Thercon_Jair t1_j1d4g0q wrote
Reply to comment by The_WarpGhost in Content from sources with a right-leaning ideological slant gain more visibility on Twitter, an advantage in the attention economy that social media creates by marketrent
All other studies conducted in media and social media show also an amplification bias towards the right.
> The immediate thought that pops into my mind is that: as there was some infamously blatant misreporting going on in left-leaning media ("fiery but peaceful" et al), people would naturally look at other media sources hoping for a more honest appraisal of what the reality on the ground was. This seems simply too specific to draw any overall trends
Looking on from Europe, the more blatant misreporting seems to have been coming from the right (though, US left-wing media isn't actually left, just less right).
I think what you are actually trying to say is "The reporting was not congruent with people's bias, which is why they looked at Social Media to find sources that confirmed their bias." Which is what studies show too. Also congruent with the 60% of people do not read the article linked in Social Media.
Plus, most stories shared on Social Media was from media companies anyways?
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