It was an example of how ingrained bothsiderism has become for almost everyone in the mainstream media.
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Chuck Todd Needs to Do More Than Issue a Mea Culpa
None of this gets resolved until the media finds a way to prioritize truth over balance.
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Staying Above the Fray by Avoiding the Facts Is Not a Neutral Position
What the news room of the New York Times could learn from their editorial board.
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Will There Be an Edward R. Murrow of the Trump Era?
We are once again facing a moment when there are not two equal and logical sides to the argument.
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How Chuck Todd Distorts Reality
He consistently prioritizes balance over truth.
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When It Comes to Divisive Tribalism, Both Sides Don’t Do It
Anyone who pays attention to objective facts should know that.
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Democrats Deal a Death Blow to Bothsiderism. Will the Media Notice?
Unlike Republicans, they are putting the interests of people over raw political power.
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The Gaslighting Effect of Both-Siderism
It helps to step back and review the facts.
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How Republican Extremism Became Normalized
So-called ‘objective media’ gives equal airing to both sides.
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How Some Liberals Feed Republican Messaging
Categorical statements that government is the problem are nothing more than money in the bank for conservatives.
