Bias in Cable News- 1

     

    How many times has the news consumed viewers from being biased? The emergencies of fake news are more serious than we know. Why is biased and fake news a thing in the first place, how does it benefit us? Some may feel it is a source of entertainment while others like myself just see it as ridiculousness. As a media analyst, I've noticed that Bias in Cable News hits the surface hard around election time in American, and not only presidential elections, but other elections as well. As I researched Bias in cable news more I realized how it can be an issue in society.

            Is television cable news biased? The answer is yes. The other answer is that television cable news can become controversial within a matter of seconds. The least bias television news is the ones with neutral facts and undegrading storylines. The most empirically and unbiased cable television news network is unforeseen because sometimes there's not a right time to broadcast the wrong thing.  Most Americans believe that 75% of the news they watch on cable is biased.

            According to research ‘Fox News’ earned an overall score of -87% when it comes to being biased from the political Democratic Party. Republicans rated fox news as just biased, with no percentage. MSNBC luckily earned 0 ratings from being biased from both the Democratic and Republican Party. The New York Times scored low with the republican party and high with the Democratic party when it comes to bias. Some reviewers feel that the New York Times was a quote on quote 'Too honest' to the republican party's liking. Shockingly, democrats rated NBC News as biased while Republicans didn't. Things were mutual when both political parties' ratings for The Wall Street Journal was closer than expected. However, PBS news is considered the most unbiased cable news network in the United States of America by both the Democratic and Republican parties.

            See how almost everything that is considered biased on television aligns with politics? Do the topics align because both cable news and politics are considered biased most of the time? Politics may be considered biased for numerous amount of reasons. According to research, Democrats and Republicans only choose to recognize biased comments and facts when it is against each other.

            To sum things up, bias or not bias, it is all about what we as Americans think about the news we see on cable. Some of us may feel a sense of distrust, and some of us may feel the news is right. Opinions, and hidden facts. The division that biased comments and thoughts cause come with hidden agendas and confusing statements.