The mainstream news media, in general, tends to be:
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Unfortunately, people often mistakenly conflate opinion shows from news shows, and news media don't do themselves any favours in avoiding this confusion when they have them on the same channel.
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Slightly left, but on issues of social justice usually very left, but that is more binary perhaps
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Slightly to very left, with an incredibly ham-fisted "both sides!" effort to make up for it that treats the GOP as the only source of disagreement that matters.
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I choose slightly left, I would have rather choosen Rather Elitist and Authoritarian
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I guess this poll says more about your followers than about media itself. :)
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Missing choice, "very narrow".. it's like looking at a rock too close with your eye
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How do people define the center? Is it just the statistical average in a population? Is there a normative component?
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Both. The national media skews depending on the outlet, but local affiliates skew towards their audience. Being from NJ, living in Houston, I listen to media from both areas. Each give different takes on the same story designed to sell to their market.
