpiece for a destructive political agenda. 

I don't watch much MSNBC but I sort of view them as alot more slanted liberal bias than CNN. A channel created specifically to take on the propaganda of Fox News.

CNN is not perfect but I think they do an excellent job covering politics especially. When I watch other news events being covered I don't feel like they are being slanted in a way towards biases unlike the same topic I may see on Fox for example.

My main complaint with CNN is that EVERYTHING is BREAKING NEWS 24/7. I know all news outlets do it to attract attention but it's overkill and hurts their perceived reputation imo.

 
cap'n grunge said:
I know I'm in the minority here but I've been a big CNN fan for years. Do they have a "liberal bias? Sure but it's in the realm of the lens in which they look at the world moreso than pushing "fake news" to support an agenda.

No surprise for those that know me that i view Fox "News" as a despicable propaganda outlet that has done major harm to our country pushing an agenda of division and hate. They have no.problem with "alternative facts" and being a mouthpiece for a destructive political agenda. 

I don't watch much MSNBC but I sort of view them as alot more slanted liberal bias than CNN. A channel created specifically to take on the propaganda of Fox News.

CNN is not perfect but I think they do an excellent job covering politics especially. When I watch other news events being covered I don't feel like they are being slanted in a way towards biases unlike the same topic I may see on Fox for example.

My main complaint with CNN is that EVERYTHING is BREAKING NEWS 24/7. I know all news outlets do it to attract attention but it's overkill and hurts their perceived reputation imo.
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They and Fox are heads and tails on a coin.  It just depends on which side you are on. 

 
I did watch some of Chris Wallace on CNN+ last night.  It was good, much more professional than the regular channel.  

 
FairWarning said:
They and Fox are heads and tails on a coin.  It just depends on which side you are on. 
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Not really.  If you tune into the different shows on Fox through the day, you will see a constant attack (for lack of a better word) on the left - as they attempt to build hate for the left by manipulating the gullible.  They like to single out an individual from the left that did or said something dumb and attempt to paint them as representative of the left.

On CNN, has their slant but it's not anywhere near as constant and malicious.  There is far more stupid stuff being done on the right lately but CNN is not condemning everyone on the right for one person's actions.

Now you can probably find an exception to the above - this is just general observations having watched both. 

 
FairWarning said:
They and Fox are heads and tails on a coin.  It just depends on which side you are on. 
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Respectfully disagree. Regardless of your politics I can't see how an honest individual could look at Tucker Carlson and similar hosts on Fox and say with a straight face that CNN "does that too".

 
Sparky Big Time said:
Yes. CNN has continuously delivered information as "fact" which was not true.  It can take some time, but I relished in a President who did not let them get away with it. 
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Can you please provide an example of when they reported false information and Trump correctly corrected them? I genuinely don't recall a single instance. 

My perception seems to be the common one here: leans mostly left with moderately accurate reporting. 

 
FairWarning said:
Don’t compare news to an opinion show, then it’s even.  
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I tend to agree with this. I still find the Fox News talking heads (Carlson, Ingraham, that ranting old guy) to be insufferable, disingenuous, and borderline poisonous but their actual news coverage seems moderately reliable (which is where I'd put CNN). 

 
I went with "Slightly Left" and "Mostly Accurate/Reliable". I don't watch their cable TV channel and usually skip over the opinion/analysis stuff on their website, so my poll response is mostly based on the news stories on their website.

 
cap'n grunge said:
Respectfully disagree. Regardless of your politics I can't see how an honest individual could look at Tucker Carlson and similar hosts on Fox and say with a straight face that CNN "does that too".
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It's hard to compare people like Tucker Carlson to people like Chris Cuomo.  Carlson is a grifter who spews nonsense for 60 minutes a night, but there's no pretense of him being anything other than that.  I mean, it's obviously an opinion show, and people are tuning in to hear Carlson's over-the-top take on things.  That's not a good part of an intellectually healthy diet, but at least there's no false advertising involved.  Tucker Carlson is the media equivalent of a bag of Doritos -- kind of gross and unhealthy, but nobody is pretending otherwise.

Chris Cuomo, on the other hand, was always presented as an honest broker.  And he actively distorted the news to prop up his brother, who was killing old people in his role as governor while molesting women in his spare time.  That seems like a much bigger deal to me than giving airtime to Tucker Carlson, but neither one is anything to be celebrated.

 
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