Electrons dont exist?
doh! I smell a new investment venture for Wall Street. :ror:
So being a right leaning country equals ignorant, misinformed? No bias there. Just get back from Bigot City....again? :roll:
Does the right wing media make mistakes? Absolutely. Nothing w/ human involvment is ever perfect.
They're your words. Lets review:
I said they were successful because this is a right leaning country. I NEVER stated they were "correct/unbiased.
Lets break that down.
I said they (right wing media) were successful because this is a right leaning country.
If I'm correct, then the right wing media has success because they are supported by a right leaning demographic. Without the support and acceptance of a right leaning demographic, they wouldn't have the success that they do, right?
I never stated they were "correct/unbiased".
By "never stating" that, one could conclude that you believe that they (right wing media) are incorrect and biased.
So when an incorrect and biased news organization receives support from its target demographic, what does that mean? To me it means that either A) they are unknowingly being duped, which would mean that a whole lot of them are pretty lazy, ignorant, or just plain brainwashed, or B) that they are knowingly being duped and continue to support such media outlets only because they are being told what they want to hear, regardless if its false, spun, or exaggerated.
Can the same be said of the left leaning media? Absolutely. The root of the problem is that actual, factual news is boring. Nobody is going to sit for an hour and listen to average, everyday goings on around the nation or around the world. But if you can take that news, sensationalize it, spin it to make the people in your target audience sit up and take notice, then you've got a goldmine. And that is what the media does.
But there is a difference between making a mistake and generating spin to appease the masses. Mistakes are usually apologized for and explained, and if possible, avoided. Generating spin means taking a little kernel of truth, and spinning a story (real or not, usually not) around it to suit your bias and keep the money and support rolling in.