Fox News acts like state-run media

They just back up anything Trump says and give lots of coverage to his rallies.

Fox News promotes Trump's rallies throughout the day and airs them in full, giving him millions in free advertising. https://t.co/EGFfgfdYzI pic.twitter.com/MuugcZxsh3

— Media Matters (@mmfa) July 6, 2018

—> @AP: “Four times in the past few weeks, Fox has set aside its usual prime-time programming to air the president speaking live to supporters at events in South Carolina, Minnesota, North Dakota and West Virginia.” https://t.co/CSVYKfeR9i

— Azi (@Azi) July 6, 2018

Fox lets Trump lie for hours and hours

It doesn't take much. Either she wants something from Trump or he wants something from her.
Either way it's nauseating.#moneyhoney https://t.co/RcDmelUWRU

— Maureen McDonaugh (@Maureen76947979) July 2, 2018

Fox Biz prez Brian Jones has issued a statement defending Maria Bartiromo: Her "wide-ranging" Trump interview "made news on multiple fronts and elicited answers to numerous questions. We are proud of her hard work and continued success across each of her FBN and FNC programs." https://t.co/ZapAqxcRcD

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 2, 2018

Here’s How Fox & Friends (Barely) Covered Scott Pruitt’s Scandal-Plagued Ouster https://t.co/YmPH1AC5xq pic.twitter.com/SuDrKT4vCs

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) July 6, 2018

“Surely Fox News reporters will press the White House for comment, right?" @brianstelter asked. "If they don’t do that, if Fox ignores this story, it will be another sign of the Fox/Trump merger.” https://t.co/wQ8oI8EncU

— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) July 8, 2018

Re-upping my question from Sunday: What would Trump do without Fox? https://t.co/62GRmWzwYt

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 10, 2018

“There’s almost no daylight now between the agenda of the White House and the agenda of Fox News.” https://t.co/17o1QuRJs7

— Nick Ashdown (@Nick_Ashdown) July 19, 2018

Trump and Fox News

Detailing the special relationship btwn Fox News & Trump… https://t.co/AYxhosgJmA pic.twitter.com/JW45xoVoJF

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 9, 2018

In 2011, Donald Trump was given a regular Monday morning slot on “Fox and Friends.” It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. @grynbaum on the ever blurring line between Fox News & the Trump administration https://t.co/ieUP1tRX1J

— Connor Ennis (@EnnisNYT) July 1, 2018

Poll on media bias

Conservatives estimated that 54 percent of news on the radio, TV and in newspapers was misinformation. https://t.co/ncfJlp1eIh

— Poynter (@Poynter) June 26, 2018

The New York Times: what to do when Trump says something that isn’t true?

This article shows Times editorial opinion and reader reaction.

I would call them lies, especially if he repeats them after they have been disproven which he does often.

Trump attacks the Red Hen but his establishments have had violations

What Donald Trump's "Red Hen" tweet revealshttps://t.co/ZEZ3r1i8nU pic.twitter.com/Bx6HiRfOfr

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 25, 2018

New: health inspection reports show the Red Hen passed with flying colors this year. By contrast, Trump's properties have been dinged for hundreds of health code violations https://t.co/QgwhRR7VGY https://t.co/TESNG59IBC

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) June 25, 2018

Mar a lago on the other hand pic.twitter.com/FcQ9rcAiGG

— STORMY Newport (@ruckus2) June 25, 2018

DC's Red Hen was egged and is getting death threats. It's totally unaffiliated with the Virginia Red Hen that kicked out Sarah Sanders https://t.co/3OA63XNkRc

— Jessica Sidman (@jsidman) June 25, 2018

One thing the Red Hen situation has made abundantly clear is that the vast majority of people in the national media identify more closely with the White House press secretary than with anyone who might be in a position to cook or serve food to her in a restaurant.

— Nick Baumann (@NickBaumann) June 25, 2018

Trump called the media “almost treasonous”

This sounds like a dictator to me. I don’t think much of the “deal”. It doesn’t end the nuclear threat like Trump claims. It was good that he met with Kim – that’s a start.

In an interview by Mike Huckabee, Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s dad, Trump just denounced the failure of media to depict his “deal” with NK as a great triumph as “almost treasonous.” That leaves “enemy of the people” a distant second in the fascist anti-1st Amendment sweepstakes.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) June 24, 2018

What would you say if you saw it in another country? https://t.co/84YwihANVy

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) June 24, 2018

Remember when he said not clapping for him was treasonous.

Fox and Sinclair are state news. The National Enquirer let the Trump campaign see stories

This chyron is amazing. pic.twitter.com/UEHZ4Nt5us

— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) June 21, 2018

This was a political rally, not a presidential function. Are they going to give the Democrats equal time. Other networks showed excerpts – I can’t call the same old lies and hatred highlights.

Sinclair is airing a must-run telling viewers that reports of interned children were overblown by liberals and media to make Trump look bad. Really. https://t.co/LLVDj5d5kW https://t.co/JU4SifR0FK

— ABOLISH ICE (@pamela_vogel) June 21, 2018

A key point is that party leaders–Romney, McConnell, Boehner, Ryan and others–went along with this & kneeled before such outlets. They created the path for Trump. https://t.co/PtcVMA2ivL

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 21, 2018

National Enquirer:

National Enquirer editor sent stories and images involving Trump to Michael Cohen for approval before publication — including after Trump became president. Quite a story by @Sarahlellison https://t.co/9AypsUC2pa

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) June 22, 2018

The AMI-owned National Enquirer collaborated with the Trump campaign during the election and covered for Weinstein and Cosby. They now control nearly every celebrity weekly. https://t.co/KTmnabe7XI

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 24, 2018

Analysis from the Washington Post

Democrats and Republicans have very different views on media bias

This links to a study on which news sources Democrats and Republicans think are unbiased. The differences are remarkable but not unexpected in our polarized country.

Staggering difference in what Democrats vs. Republicans see as unbiased news sources in new @knightfdn @GallupNews study)https://t.co/0HXvITtSzc pic.twitter.com/zqKHDpjaSU

— Cristiano Lima (@viaCristiano) June 20, 2018

"U.S. adults estimate that 62% of the news they see in newspapers, on television, or hear on radio is biased." https://t.co/fdH5jPQCwx via @GallupNews @knightfdn pic.twitter.com/Y7mgYxQ1N7

— Cristiano Lima (@viaCristiano) June 20, 2018

Distrust of the media leads to this:

Distrust of the media makes motivated reasoning easier. https://t.co/CxDQBvB8Qr

— Jonathan Ladd (@jonmladd) June 20, 2018

Trump called “fake news’ the enemy

This is similar to Nixon and to Trump’s own comments last year when he said the press was the enemy of the people. This is how dictators act.

Nixon: "Never forget, the press is the enemy. The press is the enemy. The press is the enemy."

Trump: "Our Country's biggest enemy is the Fake News so easily promulgated by fools!" https://t.co/vxYiSaHAVN

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 13, 2018

The media is not the enemy of democracy.

The media is democracy's greatest defense against the forces of authoritarianism. https://t.co/cU6JdpGNfL

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 13, 2018

I was taught in journalism school to cover what happens and what folks say and do – not cheer any politician. https://t.co/2iMIG9yLie

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) June 13, 2018

The media paid too much attention to Clinton’s email during the 2016 election

Here are two articles.

Clinton’s emails got as much New York Times front-page coverage in six days as policy did in 69.

“Clinton’s controversies got more attention than Trump’s (19 percent versus 15 percent) and were more focused,” according to a study author cited in this column.

Clinton was wrong to use a personal email server and none of her explanations were satisfactory. The email issue was not the only reason she lost. Still, that does not excuse the excessive coverage this issue got compared to her policy views and Trump’s much bigger personal flaws.

Sad!