https://www.wgbh.org/news/2017/03/15...nly-right-wingA major new study of social media sharing patterns shows that political polarization is more common among conservatives than liberals — and that the exaggerations and falsehoods emanating from right-wing media outlets such as Breitbart News have infected mainstream discourse.
Though the report, published by the Columbia Journalism Review, does an excellent job of laying out the challenge posed by Breitbart and its ilk, it is less than clear on how to counter it. Successfully standing up for truthful reporting in this environment “could usher in a new golden age for the Fourth Estate,” the authors write. But members of the public who care about such journalism are already flocking to news organizations like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and, locally, The Boston Globe, all of which have experienced a surge in paid subscriptions since the election of President Trump. That’s heartening, but there are no signs that it’s had any effect on the popularity or influence of the right-wing partisan media.
The CJR study, by scholars at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, at Harvard Law School, and the MIT Center for Civic Media, examined more than 1.25 million articles between April 1, 2015, and Election Day. What they found was that Hillary Clinton supporters shared stories from across a relatively broad political spectrum, including center-right sources such as The Wall Street Journal, mainstream news organizations like the Times and the Post, and partisan liberal sites like The Huffington Post and The Daily Beast.
I'm sure we're all shocked.
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10-14-2019, 10:28 PM #9661Ultimate Member
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Wow you have to be pretty horrible to make John Bolton flinch. Could Bolton be the whistleblower?
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confirms that Fiona Hill told Congress today that Bolton told her he wanted no part of Giuliani's "drug deal," and referred to Giuliani as a "hand grenade."
@nytimes first reported this shortly ago
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10-15-2019, 12:58 AM #9663Invincible Member
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While I don't think that Bolton is the actual whistleblower, it did cross my mind that some of the what we know about the whistleblower seemingly comes from what was Bolton's corner of things and that Bolton said something along the lines of that we would "Be Hearing From Him..."
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10-15-2019, 01:11 AM #9664Old school comic book fan
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Fort Worth Officer Charged With Murder In Killing Of Atatiana Jefferson In Her Home
Officer Aaron Dean was arrested after he fatally shot the 28-year-old Black woman who was inside her own house. He was later released from jail. That ratfuck should've been left in the lockup.
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Fed-Up Farmer’s Message To Trump: I Wouldn’t Vote For You If You Walked On Water
Chris Gibbs, a former Republican county chair in Ohio, says he’s done with Donald Trump. Let's see if other farmers, screwed by Trump will follow Mr. Gibbs' example.
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Sanders Heads Into Debate With Something To Prove: His Health
Polling indicates voters have significant doubts about whether the Vermont senator is healthy enough to serve as president.
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LeBron James Says Daryl Morey Wasn’t ‘Educated’ About Hong Kong And China
The Lakers forward shared his thoughts on the Houston Rockets general manager’s tweet in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. Short and sweet: just like the rest of the cowardly NBA which knuckled under to Beijing, this was all about Lebron putting his bank account first because Chinese NBA fans buy his jerseys and shoes.
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Brooke Baldwin To Trump: Why Is It Taking You So Long To Condemn That Video?
The CNN anchor said the president tweets “all the time,” but not about a video of a fake Trump murdering critics and the media. Hmm! I wonder about that too. Yo, Donnie! Step up, homie!Last edited by WestPhillyPunisher; 10-15-2019 at 03:13 AM.
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10-15-2019, 01:13 AM #9665Invincible Member
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Jeez...
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Bloomberg Reportedly Still Itching to Run for President Now That Warren is Surging
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10-15-2019, 01:23 AM #9666Old school comic book fan
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Isn't it a tad late for Bloomberg to get in the race? Originally Posted by numberthirty
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LeBron James undermines values with comments on Daryl Morey and China
On behalf of the 327 million American citizens who generally believe that freedom is good and authoritarian regimes are less good, let me apologize to LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers.
It must have been a real inconvenience to take that 13-hour chartered flight to China last week and hang around a luxury hotel in Shanghai for five days while promotional appearances got cancelled. Surely it was awful to be in the middle of an international firestorm where the stakes were so high: Would preseason NBA games be played or not?
And to think, LeBron and his teammates were so disrupted all because Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey had the temerity to send a relatively anodyne tweet supporting a protest that pretty much every one of his countrymen — whether on the left or right side of the political spectrum — would agree with over the rights Hong Kongers were promised when the United Kingdom handed control of the territory over to China in 1997.Because as James tweeted on Monday night, trying to clarify comments he made to the media earlier in the evening: “My team and this league just went through a difficult week. I think people need to understand what a tweet or statement can do to others. And I believe nobody stopped and considered what would happen. Could have waited a week to send it.”
Right on, LeBron. Millions in Hong Kong are fearful that their entire way of life is about to change, and thousands upon thousands of protestors are risking their lives to make a stand for their freedom and their future. Why would Morey think about them when your preseason vacation and your bank account is at stake? How selfish of him.
If only Morey had done what you did Monday, LeBron, and tacitly admit that the only thing that really matters is your ability to sell shoes and market "Space Jam 2" in a country of 1.4 billion, we could have had an intellectually honest discussion about doing business in China and the cost of free speech in a country where only propaganda is tolerated.Avatar: Here's to the late, great Steve Dillon. Best. Punisher. Artist. EVER!
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Not as an independent. Which he should only if he wants Trump to win,. Originally Posted by WestPhillyPunisher
There came a time when the Old Gods died! The Brave died with the Cunning! The Noble perished locked in battle with unleashed Evil! It was the last day for them! An ancient era was passing in fiery holocaust!
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So unless LeBron takes the side everybody wants him to take on an issue he almost certainly doesn't know or care much about, he's undermining American values, yet it's the Chinese that are the brainwashed hivemind? Hong Kong has always been an island where unregulated capitalism has run amok, and these protests are nothing more than the privileged few fighting to protect their privileges, regardless of whatever flowery talk they may spew about freedom or democracy. Obviously the left and right are united on this issue because it goes against the interests of a geopolitical adversary, but this won't turn out any better than the Arab Spring, Ukraine, or Venezuela, and egging on the protesters with uncritical support from a safe distance is just irresponsible. Originally Posted by WestPhillyPunisher
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10-15-2019, 09:00 AM #9670Silver Sentinel
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Bolton is going nuclear today.
And Warren & Mayor Pete are surging.
Going to be a fun time today."Always listen to the crazy scientist with a weird van or armful of blueprints and diagrams." -- Vibranium
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10-15-2019, 09:24 AM #9671Latverian ambassador
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He has a short attention span and doesn't read any long documents. Even if he was briefed on it he may not have been paying attention. Originally Posted by WestPhillyPunisher
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10-15-2019, 09:38 AM #9672Ol' Doogie, Circa 2005
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When you only choose to intake bias and refuse to question said bias, it reflects your world view. Hell, even when Fox News pundits break the narrative, like Neil Cavuto did last night, and went on about how bias shouldn't represent reality, these people get angry about it and, in turn, will want that to go away. Why have someone who will lie to you 98% of the time when you can get someone who'll lie to you 100% of the time? Originally Posted by Tendrin
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"Sorry I wasn't listening. Say it again and keep in mind that I'll zone out again after about ten seconds unless you mention my name every five seconds." Originally Posted by Iron Maiden
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Bolton is a massive a-hole but he's not stupid & no fool. Bolton is just getting warmed up. Please Ghouliani, take him on, oh please try to rattle his cage. "Drug Deal", LOLZ! Originally Posted by BeastieRunner
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Remember when people thought that getting rid of Bolton might have actually been one of Trump's unicorn-like good decisions? Originally Posted by GOLGO 13
Dark does not mean deep.
