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The mainstream press which has become left leaning, very left leaning in some cases.
I'm going to join in the questioning of this statement.
I think it requires a couple of definitions first.
By what standard are we to judge the political bias of a media outlet?
(I'm not suggesting they don't exist, but looking for the objective comparator, so apples to apples comparisons may be made.)
ie. Are we considering the editorial page? What percentage of columnists appear to have an overt bias one way or the other? Is it which stories are
covered? Which placement they are given? Or overt slant of the 'news' stories themselves?
In reference to TV, where editorials are not typically a thing, in Canada; what are we considering, story slant, imagery, interviews, subjects of long-form journalism?
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A second definition set is then required.
What is right wing, or centrist or left-wing?
I'm not being obtuse in asking.
I'm pointing out that if we were to judge by the broadly perceived political spectrum of the United States, the the National Post might be considered a Communist rag, LOL
If we wish to use Sweden as an example; The Star might pass for a conservative publication.
When people say the mainstream media has a left-wing bias, I find this fascinating as I would argue that not only is there very little evidence to support this conclusion based on a contemporary understanding of politics; but that it would pass for absurd using the classical definitions of left and right wing.