An election year means that the American public must be vigilant as to where they consume their news.
Across the nation, mainstream media corporations will carefully select what they report on for their readers and viewers. Left-wing publications will no doubt criticize Republican candidate Donald Trump, while conservative broadcasters will focus their efforts on the incapability of President Joe Biden.
CNN is no exception. Once nicknamed the “Clinton News Network” by Donald Trump, the corporation is notorious for its left-wing bias – perhaps best amusingly highlighted by the @DefiantLs account on X.
The account – which is dedicated to “exposing hypocrisy and making you smile” – shared two CNN Business articles published only ten days apart.
The first, published on November 9, 2021, is titled “Why Joe Biden can’t do much to ease gas prices”, with the article exploring further into contributing factors to rising oil prices at the time, with the purpose of downplaying any role Biden played in them.
Just ten days later, Jula Horowitz – the author of the aforementioned article – published a follow-up where readers were encouraged to “thank China and Joe Biden” for the subsequent drop in price.
As always, reporting is a “heads I win, tails you lose” game to the modern journalist.
Social media users responded to the post from June 5, 2024, with other examples of CNN’s intriguing perspective on reporting.
Others called for further scrutiny of the “partisan” mainstream media.
What’s your view on CNN? Do you still watch it? Feel free to let us know in the comments below.
