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TIL comparing two news outlets side-by-side on the same story is eye-opening
I took a local story about a school board vote and read coverage from both Fox and MSNBC yesterday. The difference wasn't just spin, one left out a key quote from a parent that changed the whole tone. Has anyone else tried this with their local paper vs a national site?
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iris_schmidt4mo ago
Totally agree with you both. I did the exact same thing with a story about a city council budget fight. One site made it sound like everyone was furious and the other said it was mostly civil with a few loud voices. @casey818 nailed it, two different planets. The scariest part is when you fact check something you actually know about. I caught a national site flat out reversing the order of events in a story. Made the mayor look bad when the timeline they printed was backwards. You start wondering how many other stories they flipped around.
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casey8184mo ago
Start reading Fox and MSNBC side by side and you'll feel like they're covering two different planets... It's wild how one site can just ghost a quote that changes everything. Guess the truth depends on which news anchor you trust more.
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pat_murray534mo ago
Wait, they actually left out a whole quote that changed the meaning of the story? That's insane, I assumed they just added their own spin but not flat out delete stuff. I tried it with a story about a local zoning fight and one site didn't even mention the crowd was yelling at the mayor.
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