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Political polarization and news perception

How political polarization affects the perception of news and media bias

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Jan 17, 2026
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Is CNN BIASED TO THE LEFT.

Independent media ratings and academic studies consistently place CNN left of center, especially in its online and cable programming, while many reliability assessments still deem its reporting genera...

Jan 14, 2026
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Is CNN moderate?

CNN cannot be neatly labeled “moderate” across the board: independent ratings and academic studies generally place CNN to the left of center, yet its content varies by program and time slot—hard-news ...

Feb 6, 2026

How did media outlets cover Trump's 2015 feud with McCain?

Mainstream news coverage of Donald framed the episode as both a shocking breach of political norms — an assault on a widely respected Vietnam POW and stalwart — and as an early signal of Trump’s insur...

Feb 4, 2026

How has CNN’s ideological tilt changed over time compared with Fox News and MSNBC?

began as a pioneering 24-hour news service without an explicit ideological label, but academic analyses show its relative position shifted over time—tracking toward the left in primetime during and af...

Jan 20, 2026

Which major US TV networks are commonly perceived as left-leaning and what evidence supports that?

Mainstream U.S. television outlets most commonly perceived as left-leaning are CNN and MSNBC, with broadcast network news (NBC, ABC, CBS) frequently characterized as center-to-center-left by parts of ...

Jan 9, 2026

CNN political bias

Claims that CNN is politically biased are supported by multiple independent ratings and academic studies that place the network to the left of center in its online and cable output, while other resear...