Los and Bertram discuss the history and consequences of the perceived media bias in the United States.
From Yellow Journalism to the Fairness Doctrine to social media, to the Media Bias Chart—and so much more, the boys go in-depth on why it's so hard for the media not to choose sides.
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Resources from this episode:
Leading daily newspapers in the United States in September 2017 and January 2019, by circulation
Most-Listened-To Radio Talk Show Hosts in America
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984
Media Regulation | CrashCourse via YouTube)
Section 230: The Law at the Center of the Big Tech Debate | WSJ (via YouTube)
Civil War Tested Lincoln's Tolerance For Free Speech, Press | Freedom Forum Institute
Ethics Unwrapped: Deontology | McCombs School of Business
Ethics Unwrapped: Consequentialism | McCombs School of Business
Defund the Police - Top 3 Pros and Cons | ProCon.Org
Do Experts or Collective Intelligence Write with More Bias? Evidence from Encyclopædia Britannica and Wikipedia (*Not referenced in this episode but used during research on Media Bias for this episode.)
