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Why is Newsmax blocked? #11

Closed ghost closed 3 years ago

ghost commented 3 years ago

What does Newsmax have to do with QAnon? It certainly isn't far-right, conspiracy, Nazi related, or fake news. This is a site with a moderate Right/Conservative bias (in terms of U.S. politics).

A Dec. 2019 editorial review of Newsmax's web content determined the site has a Lean Right bias. AllSides now rates Newsmax's opinion section separately, as its bias differs significantly from its news section. Prior to Dec. 2019, AllSides rated Newsmax overall as Right. While Newsmax publishes a magazine, AllSides provides media bias ratings for web content only.

During our Dec. 2019 editorial review, a multipartisan team of reviewers found Newsmax's bias mostly lies in its story choice, primarily featuring stories that are generally of interest to conservatives. However, as the time of review, Newsmax did feature some stories that may be of interest to those on the left, such as a story about Michelle Obama praising Greta Thunberg. Our reviewers evaluated the types of bias Newsmax displays and found the outlet does not add a lot of spin to its stories nor is its word choice sensationalist; Newsmax's bias largely lies in its story choice. Notably, the site features a substantial amount of news reports from wire sources AllSides rates as Center, such as Reuters and the Associated Press.

Source: https://www.allsides.com/news-source/newsmax

rimu commented 3 years ago

Newsmax CEO: "We have an editorial policy of being supportive of the President and his policies" he also says that the President’s lies are "great for news."- https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-newsmax-supports-trumps-false-voter-fraud-claims

Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsmax#News_integrity_issues