Different Realities, Part 2
Last May, I wrote about how different media outlets covered an event. Here's the coverage of the temporary end to the US Government shutdown. CNN: Short and simple: "Trump caves on the shutdown." THE NEW YORK TIMES: "Trump Agrees to End Shutdown in Surprise Retreat." No doubt as to who is to blame, and how it turned out politically. THE WASHINGTON POST: Lead with the Senate, but then add articles showing public reaction as well as the FBI pushing back. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Trump leads!!! FOX NEWS: Trump leads!!! And, like CNN, Fox also knows I recently googled lodging in Chicago, though they haven't quite figured out that the trip already happened.