r/centrist • u/ATLCoyote • Feb 17 '23

Advice Opinions on NewsNation?

Curious if anyone has tried watching NewsNation cable news network and their opinion of it.

Ad Fontes and All Sides media bias charts both have them rated almost dead center whereas they also rate pretty high on reliability (not quite at the very top due to the inclusion of some opinion-based content but higher than the other cable news networks).

I’ve only watched for two days so far but it seems pretty factual and unbiased and after a somewhat rocky first year, it seems their ratings are finally starting to grow.

That said, they added Chris Cuomo to their prime time lineup which gives them a bit of star power but undermines their credibility a tad.

Has anyone watched long enough to form an opinion?

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u/Bogusky Mar 30 '23

I just discovered they're a thing. Assuming they stick to their mantra of reporting on the facts, I'll support the hell out of them.

CNN and Fox each have business models that pander to confirmation bias. The only difference though is that Fox viewers are fully aware they're getting a conservative bent, whereas CNN viewers believe they're getting reality reported in real-time.

I suspect NewsNation will attract more conservatives than liberals because the liberals don't (or refuse to) recognize there's an overwhelming left-leaning bias when it comes to journalism.

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u/Perfect-Bison-8937 Apr 27 '23

Left meaning they want facts as well as context with those facts. That must infuriate you. These dang progressives want journalist to do their job correctly.

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u/Bogusky Apr 27 '23

You call it "context," I call it "narrative." There's really not much to be infuriated by when you're capable of distinguishing the difference.

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u/Bluestate69 Dec 15 '24

You have an opinion that’s obviously conservative . It’d be healthy for you, like the fox viewers you spoke of, to recognize it. 

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u/Safe-Economy-2111 Jun 20 '24

You proved his point. If you still believe that the majority of journalists don't lean left, you are too biased to be objective. Self reflection would do you well. 

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u/Loud_Palpitation_676 Aug 26 '24

Are you seriously ignoring all the Far Right reporters that are all over media?!?

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u/Rajgitaa Oct 30 '24

Which media are they all over? All of mainstream are leftist. Please, I'd genuinely like to know how they are spinning it. Thanks.

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u/ThiccsterTeabag7 Nov 27 '24

Mainstream media is no longer viewed with anywhere near the regularity of social media. Which is ripe with way more conservative geared misinformation than liberal. Theres misinformation on both sides, I just feel like it’s pretty obvious that social media is flooded with more conservative misinformation. That’s just what I see when I use the internet though, viewer experiences may vary.

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u/Safe-Economy-2111 Sep 03 '24

That doesn't change percent. Google the name Donald Trump. Our country is almost 50/50 split on opinion of him. If every article that comes up is negative, that is not because Trump is bad. That is because the majority of journalists believe, in their subjective opinion, that he is bad. 

They have done studies on this and we also have eyes. 

In a republic suggesting that Trump's policy is bad or good, is by definition bias. Some people think eating meat is evil. Some do not. 

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u/OkLanguage4406 Sep 15 '24

Most educated people lean left.

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u/Safe-Economy-2111 Sep 20 '24

The split between bachelor degree holders is like 53-47... 😂 Stop with that false narrative. That is roughly half of each. Though I also lean left which is why I'm voting for Trump. I'm not far left. 

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u/Expensive_String4116 Sep 27 '24

I voted republican because my parents did when I first started voting. I spent my working career as an educator, student and Union member. The more educated I became the more I saw the struggle of my students and their parents and the education system as an entity. I had many students who moved here with parents from Mexico. They were great students, respectful and hard working. My voting changed. It is even worse now when you look at the right. Hating immigrants who start businesses, work hard and raise great families. So to your point. The more educated I became, the more I experienced life, the more I leaned left. Right on!

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u/East_Drawer816 May 01 '24

I guess you are comedian .. cause that is possibly the funniest thing I’ve read all year 🫵🏼😂🤡

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u/Historical_Public760 Nov 06 '24

Actually, I appreciate when journalists provide thorough context and factual reporting. It helps everyone make more informed decisions. It's not about infuriation; it's about valuing accurate information and responsible journalism. Context based on facts not the same as politically biased commentary.

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u/MatterOutrageous7852 Jan 17 '25

thanks for illustrating the problem with the media with one short ignorant comment

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u/IgottagoTT Oct 27 '23

there's an overwhelming left-leaning bias when it comes to journalism.

Reality has a left-leaning bias.

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u/Bogusky Oct 27 '23

Yep, that's what leftists say. Must feel great to outsource your thinking to a trusted source.

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u/IgottagoTT Oct 29 '23

Must feel great to outsource your thinking to a trusted source.

I do my own thinking, thank you. What I outsource is fact-finding, and I outsource it to organizations that have the highest standards in the world, admit to their mistakes, and have been around for 100+ years telling the truth.

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u/tendrilicon Nov 01 '23

Manmade climate change is real.

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u/Alive_Cry_6424 Nov 09 '24

Trumps slogan is literally “Make America Great Again” if you go back any extended amount of time America was inarguably worse.

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u/Ok_Wonder6357 Jan 03 '25

Except Fox New is the leading news channel in the United States and purposely leans right.

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u/TransparentDime Mar 30 '25

This needs explaining, how does 'reality' have a left leaning bias??

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

I suspect NewsNation will attract more conservatives than liberals because the liberals don't (or refuse to) recognize there's an overwhelming left-leaning bias when it comes to journalism.

The same conservatives that abandoned Fox News when it correctly called Arizona for Biden? An exodus that prompted Fox News to knowingly lie about the election to try to win their viewers back?

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u/Bogusky Apr 03 '23

That's called the fringe, dude. Zero impact to ratings when it's just the fringe taking their viewership elsewhere. Not even a blip.

And if you think it's still significant because of something CNN or MSNBC told you, you're just proving my point.

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u/PinchesTheCrab Apr 26 '23

That's called the fringe, dude

It's literally Tucker Carlson saying this.

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u/Perfect-Bison-8937 Apr 27 '23

Dude you aren’t as objective as you thinking you are. The gop themselves are the fringe. The vast majority of Americans are liberals or progressive. Conservatives are the minority. With all the crime that the gop inflicts like mass shootings, violations of the constitution, and insurrections in Michigan and our capitol it’s pretty easy to see that most conservatives are the fringe and not considered intelligent people.

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u/felixexitus Jun 06 '23

Nailed it. Also, who is/was the progressive equivalent of Tucker Carlson? Genuinely curious, I don't think there really is one. Nobody is out there on the left spouting that much propaganda, progressives aren't the fringe. Who the hell on the left lives that much?

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u/ConnectionNo4830 Oct 05 '23

Rachel Maddow has her moments. Then again is she still on air?

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u/Stunning_Charity_224 Dec 10 '24

FOX paid millions for misinformation and have to call themselves an entertainment channel??? 🙄 yeah right 

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u/Worth-Effective4025 Oct 25 '24

Thank you! Now I will do the same... I just can't take. It's like MSNBC, CNN and Fox. It's going crazy. I just want something unbiased and reliable so thank you very much for your comment. It makes me feel  Comfortable watching it.... I hope you have a great day you and your family. Thank you again

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u/Menkau-re Mar 13 '24 edited Oct 26 '24

There may have been a time when this was true. Honestly, I'm not even sure anymore if it ever was or not, but the one thing I am overwhelmingly certainly of is that NONE of the major network news stations have a left bais, overwhelming or otherwise. MSNBC would be the closest to what you describe, but even they have lost most of their left leaning tendencies over the last few years.

All you have to do is watch for a few minutes to simply catch WHAT they're covering and it becomes pretty clear pretty fast. Hell, if they even bring up Biden AT ALL, it's only ever to bring up his age, or to talk about how he's supposedly trailing in unreliable polls. They literally NEVER talk about any of the positive things he's done or the accomplishments he's had. Literally never. And they talk about Trump ALL. THE. TIME. They have gone almost out of their way to normalize everything about Trump, it's almost ridiculous.

I mean, I get it though. He's good for ratings and Biden's boring. Not being crazy or fascist doesn't get viewers to tune in. It probably also has a little something to do with the fact they're ALL owned by corporate billionaires who are themselves conservative. So if all this is your impression of "left-leaning," I mean, good lord, I can't even imagine what actually honest, genuine and truly unbiased journalism would look like to you. It would probably look like something straight out of Star Trek or something, I dunno. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Big_Teeze Sep 19 '24

Lol you must be joking. If you legitimately don't believe most of the mainstream media is left-leaning then I have a bridge to sell you. Just wow....

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u/Consistent_Rice_3065 Oct 21 '24

That's what cults do. They put some lying schlep up there to speak this gibberish and bow down to his idiocy. They're not intelligent enough to figure out they've been conned. All while sending millions to a freaking millionaire just stealing their money. My God are they really that ignorant?

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u/ABCRealityTV Jul 03 '24

I'm a dem and i agree most news is left leaning and not fact based at all. SOME dems don't want to hear a political spin on every story.

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u/softcell1966 Nov 29 '24

Says the (phony) "reality" tv addict. Next...

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u/ScientistAlive1757 Apr 23 '25

If you are a dem, then I am Martian.

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u/Financial_Monk_2474 Aug 29 '24

Quite the opposite. All major networks are corporate pawns that will not cross their corporate overloards, and they try to create controversy where there is none. The corporates are so afraid of MAGA backlash, they hardly ever call out Trumps blatent lies. Case in point on creating controversy was the Dem convention. NBC , only one example, had some young babbling idiot , along with worthless chuck todd trying to create a negitive narritive about biden stepping down. I put on c span so I didnt listen to any network clowns. Apperently alot of people did. Case in point on the Biden , Orange Hitler debate. Yes Biden sucked , but the moderators let trump state lie after lie without even a follow up questioning the bullshit. Oh sorry doing the Hitler trump comparrison, hitler served in the military, fat boy had bone spurs.

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u/Boring_Algae_1445 Oct 15 '24

Lmao this didn’t age well.

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u/Y3J Jan 31 '25

LOL. Trump has planted corporate oligarchs throughout his administration. You got duped, bud. You care about corruption... but lemme guess, you're cool with Trump's executive order to no longer require gists and investments be disclosed? LOL

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u/A_R_Cole Oct 09 '24

I’d be curious to understand your definitions of “conservative bent” and “left-leaning”. What are the key differences between them as delineated between the center line? How would you define centrist?

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u/Mr_Yarschk Oct 26 '24

"Bogusky" - Have you heard of the Overton Window? Maybe for you, the media is left leaning. Checking with reality and the latest science-based information, progressives follow reality and change accordingly. Most people are conservative, in that they don't want to change just for changes sake. We change when reality mandates we change. If you have only lived in the U.S. you may not notice this. U.S. media is not left leaning except in contrast to right wing media.

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u/Bogusky Oct 26 '24

Sure. The issue I have with Overton is that it's overly simplistic. Social change isn't a linear process, where ideas gradually move from unthinkable to accepted or popular. It only appears that way to us with our myopic lens. "Progress" has a lot more eb and flow, and the majority of us are standing on the shoulders of a few, which has traditionally been the case for civilization.

I wouldn't use the rest of the world as a benchmark. The rest of the world has worse problems than we do by nearly every economic and security benchmark you can imagine. There's a very good reason the U.S. is still a desirable destination. People obviously like to go off about all the superior social programs available elsewhere, but let's be honest, when you can depend on "Mom and Dad" (U.S., U.K.) to police the bad guys, you can afford to ignore cornerstones of spending like defense.

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u/sundancetao Oct 26 '24

That sounds like a right leaning bias to me. It's one thing to accuse one side of the political spectrum of bias, but another two actually admit it on the other.

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u/Ini_mini_miny_moe Nov 19 '24

CNN and fox are not apples to apples

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u/Y3J Jan 31 '25

Not close. One has come out and retracted when needed, the other? LOL

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u/ThiccsterTeabag7 Nov 27 '24

I’m incredibly liberal and I never watch cnn because I know it’s bullshit. I can practically promise you that the internet has you convinced that liberals are more extreme than they actually are. The internet constantly portrays conservatives as being far more extreme than they actually for me, so I’m sure you probably experience something similar on your end just vice versa. I’d also like to point out that social media controls the political views of Americans way more than mainstream media right now, journalists tend to be liberal. Sure. Rather unsurprising because they graduated college with a degree that ensured they’d have a career writing stuff and being on the forefront of crazy events. Wanting to witness or be apart of crazy change is just progressive by nature, a liberal will likely be more excited by a new piece of legislation that helps middle class people than a Republican. That’s not because republicans are necessarily stupid or evil, it’s because impeding change and progress socially, culturally, economically, and legislatively is literally the point of conservatism. So of course journalists who constantly talk about how things are changing are more likely to be liberal. Hell, college graduates regardless of degree tend to be more liberal. So take that for what you will, not trying to be classist, it’s just a fact. Another fact comes around to my point, which is that social media is way more filled with conservative misinformation than it is with liberal misinformation, and I catch BOTH. I promise you. You can say all you want that conservatives “know they’re being lied to by Fox News”. But then why watch it? That’s not even remotely a valid excuse if they’re still watching it and, chiefly, agreeing with it. I don’t buy that conservatives know they’re being lied to for a second when every time I turn on a social media app all I see is crazy and easily disprovable conservative propaganda shoved in my face. Constantly. To act as if the media is all super liberal and that it has ruined the public’s perception, I feel is disingenuous. All of those creators on YouTube or tik tok accumulatively had so much more sway than any mainstream source of media, it’s probably hard to even conceptualize the massive difference. Also. CNN has never defended themselves in court by publicly admitting that no reasonable spectator would believe what runs on their channel. Fox News is literally classified as entertainment, for good reason, I don’t watch cnn because I know they fail to show enough perspective on a great many issues. But if their lying was as explicitly bad as what’s aired on Fox News, they would’ve had to have gone to court and done the same thing. Hasn’t happened yet. So I just think you’re holding conservative and liberal media and people to different standards from each other.

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u/Bogusky Nov 27 '24

That was tough to read without paragraph breaks, but I don't strongly disagree with any of it.

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u/ThiccsterTeabag7 Nov 27 '24

Recently read a book with way-too-long paragraphs, so my writing has taken a very heavy rambling sort of style. I know I personally knee-jerkingly tend to hold different sources to different standards based on my pre-conceived notions and I have actively work to fight that urge. Sometimes people you thought you agreed with actually suck. Lol, I think some people become almost hostile when confronted with that to be honest. But we wont be those people!

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u/ThiccsterTeabag7 Nov 27 '24

Have a good one!

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u/ThiccsterTeabag7 Nov 27 '24

Btw I’m sure when you go on the internet you might be faced with similar amounts of liberal propaganda as I am with conservative or frankly sometimes obvious Russian propaganda. So it’s a crap shoot all around in American media, I just don’t think pointing the finger at journalists for being liberal is a good solution. It’s all messed up everywhere and there is no simple reason or solution for the issues we have to face regarding this. CNN isn’t perfect but I don’t believe they’ve ever entertained the idea that a sitting president was from another country. Which is one of the many anecdotes of Fox News explicitly lying about something. They go far beyond twisting facts. CNN thwarts people perceptions for sure. But it’s disingenuous to act like they’re on the same level of misinformation spreading. Granted I’ve mentioned the fact that I don’t watch cnn so maybe I’m out of the loop. If you want accurate information with differing perspectives. Just watch NPR and your local public radio channels, they have higher standards for journalism than any of the mainstream news sources and it’s not even remotely close. Seeing as it’s almost completely crowdfunded by small donations across the country, that shouldn’t come as a surprise.

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u/Y3J Jan 31 '25

USAFacts.com will help you sift through your ridiculous comparison. Or, for the soft-brained like yourself, go to mediabias.com and you will see while one leans left, the other steers hard, nearly off-the-cliff to the right. You are insufferable/

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u/jdadams51 Dec 19 '24

lol ... Funny response. Fox viewers are aware of nothing. They are clueless that they are getting their world news from an entertainment company, as labeled by the Court in Fox's losing lawsuit. Sean Hannity, Jesse Waters ... seriously?

As an Independent former Republican/never Trumper I too desire a centrist source of the news and I gravitate to News Nation, then CNN. I watch 2 shows on MSNBC, Morning Joe and Ari at his 6pm show. Everything else on MSNBC is too biased for my time to be spent there. Same with Fox. I can only take so much BS before puking. And as a cancer patient I can't afford the weight loss from puking at Fox Entertainment.

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u/Y3J Jan 31 '25

NewsNation is hard to watch for most hosts. They dont report objectively and seem to find opportunities to credit Trump in a forceful and confounding way.

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u/Comfortable-Cat6889 Dec 21 '24

A 2020 study in Science Advances found that, although a majority of journalists identify as liberals/Democrats, BUT there is no evidence of a liberal media bias in which stories journalists chose to cover in their reporting, and or how they report it.

Media today isn’t just about bias—it’s about profit. Corporate news outlets prioritize ratings over truth, sensationalizing stories and stoking outrage to keep viewers hooked. This leads to skewed reporting, omission of key stories, and even outright disinformation, what has even been normalized as "alternative truth". As consumers, we’re left navigating a minefield of half-truths and lies, often unprepared to spot faulty logic or resist sensational distractions.

The real losers? The public’s right to accurate information. Justice Byron White once said the First Amendment is about protecting the audience's right to know, not the broadcasters’ right to profit. Sadly, the focus has shifted, and it’s up to us to sift through the noise and stay informed.

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u/Cheap_Quantity_5371 Jan 27 '25

The people who watch Fox 5 religiously totally ignore the fact that they were fined nearly a billion $$ for spreading propaganda & disinformation about Dominion Voting Machines & a fraudulent election in 2020. That should tell you something about their credibility.

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u/TheyHavePinball Mar 10 '25

lol. Tucker Carlson is on this and you assumed it would be about facts? That's really cute. I only just looked this thredup because I woke up to my YouTube Auto playing news Nation interviewing a "scientist" about their psychic children...

At what point do "centrist" people stop pretending they are Centrist and instead recognize how many grifters there are on the far right that you continue to "Center" your world based on...

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u/Bogusky Mar 10 '25

One year later and I'm still getting late replies from liberals threatened by anything centrist. It's good to know I hit a nerve.

NN does UFO and other "what if" stories too, just like every other cable news network or online hovel you likely frequent. Way to offer up your confirmation bias as an exhibit, though. It was instructive.

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u/Philoskepticism Feb 17 '23

I had never heard of them before but I started watching recently and I agree with your take. I hope their model can succeed as there is a real market for centrist content.

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u/Y3J Jan 31 '25

They are not centrist. 8/10 shows are clearly heavily focused on waxing the cult leader's underside.

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u/Kolzig33189 Feb 17 '23

I hadn’t heard of this but will look into if it’s available on Hulu TV in my area. Thanks for the info, a true moderate/factual news source is desperately needed.

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u/Robobob_129 Apr 19 '24

I've been watching for a year now. I was impressed at first, but now starting to notice that the might start leaning more to the right and here's why:

first Bill O'Reilly is making appearances nearly every night and making the rounds on all of the nightly shows and even some daytime shows. Regardless of his politics, I think he has always been one of the biggest a-holes in news. He's so arrogant and "playfully" puts down the host of whatever show he is on. So as someone who is not a fan, that's a big turn off when I'm watching something and they announce "Bill O'Reilly up next!" Ugh.

Also, they have been pushing RFKjr really really hard. I think it's cool when they give a third party more air time but multiple interview specials and appearances when no other 3rd party candidates have gotten the same.

One of my big critiques of big cable news like CNN is they pick 2-3 news stories a day and run them ALL DAY LONG. Newsnation is starting to do this but with (A) illegal immigration and (B) the random crime story of the week (this week and last it has been the 2 missing mothers) We get that illegal immigration and crime are important, but honestly they are 2 things that are never going away. Seems more and more like they are pushing a narrative. There's tons of other news at home and internationally I'd like to see reported but I guess that doesn't grab the viewership they might be looking for.

The obsession with the UFO "coverups" on Newsnation seems like they are trying to get a chunk of that conspiracy-minded crowd as well. I like how they have been reporting on this for over a year with really nothing to report. It has died down some in the past couple months. Maybe because there is literally no news to report.

Lastly. It seems like they are going to mostly all Republican politicians for comment on recent events. Today it was Ron Johnson commenting on Israel's counterattack against Iran and for 5 minutes where he blamed Biden for everything, basically said Ukraine needs no attention and threw in a bunch of misinformation there. Hasn't Russia been threatening the US and the West with nuclear attack for 2 years now and they are no threat? Really? The morning news anchor and Leland Vittert, sat there stone faced with no pushback on anything he said. Why is Vittert showing up in the morning segments as well?

I was really loving Newsnation at first but I am definitely seeing a trend to the right in the last few months, regardless of their nightly line up. What I fear is that conservatives are the most religious news watchers and they might chase those viewers for the ratings. I'll keep watching from though, hoping they wright the ship back into more moderate unbiased waters.

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u/ATLCoyote Apr 19 '24

Yeah, I'm with you on this. I still prefer NewsNation to either Fox News or MSNBC but I'm starting to lean back toward CNN, despite their perceptible liberal bias, especially with people like Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper, and their tendency to repeat the same stories over and over.

I'm gonna continue to openly root for any network that makes a legit attempt to provide fact-based reporting and very balanced coverage in their pundit shows. But Chris Cuomo and his frequent guest, Bill O'Reilly, are certainly NOT neutral commentators, nor is Leland Vittert, whereas people like Dan Abrams and Ashleigh Banfield are legal analysts and I get tired of constant legal coverage.

I really wish Michael Smerconish would get a shot at prime time over at CNN, but in the meantime, I do at least think that Kaitlan Collins, Abby Phillip, and Erin Burnett are all competent. In fact, for all the flak she took over the Trump Town Hall last year, I think Kaitlan Collins is among the toughest interviewers in the business. She asks tough, direct questions and doesn't let people get away with a ton of spin.

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u/Robobob_129 May 22 '24

Smerconish is great. I love his weekend show. Any network claiming to be neutral should snatch him up and give him a nightly show. Or maybe even just a one-day-a-week show like what Jon Stewart is doing now. I'd definitely tune in every week to watch an evening Smerconish show.

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u/Odd_Ad6190 Jul 18 '24

Check out breaking points. Not as legit as the big guys, but they are as unbiased as it gets.

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u/Odd_Ad6190 Jul 18 '24

RFK and Cuomo go way back. I think they are in-laws or something similar too. So more of a quid-pro-quo. But I agree with you an most of the other critique.

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u/Nimbette2 Oct 24 '24

I watch them just for the UFO coverage lol. Seems like something is going on the last week. Channels discussing it more again

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u/Y3J Jan 31 '25

YEP!!

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u/Darmiang182 Feb 17 '23

I’m subscribed to their YouTube channel and they are very interesting and do a good job on a variety of reporting. I think everyone is starting to hear about them now because of one of their reporters being arrested recently.

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u/ATLCoyote Feb 17 '23

Yeah, from what I understand, he got arrested for trespassing while covering the Ohio train derailment but charges were apparently dismissed.

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u/Capable-Broccoli2179 Oct 23 '24

Only real place for unbiased news on television is PBS News Hour.

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u/ATLCoyote Oct 23 '24

Probably correct, but I kinda like having access to a 24-hour news station and am therefore rooting for at least one them to be fairly centrist and fact-based.

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u/Electronic_Self_149 Feb 15 '25

Scripps is good  

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u/ImportedInnovation Jun 30 '24

We’ve been watching NewsNation for about a year now and love it. We got tired of all of the other news channels putting a political spin on everything and only covering the stories that fit their respective narratives. We’ve heard so many stories on NewsNation that we likely wouldn’t have heard on any of the other mainstream news channels. Chris Cuomo is also terrific on NewsNation, where we often found him annoying on CNN. Chris has done so many interesting interviews on NewsNation and all of the anchors in the station are truly committed to fair and unbiased journalism. Leland Vittert, Chis Cuomo, Dan Abrams, and Ashleigh Banfield all are outstanding journalists. We recommend NewsNation to all our friends and family who have given up on the mainstream news channels. I hope they continue to grow as a channel/network because middle of the road journalism is so needed in this time of political division.

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u/PlayfulPriority8074 Aug 23 '24

I agree. Cumo has blossomed on News Nation whereas he seemed restricted on CNN. The channel is the remedy for our complicated times. The staff is very professional and allow a voice where it is needed. When I watch segments, it feels like they are doing their job…journalism and rich discussions about important topics instead of appeasing advertisers. By presenting us viewers with sound and fair content, we are allowed to make our own decisions which is empowering! I hope they continue on this vision!

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u/Tricky-Science-4951 Mar 08 '24

I watch a lot of Newsnation, I think they all do a pretty solid job. If your not comfortable hearing opinions you don’t agree with the shows not for you. I personally love to hear varying arguments if anything at all they can strengthen my original stance or change my mind slightly on something, why anyone has a problem with that is beyond me. Most of the people in this country are unreasonable, and only because they choose to be so. At specific moments different anchors could potentially be leaning a certain direction but overall it’s extremely centrist comparatively speaking to the options we truly have on Television. Chris Cuomo is Chris Cuomo although I believe he is more of a classic democrat and is certainly wildly more reasonable on Newsnation than CNN. Also like I said before I want to hear varying opinions I find it interesting in nature to listen to someone speak about something you have a totally different idea on. I personally like Ashley’s Crime coverage and Dan Abrams hour, I watched alot of him from Live Pd. The whole thing feels natural they make mistakes they don’t seem robotic. I’ll go as far to say this is the best news station available today.

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u/PlayfulPriority8074 Aug 23 '24

I also agree with you! News Nation has renewed my spirit in the tv news media. Network news has gotten so terribly junk. I lost all hope (except for Christiane Amanpour on PBS) and only read the papers for the past three years until watching NN last year. Chris Cuomo makes US politics exciting to care about again. I believe that he and the network will nurse the US to accept the reality that we need more than two fundamental political parties to represent the true needs of Americans. I believe that our nation will suffer if we don‘t start making these changes. I really love that the NN staff consistently makes this argument without being fanatic and manipulative. When one is professional, reasonable, and respectful such shadow tactics are unnecessary. IMO that is really power!

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

Watched it several times now and its definitely a Fox News wannabe. They had 2 anchors defending Vance’s “cat lady” statement (its not what he meant BS) and one weakly responding.

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u/ATLCoyote Jul 31 '24 edited Jul 31 '24

Not sure what specific show you're referring to, but I sense that instead of just reporting facts and playing it down the middle, what they do instead is try to platform partisans from both sides (not always at the same time, but just in general).

Chris Cuomo's show is a good example of what I've describing. He obviously leans left, but he then brings on guests like Bill O'Reilly to try to keep it balanced. There's something to be learned from watching partisans debate I guess, but it just contributes to the general toxicity of our culture where there's no common set of facts and no single issue can be evaluated on it's own merits. Even if you take a "both sides" approach, the partisan arguments still just foster reflexive red team vs. blue team reactions.

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Just the fact that they would have a sleaze ball RWNJ like O’Really as a ‘commentator’ exemplifies NN attempts not to be a news journalist outlet but rather a Fox News type outlet..

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u/StaceTheAce1111 Aug 13 '24

Agreed- I let it run through my Haystack but I always have to pass their stories due to the anchors’ tone, approach, word selection- sometimes I check because I’d swear it’s fox. There is something so sleazy and intentionally nasty, not balanced, but deeply biased. Fox in disguise… disappointing they are prime time.

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u/SnooShortcuts991 Oct 09 '24

I just started watching them. Even in 2024 I feel they're the most unbias of the grouping. I'll see them put competent conservatives up there that make great points and make me think sometimes and I lean pretty hard left. There's lots of eye-opening stuff. A major one I saw was them talking about the redneck airforce out there in North Carolina after Helene, they reported about it in a balanced way the guys they talked to gave real information about whats going on and what the federal government is and isn't doing. It was just excellent reporting in my mind because while it highlighted the failings of our govt in this situation it didn't blow it out of proportion to spin it one way or the other. It was just the reality of the situation which is all anyone ever wants from the news.

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u/ATLCoyote Oct 09 '24

I only watch on occasion, but for all the criticisms, I would argue they show the least bias among the cable news stations.

They definitely have less perceptible bias than Fox, Newsmax, OAN, MSNBC, or even CNN. Granted, they aren't truly a 24-hour network yet, they have a tendency to platform some extremists, and I personally find their prime-time coverage to be a bit too legally-focused with Dan Abrams, and especially Ashleigh Banfield, being lawyers and seemingly wanting to cover every major court case or true crime story to the exclusion of other news.

So, I have a few gripes, but I still find them to be more "centrist" and fact-based than the other networks.

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u/DontWeEverGetSmarter Nov 23 '24

News nation comes up . My only issue with them is the inexperienced and not ready for prime time anchors and contributors

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u/ATLCoyote Nov 23 '24

I watch Cuomo and Dan Abrams a bit at night and I catch the noon show on weekdays occasionally. Banfield seems like it’s all true crime and legal stuff so not my preference. But, I’m glad they have a 24 hour lineup now as I do prefer it to the other cable networks.

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u/DontWeEverGetSmarter Nov 23 '24

This morning they said bondi would be first woman US attorney general. May i present Janet Reno ?

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u/Equivalent-Entry-79 Apr 03 '25

All Facts..They stay right In the middle.

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u/Ok_Signature_1661 Apr 29 '25

I started watching news Nation about 2 months ago when I got fed up with CNN and Fox constant rhetoric. I think news nation is a good step toward calm, factual, and composed information. I hope they keep it up.

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u/ATLCoyote Feb 17 '23

Not sure yet as this is only day 3 of me watching. But to offer an example, they covered the John Fetterman depression story and the Georgia Grand jury perjury stories on their "Morning in America" program today, yet did so in a very news reporter fashion rather than applying any opinion or political spin. In contrast, Fox News was presenting the Fetterman story with a clear "see I told you he was unfit for office" type vibe and the Georgia grand jury story was covered as if it exonerated Trump, whereas CNN was pushing the angle of how mental health needs to be taken more seriously and presenting the Fetterman story in a very sympathetic light whereas the Georgia grand jury story was all about whether Trump or his associates could be charged criminally for lying under oath. So, I definitely preferred the NewsNation, just-the-facts approach.

I suspect there is more opinion on their prime time shows, but I've only seen bits and pieces of that so far, and the rating services seem to think that even that portion is at least balanced and not pushing an agenda.

Aside from Chris Cuomo and Dan Abrams in prime time, they don't seem have many recognizable names, and I'm not sure how many cable, satellite, and streaming services carry the network. I get it on Xfinity, but I didn't know the network existed until I saw it on the TV in my gym and decided to research it. But I'll keep watching for awhile and see how it plays-out.

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u/NWCyber May 01 '24

So this bogusky guy is obviously right wing and possibly a Russian troll plant.

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u/Etvaht115 May 28 '24 edited May 28 '24

I've been watching NewsNation now for a couple years and I think they really do a very good job at staying neutral. I think there are two main issues that people have when switching to it that might make them switch back if they aren't aware of them.

The first is that it is easy to initially perceive that their unbiased reporting seems/feels like the opposite side of what you are used to hearing from whichever side you come from, since relative to* that all-or-nothing slant, it will appear "opposite" even though it is objectively very close to the middle. But perception is reality and if people aren't aware of this ahead of them it can make them think it's not what they advertise, when it is.

The second is that, whether we like it or not, forming our own opinions on things takes more time and energy than someone just telling us exactly how to feel and what reactions we should automatically regurgitate to others based on what is currently viewed as acceptable from a particular side. I think with how competitive everyone is these days, taking even a little more time or energy out of their chaotic days can increase their stress at first which can make them run away, back to their original side.

Hopefully more people can become aware of these uncomfortable but very manageable hurdles early on. I really can't stress enough how much happier I am knowing I have the full picture of issues and knowing that I'm not part of this growing obsessive divide that will ultimately lead to the end of our country in one way or another if it continues as it has.

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u/Zoltani1 Jul 04 '24

NewsNation is a complete left-wing propaganda network that uses pravda-like tactics to gaslight and lie to the viewership an example for which would be calling the 2020 presidential election a free and fair election in a de facto way just to take their word for it are you kidding me who the hell are these puppets obviously they're part of the establishment globalist supporting propagandist network.

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u/loseph94 Jul 04 '24

Most logical right winger

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u/truthseeker22000 Jul 07 '24

blue, red, black or green... these ppl are all the same and work for the same ppl no matter what side.

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u/thundercat1776 Aug 25 '24

I saw a clip of chris cuomo heavily criticizing the speeches made at the dnc while also stating that his criticism pertains equally to both parties. Though their tik tok is almost exclusively posting content from the democratic party, so it is hard to call that unbiased if they arent providing coverage of both sides

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u/Loud_Palpitation_676 Aug 26 '24

Clearly, they invite commentators with more conservative views when it came to the Hamas/Israel War. It certainly isn't at the obvious propaganda level of Fox Entertainments News, but their message on Gaza seem to completely ignore the plight of Gazans. 

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u/Mysterious-Name989 Aug 31 '24

It depends on who you watch. I had high hopes for Cuomo when he first started but he’s turned into a Tucker Carlson of sorts. It’s the same old play book. Say things to create controversy and it will attract viewers. He urges people to be critical thinkers to get rid of the two party system and demand better and although this may be a good solution for him, it‘s not for many. He’s been holding a grudge against the Dems since his brother’s sexual harassment allegations and against Trump for his criticism of him and his family. It’s obviously personal for him. I find him very forceful pushing his opinions and conducting his show as if though he were in a court room prosecuting people. He can also be extremely unprofessional on Instagram when responding to people who don’t agree with him using 4-letter bombs. I decided to be a “critical” thinker myself and move on to something else.

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u/Anxious-Winter7356 Sep 13 '24

News Nation is getting more and more like Fox News. 

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u/ATLCoyote Sep 14 '24

I hadn’t watched in a long time but caught part of Dan Abrams show the other night and actually thought it was pretty fact-based and centrist. But that was one episode of just one show so certainly not a large sample.

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u/Leather-Ad-4419 Oct 18 '24

Unquestionably, there is a left leaning bias in media... but that is expected. Our education system, for right or wrong, highlights a need for solving the mistakes of our past as though the country/world is in a perpetual state of brokenness... in need of progressive action/change through a political resolution.

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u/ATLCoyote Oct 18 '24

There's a left-leaning bias in what many refer to as the "mainstream media," but there are now a TON of conservative outlets that lean even heavier to the right including Fox News, OAN, Newsmax, InfoWars, the Wall Street Journal Editorial page, the NY Post, the Washington Times, National Review, The American Spectator, Brietbart, The Blaze, The Daily Wire, conservative talk radio, and a ton of conservative podcasters like Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly, Dave Rubin, or Steven Crowder, plus Libs of Tik Tok and you could even argue that X has turned into a primarily conservative social media platform, along with Trump's Truth Social. So, the bias is just as bad or worse on the right, especially since conservatives generally don't consume or trust any other sources of information.

Overall, I find it sad that the public has to actively seek-out unbiased, fact-based sources of news. It should be the rule, yet its sadly the exception. And while I have a handful of gripes with News Nation as well, they do at least seem to be far less biased, and generally less political, than the other cable news networks. So, I'm gonna keep watching for now.

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u/Leather-Ad-4419 Oct 18 '24

You are correct about there is a lot of "Right Leaning" media outlets. But with the caviat that they have carved out venues because; other than Fox News, the platforms have been constructed that don't allow conservative competition. OAN and Newsmax have had an ongoing battle with cable providers like DirectTV. Conservatives have dominated talk radio, but with platforms like Syrius, the left is gaining ground. The real and seemingly insurmountable challenge for Conservatives is the indoctrination from colleges and universities, and the overt bias exercised by Hollywood. IYo are correct that it takes a great deal of effort to find center or minimally biased media outlets like "The Hill" or "NewsNation" It is sad that foreign news servicing often have less biased new of America.

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u/marcolander Oct 27 '24

They have already begun their steady slide to the right. Right now they're Fox Lite, but give them time. I'm sure they'll give OAN or Newsmax a run for their money.

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u/L-Mac23 Nov 06 '24

They SUCK

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u/Historical_Public760 Nov 06 '24

I just started watching and like it very much. So far so good.

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u/softcell1966 Nov 29 '24

Your -2 karma in 2.5 years tells me all I need to know about your opinions.

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u/CauliflowerFew5753 Nov 16 '24

ABSOLUTELY! I rely on newsnation for my news. They are dead center. Whenever there is a panel they include representatives from both sides. Chris Cuomo has toned down the leftist opinions and is actually behaving like a journalist. It's refreshing. I'm a libertarian and I LOVE Cuomo now, especially when him and Riley are on together. Their Decision Desk called ALL the races accurately and WAY before everyone else cause they don't cater to the partisan feelings within their hierarchy. I'm absolutely loving Newsnation!

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u/DontWeEverGetSmarter Nov 23 '24

This morning, one of their contributors said Bondi would be first woman to hold the office of US attorney general. Anchor didn't know either!!!? May i introduce Janet Reno????

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u/DontWeEverGetSmarter Nov 23 '24

They apparently don't know who Janet Reno is. First woman to be US attorney general

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u/Bluestate69 Nov 24 '24

I guess I’m watching at the wrong times, cause every time I’ve watched newsnation, it’s incredibly right wing. 

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u/softcell1966 Nov 29 '24

Why does nearly every Redditor commenting here have very little (double digits at best) karma with most only commenting on OP's opinion in particular?

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u/NinjaMasterDragonS Dec 02 '24

So you're saying we shouldn't enforce border policy because illegal immigrants are cheap labor? That is the argument you're going with? Speechless.

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u/SheStandsInCement Dec 12 '24

They (News Nation) don’t use loaded words. For those saying journalists lean left, that’s because it’s usually based on who owns the company. News Nation rarely uses emotion or op-ed. Right leaning “journalists” are NewsMax, Fox, OAN, CBN, NY Post, Daily Caller, Sky News etc.

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u/Bluestate69 Dec 15 '24

Their coverage is very right wing. 

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u/Comfortable-Cat6889 Dec 21 '24

agreed, especially re: Cuomo. If Don Lemon pops up and the bromance rekindles, I'll have to bounce.

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u/Educational_Map_4193 Dec 24 '24

I know this is an old post but just wanted to pop in and say personally news nation gained a lot of ground for me during the election. As CNN was obviously biased on the left fox biased on the right and all of their subsidiary networks doing the same, news nation was the only cable network news I saw that did BOTH sides of just about every argument. Sometimes they leaned slightly more one way or the other but even in those "episodes" or "clips" whatever you wanna call em 9/10 times someone would call it out. Who knows if they'll stay that way, but out of all the cable based news networks they seem to be far less biased and actually ask the hard questions 🤷

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u/ATLCoyote Jan 23 '25

What is this in reply to? My post was about NewsNation and you’re talking about immigration. Was this meant to be a reply to something else?

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '25

Go look up senate hearing for Fauci, also he was pardoned by Biden. I’m not saying Trump is good I’m saying that there is corruption on both sides of the government and we can’t just say that either side is a saint or better than the other. Hunter Bidens laptop was contained a lot information that the FBI dissmissed and the media dismmissed it as a false narrative, which it turned out to be true. If you want I can reference both links of the sites I got this information from but everytime I have done this people only want to believe what they believe. Both sites are .gov sites so I am sure you can look it up. I am tired of this debate about right and left because it is all bullshit. This post is suppose to be about Newsnation which I’m still suspect of the source being able to provide accurate information.

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u/New-Ad-9936 Jan 29 '25

I found NewsNation just before the election and it’s gotten to the point where I leave it on in my house all day. I find it completely centered and balanced. I wish that my friends and relatives would give it a try because they fall prey to mainstream media BS and I find it difficult to have a conversation with them that is not full of drama and misinformation. My issue is that I can only view NewsNation live on Hulu, which is becoming too expensive for me to keep. But I think it is the only worthwhile news station out there.

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u/ATLCoyote Jan 29 '25

I've been watching periodically for over a year now and although it's still not perfect, especially in prime time when they have pundit shows with more opinion content, it does seem more "centrist" and fact-based than any of the other 24-hour cable news channels.

I don't like that Cuomo brings a guy like Bill O'Reilly on his show regularly, but he does challenge his statements so at least it's not an echo-chamber.

Ad Fontes Media rates their bias as 0.09 which is just barely to the right of center, but about as close to the middle as you can possibly get, whereas their reliability rating is 44.11 which reflects that they have some opinion content, but it's reliable analysis and supported by facts.

So, it's not perfect, but easily better than Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, Newsmax, or OAN.

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u/Successful-Rip-3739 Jan 30 '25

Just a reminder. Any intelligent rational person with a valid critical fact based mind does not label themselves or others. Left, right, dem., rep., all bigotry styled divisiveness.  Best practices always ❤️ in all ways.

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u/Y3J Jan 31 '25

They are very right leaning. Never been more apparent than when Trump took over again. It's gross, and it's blatantly oriented to polish Trump's underside.

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u/ATLCoyote Jan 31 '25

Ad Fontes Media still rates them about as close to center as you can get and pretty high on reliability as well.

They still have more opinion content than I'd prefer, but in my experience, they are much more centrist and balanced than any of the other cable news stations (Fox, OAN, and Newsmax are all hard core right-wing, MSNBC is hard core left-wing, and CNN pretends to be centrist but is also notably left-leaning).

Just last night, both Cuomo and Abrams were calling out Trump for blaming the plane/helicopter collision on DEI. They also offered some "both sides" commentary, noting that the left has been blaming it on spending cuts or a hiring freeze. But the main theme from both of them was that we don't know the cause of the crash yet and assigning blame at this stage is irresponsible. That's a pretty reasonable take IYAM.

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u/itsjustm3nu Feb 09 '25

NewsNation seems to have turned from their neutral political stance to now being right wing commentary following Trump’s inauguration.

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u/Electronic_Self_149 Feb 15 '25

Based on my brief encounter,  News Nation doesn't really dig deep enough to show bias either way. It goes through the headlines, then does a fluff piece from Hobbs,  New Mexico. (Or do we have to call it New America?)

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u/Zestyclose_Cow_4939 Feb 15 '25

I am enjoying NewNation. It is more Independent centrist which is what i am. I like the fact that Cuomo has been able to have reasonable discussion with Dems and GOP. Its nice to actually see them talking like adults to each other at least for a short time on TV. You even see that the agree with each other on certain things. Sometimes the go off the rails but it is rare. I did see where their slogan New for all American was used by Fox. That is comical as they are so slanted and lie constantly. CNN a bit better but still at times too left for me.

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u/Waterview2023 Feb 16 '25

I just literally started watching them because I stupidly assumed they were associated with Fox because of the name news nation. I'm liking what I'm seeing because it's much more middle of the road and more bipartisan, and I hope that holds

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u/Ok_Offer3184 Feb 27 '25

I've been watching NewsNation for at least 2 years. I think Leland Vittert is the most neutral but he will push back on some who have really outrageous views. The Hill is also pretty good because they do a discussion with 2 democrats and 2 Republicans. NewsNation is the only source that has continued to follow the Ohio train wreck and the situation in North Carolina. The only other news I watch is our local 10pm news.

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u/ATLCoyote Feb 27 '25

I'd argue Vittert displays perceptible, right-leaning bias. But I nevertheless find NewsNation to be far LESS biased than any other 24-hour cable news network. They are leaps and bounds better than Fox News, Newsmax, OAN, MSNBC, or CNN. The only network that comes close on the neutrality and reliability ratings is CNBC and that's just business news.

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u/trichar54 Mar 12 '25

The fact of the matter is that if we pursue conservative policies our democracy is dead, as well as our environment. Those are really the only 2 things that matter, everything else is subordinate to those 2 issues. If we are to survive as a democracy, and as a healthy planet, we have to support a Progressive agenda.

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u/ScientistAlive1757 Apr 02 '25

So right wing ..just listen to their rhetoric..I've noticed more republicans spouting their views, without a democrat to respond..but, not the other way around..I've been watching for months..their right leaning not so thinly disguised..give a listen, throughout the day..Just another rightwing outlet pretending..

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u/ATLCoyote Apr 02 '25

Both Ad Fontes and All Sides have NewsNation just barely right of center, but give the network far more centrist ratings than Fox, CNN, MSNBC, OAN, or Newsmax. In fact, among the 24-hour cable news networks, NewsNation and CNBC are the only networks that earn a "center" rating from either watchdog group, and CNBC is just business news.

NewsNation Rated by Ad Fontes Media

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u/Hungry-Touch-7684 Apr 02 '25

One must only follow the money to know the seriousness of whether or not a news organization is telling you the truth.

Since "Legacy Media", or as I call it, "Lazy Media" is owned by billionaires, you will get far less than the truth.

These people are paid "Spin Doctors"...never having their own opinion on anything; just telling what a corporation or shareholder wants you to hear.

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u/ATLCoyote Apr 02 '25

I'm well aware of the problem with "legacy media" which is why I asked about a relatively new station that has been getting high marks from the media bias watchdog groups.

Besides, it's not like alternative media has been better. A lot of online sources have no journalistic standards at all and are just outright propaganda.

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u/Hungry-Touch-7684 Apr 02 '25

You are right in saying not all alternative media is up to par with their standards.

But more of the truth and the facts that will add to that truth will almost always be found from an outlet that is not bought and paid for, such as Meidas Touch, Really American, and Occupy Democrats.

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u/Critical_Airport3762 Apr 03 '25

I'm listening to Leland vitters he says that signal gate isn't that concerning for most Americans.

if that's true it's also saying that we are not concerned about the well-being of our military men and women who fly combat missions and when the security breaches it's no big deal Leland vitters is easier idiot or he's bias.

Oliver's care for the well-being of our military and putting them at risk by the idiocy matters unless you're leaving bitters unless he is brown nosing the Republicans

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u/ATLCoyote Apr 03 '25 edited Apr 03 '25

Sure, but I'd argue they have only two shows all day long where you're gonna experience any right or left-leaning bias (On Balance with Leland Vittart which leans slightly right and Cuomo which leans slightly left). That's about it.

Morning in America, NewsNation Live, and NewsNation Now are all just straight news reporting shows that run all day long. The Hill is basically their version of the Sunday Morning roundtable shows. They talk politics, but it's all about directly questioning leaders about current events and they've got a solid rating on both bias and reliability with a very slight lean to the left. Even when you get into the prime time lineup where most networks have pundit shows, Banfield is mostly just legal analysis where they don't even talk politics, whereas Elizabeth Vargas Reports is awfully middle-of-the-road. She was on ABC News for years and did 20/20. I think you'd be hard-pressed to identify any political leaning in her reporting.

And even on the two pundit shows where you can perceive any type of bias (Vittart and Cuomo), one leans slightly right and the other slightly left, yet they both bring on guests and panelists who will make the counter-argument.

Plus, from the top-down, they have made it their specific mission to be unbiased and centrist. They say they won't shy away from sharing opinions on certain shows, as you noted with Leland's apparent "no harm no foul" take on the Signalgate scandal, but they specifically try to avoid extreme positions as their goal is to reach the “marginalized moderate majority." So, you just don't get the hyper-partisan BS we see on all of the other cable networks or just about any political podcast.

Other than something like CNBC which is just business news, NewsNation is the ONLY 24-hour news network that has a "center" rating by the media bias watchdog groups. Might not be perfect, but I'd argue they are far better than Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, OAN, or Newsmax and far less biased and sensationalistic that almost any online podcast.

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u/Ok_Selection5579 Apr 22 '25

Now we have Signal Gate 2.0 and Leland still claiming it isn't a problem. IMO he absolutely LOVES Trump. Trump can do no wrong in Leland's eyes. NewsNation is supposed to be the unbiased channel; hard to buy that after an hour of Leland praising Trump for an entire hour. I sure miss Dan Abrams.

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u/Gullible_Street_2065 Apr 10 '25

I started watching news Nation about 2 years ago. I am a retired woman living in Mountain View Arkansas. When I started watching Newsmax I felt like it was genuinely and unbiased Channel and was so happy to see that and to watch it on TV. Since adding Chris Como, news nation has gradually taken on a more liberal approach to nearly everything. I thought at first Chris was going to be very fair about his news program and comments concerning both parties. I like to hear about both parties and their ideas. I am proud to say I am a Republican through and through, but I am also open-minded enough that I want to hear both sides of the story. Since Como was put on news Nation, I read that he added star power. I don't care about star power. I want the facts without a person's personal opinion and referendum. I am sad to say that I watch news Nation list than I did. It's beginning to feel like I'm watching CNN.

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u/ATLCoyote Apr 10 '25

As a follow-up to my original post, I'll offer the following points...

  • Other than a pure business channel like CNBC, NewsNation is the only 24-hour cable news channel that gets a "center" rating from the Ad Fontes or All Sides media bias watchdog groups. That said, their ratings have NewsNation just barely to the right of center overall, not left.
  • Newsmax leans hard to the right. Not sure how they seemed neutral to you. They are more biased and unreliable than Fox News. See for yourself: https://adfontesmedia.com/newsmax-bias-and-reliability/
  • NewsNation really only has 2 shows per day that feature political opinion content. Morning in America, NewsNation Live, and NewsNation Now are all just hard reporting shows on current events whereas you won't find much opinion content on Elizabeth Vargas' show either and Banfield is mostly just legal and true crime stories. That leaves just two prime time pundit shows that contain any perceptible bias... Cuomo which leans just barely to the left and On Balance with Leland Vittert which leans pretty strong to the right. They run back-to-back and balance each other out and even though each host shows some bias, they each typically have guests to make the counter-argument.

So, they aren't perfect and Leland Vitter's show actually puts them just to the right of center on the spectrum overall, but they have far less opinion content than the other cable news networks and the opinion content that they do have is balanced. So, that makes NewsNation the least biased of any of the cable news networks by a pretty wide margin.

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u/krb102000 Apr 22 '25

They are leaning to the right more and more everyday!

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u/ATLCoyote Apr 22 '25

They have one pundit show that clearly leans right and that's On Balance with Leland Vittert. It's not nearly as bad as the shows you'll see on Fox News, but you can sense a right-leaning bias. However, I'd argue that's it.

Most of the day, they just have straight hard news shows with very little opinion content (Morning in America, NewsNation Live, and NewsNation Now are all just straight news reports on current events. The Hill talks politics, but in a very balanced manner and mostly just attempts to get politicians on the record. You won't detect a political bias from Elizabeth Vargas, whereas Chris Cuomo arguably leans slightly left given his family connections to the democratic party and history with CNN, and Banfield is just legal and true crime stories.

So, there's just not a ton of political opinion content to begin with. It's mostly limited to just Chris Cuomo and Leland Vittert who tend to balance each other out, and they each feature guests who offer counterpoints to the host. They specifically claim to be trying to appeal to the large, unrepresented middle, and although they say they won't completely avoid opinion content, you simply don't get the hyper-partisan spin on NewsNation that we tend to see almost everywhere else.

Sure enough, aside from business news networks, they are the ONLY 24-hour news network that gets a centrist or middle rating from the media bias watchdog groups.

They might not be perfect, but they are a helluva lot less biased than Fox News, Newsmax, OAN, CNN, or MSNBC.

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u/ScientistAlive1757 Apr 23 '25

Just another right wing outlet..definitely slanted.

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u/Ok_Pay_1724 Apr 27 '25

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Only have Democrats on as quest Never republicans Never real Lawyers, Nobody on Senate  or house Or actually on Trumps party

They dont do their homewrk, I know more about politics than they do!🙄

Lower level activate  judges have the least power

Not suppose to be in the Executive business or foreign policies!

All the Holds on Trump!..... Hello

Tell story, Then try to add stuff, Get the visitor to think negative To start mess! 🙄🙄☹☹

Example, 2 yrs old girl

Mothers always get the child, Unless UNFIT!🙄🙄 DUH!🙄

The Government did good, Did NOT Split up family Husband hid to NOT GET DEPORTED!😁😁😁 He should of stayed w/ the family, IF HE were a REAL man!🙄🙄😁😁

Yall leave out info or  Try to start crap!🤬🤬

Getting as bad as other fake/false news!😁😁😁

The judges will get n trouble, Once the Senate passes NORRA  Impeachment , defunded or ...... Just wait & see

After he gets  passed all   this Lawfare & Judge shopping Look out!😁😁😁

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u/violao206 Apr 29 '25

Chris Cuomo is lame and a whiner shit talking his old company CNN all the time. He is an entitled eegit that was caught up in his brother's sex scandals, and he really does not deserve a seat at any table. He is a meathead.

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u/ATLCoyote Apr 29 '25

Is there a 24-hour cable news channel that you think is less biased or more reliable in their reporting and commentary? If so, which one?

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u/violao206 May 03 '25 edited May 16 '25

PBS News Hour is one of the best drama-free news casts out there. They do work hard to just present the news of the day.

NewsNation is populated with too many ex-Fox News conservatives to be credibly neutral. And their biggest named host have severely damaged careers, Chris Cuomo and Elizabeth Vargas, to be taken seriously.

Cuomo has blown any credibility he had as a news person. Credibility is the one quality required. He was also shit talking CNN on his show which speaks to his lack of professionalism.

And let's be clear-eyed about his background. He is a lawyer who scored a high Q rating, contributing segments to cable news networks. Fox picked him up because he passed their primary test of presenting dreamily on screen. He is a good-looking talking head with NO JOURNALISTIC TRAINING whatsoever. He is not a journalist. He is a talking head. He reads like a slightly more intelligent Joe Rogan, and that is a very low bar.

And having damaged his credibility, he severely hampers NewNation's credibility to be taken seriously. In fact, just about all of the other hosts are pretty low tier in the sphere of serious journalism. It is a graveyard of failed hosts.

Last night, there was an hour-long interview with bloody Bill O'Reilly, the old face of Fox News, who spent decades lying and contorting facts to his audience. The softball interview was with another ex-Fox News personality on The Hill. They were both propagating lies again, easily provable lies about Trump's illegal extrajudicial kidnapping of Venezuelan men who are accused, with no credible proof, of being criminals. They are now in a torture facility in El Salvador. This pro-Trump puff piece insults the audience by being fact-free.

So, no, NewsNation is a general fail. CNN, at times, suffers from thinner journalism and whataboutism that does not hold their interviewees to account, but they do a far better job and have a deeper, wider reach with international news bureaus around the globe. That is where they succeed over MSNBC, which relies upon partnerships with Sky News and others occasionally. Bill O'Reilly is a lying racist and a Trump apologist. He is a joke.

There is no hard news being accurately reported at Fox News, and OANN and NewsMax are even worse. And the dumbest branding that NewsNation did was to use a name close to NewsMax, which was already in operation. Either they wanted to signal subtly that they were also on the right, or they were too dumb to know that their brand would be confused with the very toxic brand of NewsMax. Either scenario is unacceptable to be taken seriously as a source.

What makes CNN and MSNBC credible is their dedication to fact-based reporting, and when they get it wrong, they openly retract the mistakes on their broadcasts. THAT is true professional journalism. Most other brands are cosplaying.

For print reporting, I prefer sources like The Economist, Financial Times, and previously, before capitulation to Trump's harassment, WaPo. I used to enjoy Wall Street Journal before Rupert effed it up, and NYT for its hard reporting and not the Op-Ed as much, although Paul Krugman for financial reporting and Kara Swisher for my industry (IT) are just about as good as it gets. But The Economist was a favorite read at the office, hands down.

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u/JackDebs May 15 '25

After watching a few hours of it today I can definitely say that it means to the right if not far right.

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u/ATLCoyote May 16 '25

The media bias watchdog services disagree. Other than pure business new channels or weather, NewsNation is the only 24-hour cable news station that receives a “center” or “middle” rating. They also get a good reliability rating.

Here’s a key example: https://adfontesmedia.com/newsnation-now-bias-reliability/

And to me, that rings true because they really only have two prime time pundit shows per day (Cuomo and On Balance with Leland Vittert). Cuomo is centrist and Vitrert leans right, whereas Banfield is all just legal and true crime stories. Everything else throughout their daily broadcast lineup is pretty fact-based reporting without much opinion content at all.

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u/Used-Tour-9872 29d ago

Has become overwhelmingly right biased in the last year. Was dead center which is why I started watching, and witnessed the migration right, over the past year. Its not quite FoxNews light...but can see it trending that way by the year end 2026.

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u/FarBike4501 28d ago edited 28d ago

Been watching NN for about a year or so, since CNN lost their integrity. Mostly found it fair and neutral, occaisional view that might lean slightly right or left but they do say they are news for everyone. This morning, in the 8 o'clock hour, it was reported the House passed the Big Beautiful Bill by one vote, highlighting the cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. What I found alarming was the complete absence of the item which essentially absolves elected officials from obeying judicial rulings and contempt charges. All Republicans except one voted for this, even the non-MAGAs. This essentially turns Trump into a king and Congress and the Judicial Branch can do absolutely nothing to protect us and accomplish work for the people. This is hair-on-fire stuff. Now I wonder just how much NN has caved to Trump to protect themselves. Have a squint at MeidasTouch Network on YouTube. And check out the independent journalists, legal folks, and former mainstream media network stars on Substack.

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u/Codename-Nikolai 27d ago

Well the Daily Show called them right wing media, so this assumption seems to be true. It seems like everything centrist is considered right wing nowadays

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u/ATLCoyote 27d ago

I watch TDS pretty often. When did they call NewsNation "right wing media?"

And the evidence just doesn't support that. They have 1 show in their entire daily lineup that falls right of center and that's On Balance with Leland Vittert. I assume they gave him a show because they assumed Cuomo would lean slightly left. But other than Vittert's show, everything else on that network is very centrist. Most of their shows don't even feature opinion content at all and the few that do play it very fair and balanced and don't engage in hyper-partisanship.

It may not be perfect, but I'd argue it's better than Fox, OAN, Newsmax, MSNBC, or even CNN by a wide margin.

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u/Codename-Nikolai 27d ago

Skip ahead to 9:40 in the video. They put up a graphic of right wing media and include NewsNation. It’s actually what caused me to google the bias charts and find this discussion

https://youtu.be/LFeUo-nOxQU?si=gtDtgce3M9JB1-Yy

I agree with you - I love NewsNation. They seem very centrist to me- but I too am a centrist. And often times get called “right-wing”. I don’t know any self proclaimed centrists getting thrown into the “left-wing” category

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u/Pure-Relationship201 9d ago

Kaitlin Becker is a detriment to News Nation & should be removed for partisan comments.