even from that ridiculously skewed starting point, it’s patently ridiculous to call these organizations “center-left”.
I think Stephen Colbert said it best: “Reality has a well known liberal bias”
What labels are the alternatives here?
center-right? Reporting containing new fossil fuel exploration and development while simultaneously including potential climate change impacts would invalidate this label.
far-right? The clear acceptance that other colors of skin besides white are acceptable and/or that women’s agency deserves recognition would disqualify this label.
far-left? Regular reporting of rising costs of rent without calls abolishing landlords ability to own and rent property, repeated reports of industrial capacity status and layoff notices without of calls to encourage labor workers to seize manufacturing assets would disqualify this label.
I think you forgot “center”. From the perspective of US politics, these are basically the most centrist publications you can get your hands on without penalizing “not reporting false, far-right conspiracies as true or even plausible” as a leftward bias. And if you determine in the context of US politics that undeniable facts are biased, then why on earth would you explicitly choose to plant your center in US politics? MBFC absolutely has a choice in that regard.
You can use the same terms as political scientists. Left leaning, right leaning, far left, far right, centrist, non-aligned, specific ideology, specific demographic, objective, non aligned.
I think Stephen Colbert said it best: “Reality has a well known liberal bias”
What labels are the alternatives here?
So what label would you be happy with?
I think you forgot “center”. From the perspective of US politics, these are basically the most centrist publications you can get your hands on without penalizing “not reporting false, far-right conspiracies as true or even plausible” as a leftward bias. And if you determine in the context of US politics that undeniable facts are biased, then why on earth would you explicitly choose to plant your center in US politics? MBFC absolutely has a choice in that regard.
You can use the same terms as political scientists. Left leaning, right leaning, far left, far right, centrist, non-aligned, specific ideology, specific demographic, objective, non aligned.