• AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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    5 months ago

    It’s reassuring if true, but Newsweek are a right-wing disinformation source. Perhaps they’re reporting this straight, or perhaps this is disinformation aimed at a specific goal. In any case, nothing from them should be taken at face value unless verified from a reputable source.

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      5 months ago

      Huh, I had assumed Newsweek was mostly left, but it looks like you’re correct:

      Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER
      Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL
      Country: USA
      MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
      Media Type: Magazine
      Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
      MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

      I haven’t read it in over a decade though…

      https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/newsweek/

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        FWIW, I had a subscription over a decade ago. I can’t say I ever thought of it as “Left”, it was at best, corporate center. But it definitely has gone more right as it has also gone more sensationalist. They partnered with Daily Beast for a while, and then were sold to IBT media, an international “news and Information” conglomerate. I think your memories are from the old hard journalism days, and they have gone back to corporate, but corporate-right.

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          Isn’t all corporate, right or center? This is maybe a me problem but I think of the Democrats as a center right party because of their policies regarding corporations.

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        5 months ago

        You can assume a right-center bias for almost any outlet, and I think mediabiasfactcheck needs to recalibrate, if we are being honest. See their assessment of NYT, as a for instance.

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            5 months ago

            The ground premise is interesting and all my lefty podcasts have offer codes. I’ve been thinking about giving them a try

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              I bought into a year of the vantage plan and it’s been pretty good. It actually renewed a couple of months ago. I check it every day generally.

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      5 months ago

      I’m guessing it’s too early for polls to actually tell. It comes around the same time as the RNC, so even if his numbers go up, it may be hard to tell what is responsible