This day in history: The first issue of "USA Today" was published on this day in 1982. USA Today is the most-read daily newspaper in the United States, which has a declining daily paid circulation of about 2.6 million as of 2018. It is known mostly for its complete and detailed coverage of sports, but also features regional issues ignored by major city-based newspapers. Critics have called it "McPaper", having all the nutritional value of a meal at a fast food restaurant such as McDonald's. USA Today is owned by the leftist media conglomerate Gannett Corporation.
AllSides, an American company that assesses the political bias of prominent media outlets, moved USA Today's media bias rating from Center to Lean Left following a July 2021 Editorial Review.
"The team noted a consistent omission of stories that were important to folks on the right — for example, in June and July 2021, prominent stories on the right regarding businesses struggling to hire due to covid-era unemployment benefits, the high price of gas, and rising crime and gun violence in US cities were not prominently featured. AllSides noted USA Today's top coverage had a consistent focus on social justice issues and climate change....The team found that USA Today frequently leads its stories with left-wing viewpoints, and quotes people and organizations from the left more prominently than those from the right. Quotes from people with alternative or right-wing perspectives are either omitted entirely, or included much farther down in the article. We also noted anti-Trump bias." Source
Sharyl Attkisson recently noted that USA Today still promotes false news about vaccine efficacy. Last year USA Today had to remove 23 articles after it was discovered that their reporter fabricated sources.
With all this and much more, bear in mind that USA Today is a fact check partner for Facebook.
The History and Mystery of Alchemy is now available on Amazon...and it is only 99 cents.
No comments:
Post a Comment