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Republicans and Democrats don't get their news from the same sources (europe.pub)

submitted 20 hours ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/dataisbeautiful@mander.xyz

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Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2025/06/10/the-political-gap-in-americans-news-sources/

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[–] count_dongulus@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

Most of these aren't even news. They're entertainment companies that happen to include reporting-like segments and opinion pieces, whether they're accurate or not. And they're for-profit; their main customers are advertisers, not viewers/readers.

A non-profit that simply reports without spin would be "real" news - actually trustworthy information from a source that isn't trying to brainwash you or milk you for ad revenue. There are very, very few organizations that fit this criteria. The biggest is AP (Associated Press). The entertainment companies license AP content (and content from for-profit competitors like Reuters) but filter and distort it however they wish.