Fox News, CNN: Which is Actually Bias? With Live-Web Proof
PHOTO: Logos of largest US media outlets CNN and Fox News.
Once you've read this article, you may want to try and call our news outlet bias. But please keep in mind this is an opinionated article based around two screenshots taken today (at around 10:52 P.M. Eastern Time / NYC) of both of the company's websites. Although I doubt it, but different days may mean different results in this comparison.
CNN Screenshot
Here's a screenshot of CNN's website at the time mentioned above. Highlighted in red would be anti-Trump media coverage (or anti-Republican). In blue would be pro-Trump media coverage (or anti-Democrat). Un-highlighted are either unrelated or have been called neutral as they'd been similarly reported on both websites.
Now, let's go through the headlines highlighted. Keep in mind that if one of the titles of the articles seems either neutral or 'unrelated', it's highlighted because the read content of the article actually posed a political partisan coverage on the situation.
Anti-Trump Headlines
CNN's website promotes, at that moment, seven clickable articles that hold a partisan-sided media coverage that can be seen as anti-Trump or anti-GOP. It includes "Trump targets Postal Service and Amazon", "Trump's approval rating hasn't caught up to Obama's" and even ones like "Trump raises new questions about Mueller's future".
Pro-Trump Headlines
Although CNN is often seen as a very Liberal Democratic news agency, and technically most of their viewers definitely are partisan pro-Dem viewers, they do also have five articles that defended the current President. It's only two less than the other side. It includes "Trump finally gets the honor he deserves", "Trump is right about the FBI" and the breaking story of Clinton aide's emails on Weiner's laptop.
Overall Score
Out of a total of 23 posted articles (counted links) caught in the screenshot, seven of them pose an anti-Trump view (30% of the articles) and five pose a pro-Trump view (22% of the articles). At least 48% of that moment's CNN articles were either un-related, neutral, or fair bipartisan coverage of a political issue.
FOX NEWS Screenshot
Here's a screenshot of Fox News' website at the time mentioned above. Highlighted in red would be anti-Trump media coverage (or anti-Republican). In blue would be pro-Trump media coverage (or anti-Democrat). Un-highlighted are either unrelated or have been called neutral as they'd been similarly reported on both websites.
You may instantly note something remarkable. There's absolute no anti-Trump or any form of self-criticism on this screenshot. No, Republicans and Fox News viewers, don't run away just yet. At least listen out for our take on why.
Now on the page, 17 articles (clickable story links) are provided. It's around six less than CNN's homepage simply for the look of the homepage, no criticizing them there. Out of the 17 articles, five of them appeared to be pro-Trump or anti-Democrats. That's 29% of their articles on their homepage, meaning 71% of their articles are 'neutral'.
Don't be fooled - it really doesn't mean Fox News is less bias than CNN. In fact, it means the exact opposite. Of course it can be true, should the Huma Abedin story not have broken today the results could've been different. But that story would've probably been replaced with a different anti-Clinton or anti-Democrat story as Fox News does often times.
But in reality, Fox News is currently under intense scrutiny ever since Trump has become the US President over their reported bias and what was called 'state-run propaganda' by many critics. It's because they've defended Trump to their core and even went as far as avoiding to cover stories that may criticize the President.
However if any of these two companies was scrutinized the most; it was indefinitely CNN. With anchors being shouted at by government officials for trying to ask question, to an entire rally cheering that their organization sucks, from being pushed so far down the fear of making mistakes that they've fired any of their reported who do, to even engaging in 'fake news' arguments with on-screen employees, they've had it all.
An reality has it, CNN is not fake news. Fox News viewers, CNN viewers, MSNBC viewers, NYT readers, virtually everyone other than those Breitbart readers can agree that CNN may choose what they share for their own political reasonings (exactly like Fox News does) but they do not intentionally publicize false stories. Though they've made numerous arguments, once again like many others, they always apologize.
What's truly remarkable is CNN's loyalty to other news organizations. In fact, they'd consider themselves 'ally companies' (or at least friendly) with their now-rivals Fox News ever since their 9/11 coverage back in 2001. The company is very careful as to when they'd publically criticize another news company. And it may be directly related to their anger at other companies for pushing them under the bus.
New York Times, Washington Post, MSNBC, ABC News and many other major American news companies have aided CNN and publicly defended them on live TV. In fact, when Trump was only a president-elect, even a Fox News reporter defended Jim Acosta when he underwent fire by Trump at a press briefing.
The thing is that as the months progressed and the Dems anger against Trump as Republicans get angry at the Democrats and the political war just expanding; the wage of conflict and rivalry between CNN and Fox News has just expanded.
Unlike CNN, Fox News makes it quite clear that their ultimate goal is to remain America's most watched news company. And with CNN quite close in the ratings for many years; they'll do anything to shut others down. As you saw in the screenshot, they attacked not only CNN but another left-wing news agency; Buzzfeed.
Now, let's not try to fool anyone, Buzzfeed News is a controversial topic of it's own. Some people refer to it as the Breitbart of the left, though it just isn't that bad, of course. But the fact is that out of 23 CNN articles, not one attacked a separate agency. Out of 17 Fox News articles, 2 of them did. That's 0% versus 12%.
And that's true for virtually any day of reporting at Fox News. Their live TV reporters consistently attack CNN and other news outlets, while articles on their website continue to attack and are always on the offensive.
Nevermind my political ideology, the reason i dislike Fox News is simply because of their disloyalty to the American people. No matter what side of the aisle you fall on, there's simply no reason to attack others. And that's what Fox News is all about.
Oh, and if I didn't mention it already, i'm a life-long Republican voter.