# The Liberal Press vs. Trump

**URL:** <https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-liberal-press-vs-trump/4826>\
**Category:** Politics and Social Issues\
**Created:** [February 27, 2016, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-liberal-press-vs-trump/4826 "2016-02-27T00:36:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![vyazma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d9b06d/32.png) [@vyazma](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/vyazma)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-liberal-press-vs-trump/4826/21 "2016-03-23T12:40:26Z")

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Sanders wins 2 out of 3 states and more delegates last night.  
Lot’s of news outlets reporting Clinton further solidified her lead.(or lines to that effect)

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**Author:** ![markn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@markn](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/markn)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-liberal-press-vs-trump/4826/22 "2016-03-23T16:01:28Z")

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> I think that the biggest problem with our “news" medias, is that they almost ALL have become deliverers of entertainment moreso than deliverers of critical information

I think this is the main point. It is the media. When I see the tired old term "liberal press" (aka "liberal media"), I usually just disregard whatever comments follow as unimaginative, ax-grinding, conservative whining. But I certainly do agree that "news" is now a major segment of the entertainment industry.

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**Author:** ![timb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@timb](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/timb)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-liberal-press-vs-trump/4826/23 "2016-03-23T23:07:10Z")

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In this cycle, Trump has already received around 2 Billion $$ of free media coverage. Clinton, much less than half of that. Sanders and Cruz, each, about half or less than Clinton.  
Sanders, coming from nowhere, poll-wise, to be competitive with Clinton, seems to me, to be an extraordinary achievement, especially since he has received only half as much free media as Clinton. Even, from a purely self-interested, ratings, orientation, it doesn’t make sense, to me, that the media has not given more coverage to Sanders, than it has.

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