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Several days ago I came under escalating attack after using Media Bias Fact Check to rate two sources.
Accusations included:
1. Using results as evidence does not establish credibility.
2. Anyone can start a blog to rate media bias.
3. Has the rating service rated itself?
4. Trekker considers the rating service Progressive and down the middle.
5. Trekker automatically disregards the source if the rating service rates the source Right Wing.
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My answers fell on deaf ears -
I used the rating service to rate Fox News, MSNBC and CNN as examples. My critics disregarded my response and the accompanying results as an inadequate and non-credible barometer of "lean".
My critics disregarded my statement that lean becomes one more factor in my assessments when attempting to conjecture, opine, analyze and arrive at a cognitive conclusion.
Fake news and Filter Bubbles have become today's norm. How many of you feel you can anticipate the tone and gist of a response based on someone's political affiliation?
Resources for Fact-Checking & Researching Controversial Topics - Evaluating & Fact-Checking Sources - Research Guides at Stetson University
https://onlinejournalismblog.com/2017/02/20/fake-news-allsides-filter-bubbles-john-gable/
Accusations included:
1. Using results as evidence does not establish credibility.
2. Anyone can start a blog to rate media bias.
3. Has the rating service rated itself?
4. Trekker considers the rating service Progressive and down the middle.
5. Trekker automatically disregards the source if the rating service rates the source Right Wing.
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My answers fell on deaf ears -
I used the rating service to rate Fox News, MSNBC and CNN as examples. My critics disregarded my response and the accompanying results as an inadequate and non-credible barometer of "lean".
My critics disregarded my statement that lean becomes one more factor in my assessments when attempting to conjecture, opine, analyze and arrive at a cognitive conclusion.
Fake news and Filter Bubbles have become today's norm. How many of you feel you can anticipate the tone and gist of a response based on someone's political affiliation?
Resources for Fact-Checking & Researching Controversial Topics - Evaluating & Fact-Checking Sources - Research Guides at Stetson University
https://onlinejournalismblog.com/2017/02/20/fake-news-allsides-filter-bubbles-john-gable/