Media wars: 34% of Americans approve court-ordered fines for biased or inaccurate news stories
A majority of Americans - 51 percent - now disapprove of the news media's treatment of President Trump, a sentiment shared by 77 percent of Republicans and even 26 percent of Democrats. Another 53 percent don't like the way Mr. Trump deals with the media as well; 23 percent of the GOPers and 79 percent of…
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I don’t think unbiased news reporting is even possible. That said, I think the idea of trying to fine media for biased or inaccurate reports would be a matter of stepping onto the “slippery slope” of state-imposed censorship. It’s essential to have news options issues/events are presented from different perspectives.