If it's actually an editorial, using selected facts to advance the writers opinion then I consider this Fake News.

Now, this is why I quit watching NBC back during Bush's first term. Every morning we use to turn on The Today Show while we got ready for work. However, the change in the tone and tenor of their "news" coverage got so sour that we quit them completely.

I remember when TV news stations would offer editorials, but there was a clear distinction between the news broadcast and the editorial portion. These two should not be merged. Boundaries must be clearly established and adhered to. Main reason that the public doesn't trust the media.

I'll site the poll that came out this week:

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A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that nearly half (48%) of all Likely U.S. Voters believe most reporters are biased against the president-elect.

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Posted by KiwiHead

Auckland, NZ

Member since Jul 2014

27733 posts

Posted on 2/17/17 at 10:47 am to Superior Pariah

NBC deals in fake news....lets revisit some

Brian Williams
Dateline NBC rigging a pick up to explode in 1993
George Zimmerman's edited 911 phone call

New York Times

Jayson Blair.....sitting in bar in Manhattan , making up fake stories

Washington Post
Jimmy's World by Janet Cooke a completely fabricated story of an 8 years old heroin addict

CBS News

Rathergate on GW Bush and his national guard records
Lara Logan on fabricating things on Benghazi
1 million disenfranchised black votes in 2000 election

Just snippets.....there is so much more

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Posted by Knight of Old

New Hampshire

Member since Jul 2007

11037 posts

Posted on 2/17/17 at 10:52 am to Superior Pariah

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The last 24 hours perfectly summed up President Trump's first month in office.

The very first sentence is presented as a declarative statement, implicitly longing for us to accept this as a factual prerequisite. It has no basis in fact, whatsoever.

For those on the Far Left that have trouble with this kind of thing: Whose definition of 'perfect' is being used? "The last 24 hours" from when? "First month" - did I miss something - has February 20 already occurred? "Summed" up - is there a standard equation and measurement agreed upon for such matters?

In fact (pun intended), there is no way such an opening declaration could be documented or substantiated as fact or the basis of fact.

The preamblulatory sentence is very clearly an opinion.

Similarly, and in a preposterous manner, following this foundational sentence of speculative opinion is a torrent of bullet points and nary one disclaimer that this article is presenting anything other than a reporting of facts - which is obvious subterfuge and false according the construction of first sentence.

Very dishonest and very fake.

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