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[–] tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm absolutely losing it on Newsweek and their fair meter on that story....

Looking at the article, all they do is quote every involved party that responded. Her work, his work, him directly, and then state noted facts about her no longer working for her job and her direct quotes from social media...

And the meter pegging out under unfair left bias... Somehow.

The delusion is insane.

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

Just went and did my part, I found it very unfairly right leaning personally.

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Bias can also show itself in which stories a publication chooses to publish, as well as which facts get reported and which are omitted. That said, this fairness meter thing is stupid bullshit, it’s a partisan vote button that does absolutely nothing to identify actual bias.

[–] tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, good point. The story itself can carry a left slant from the purely "play stupid games, win stupid prizes" angle.

Stupid bullshit is exactly the descriptor for the "meter".