“Google's bias towards left-wing media outlets has been laid bare by an algorithm which detected that it favors sites including CNN and The New York Times over others.
According to data compiled by researchers from Northwestern University, the search engine promoted those sites over others repeatedly in November 2017.
Of the 6,302 articles that appeared in Google's 'top stories' page that month after a term was searched, more than 10 percent were by CNN.
The New York Times was the second most favored and accounted for 6.5 percent of articles. The Washington Post was third with 5.6 percent.
By contrast, Fox News, the most right-wing outlet in mainstream media, was the source of just three percent of the stories which appeared…”
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May 12, 2019, 12:39 PM
.38supersig
May 12, 2019, 02:10 PM
just1tym
Not surprising either that there's a large annoying "Goggle" pop-up ad at the top of the page if you scroll backwards towards the top. I haven't used Goggle in ages, I avoid at all costs.
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May 13, 2019, 01:59 AM
corsair
quote:
Originally posted by .38supersig:
US news media has four main sources for dedicated national news: NYT, Wash Post, WSJ and USA Today.
NYT & Post liberal content. WSJ conservative content. USA Today is the American version of the Guardian/Daily Mail...lots pictures, short on content
Which source is missing....?
May 13, 2019, 07:48 AM
saigonsmuggler
I think it's tailored to you. My Google feed show plenty of Fox news and hardly ever an CNN article.
