If you look at what the mass media is (large corporations), it isn’t difficult to figure out what “angle” they are pushing. Hint: It isn’t left or right – it’s corporate profit and power. These corporations are institutions that act exactly how a corporation should. Any fantasy about “objective” news is a distraction.
More importantly, what would “objective” news look like, and is it the least bit desirable?
@stanleybmanly: “MSNBC has a leftward bias.”
MSNBC is a conservative status quo corporation, and is strictly center/right with a healthy dose of Fox News-style conspiracy theory. The biggest threats to progress come from this style of nonsense. Joy Reid and Maddow ignore the left far more than even Fox News. And when they do cover anything remotely left, it takes the form of left-punching. These pundits – and the corporation as a whole – contributed in a very big way to the fact that we have a Republican administration. I can’t stress enough how much more dangerous Joy Reid and Maddow are than anyone on Fox News.
It’s a bit old at this point, but I still highly recommend the classic Chomsky/Herman Manufacturing Consent.
And keep in mind that a “both sides” approach is not very desirable – even it were possible. First, there are not two sides to be represented – there are many. Second, when corporate media present “both sides”, it’s a reflection of a tiny Overton window, and usually ends up weighted very right-wing. It’s no mistake that the left is completely unrepresented by corporate media. Left voices represent a direct threat to these corporations’ profits and existence. Institutions act to secure their survival and profit.