What’s really wrong with the mainstream media | Robert Reich

From favoring the status quo to indulging in false equivalence, the mainstream media engages in subtle, persistent biases. That's why I read the Guardian

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I'm often asked how I keep up with the news. Obviously, I avoid the unhinged rightwing outlets pushing misinformation, disinformation and poisonous lies.

But I've also grown wary of the mainstream media - not because it peddles fake news" but because of three more subtle biases.