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Analysis: Wikipedia Articles on American Politicians Mostly Cite Leftist Media

On Wikipedia criticism site Wikipediocracy, a user posted a sourcing analysis for articles about recent American politicians and found the news outlets cited in the articles were often left-wing. In gauging bias, the analysis relied on two separate sites measuring media bias. One showed a clear majority of sources were left-wing, while another showed a plurality. Both showed conservative outlets were a very small minority of sources.

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CNN’s Stelter: Are There Any Anti-Trump News Outlets?

Sunday on CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” host Brian Stelter ironically questioned if there are any left media outlets that “tear down” President Donald Trump during a segment on “right-wing” talk radio hosts questioning the state of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden’s mental and physical health.

Brian Stelter

Chinese State Media Celebrate Communist Ambush of CNN Reporter

China’s state-run Global Times on Thursday applauded a crowd outside the shuttered U.S. consulate in Chengdu for drowning out a CNN report by loudly singing nationalist songs, and generally congratulated China for having a great sense of humor about the diplomatic crossfire of embassy closings.

People stand on a road leading to the US Consulate in Chengdu, southwestern China's Sichua

Wikipedia Discourages Editors from Using Fox News as a Source on ‘Contentious Content’

Following a month of discussion involving over 150 Wikipedia editors, Fox News is no longer deemed “generally reliable” as a source on political and scientific topics, a downgrade from its prior status. The official finding by a three-person panel of administrators, users with advanced privileges on Wikipedia, was that “no consensus” existed on Fox’s reliability in those areas. The finding came in an election year despite a plurality of editors believing Fox should retain its status as a generally reliable source alongside CNN and the Guardian, one of Wikipedia’s third most-cited sources.

Fox News (Kevin Hagen / Getty)

Don Lemon Once Issued 5 Tips for Black Communities to ‘Fix the Problem’: Ditch ‘Thug and Reprehensible Behavior’

CNN’s Don Lemon once found himself agreeing with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, who attributed the “violence and chaos” in black precincts to the “disintegration of the African American family,” prompting the CNN host to offer the black community five tips of his own to “fix the problem,” in a clip resurfaced by Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson this week.

Don Lemon