The Intelligence: is America’s media fair?
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 14 December 2023
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
News outlets are often hounded by the right for being too left-leaning. Our data show there might be something to that, but the reasons why are more complicated than you think. As a NATO frontline state, the war in Ukraine is prompting Poland to ramp up its military spending – and double the size of its armed forces (08:42). And, what a hit property show reveals about the British dream (15:25).
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| 0:28.0 | Cancel any time, tease and sees apply. The Economist. Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from The Economist. |
| 0:45.0 | I'm your host, Ora Uganbei. |
| 0:48.0 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:57.0 | Since neighboring Ukraine has been at war, Poland has been beefing up its armed forces to protect |
| 1:02.3 | itself, and it seems their new |
| 1:04.4 | government is likely to keep up that military spending. And this year the |
| 1:11.4 | show Holmes Under the Hammer celebrated its 20th anniversary. |
| 1:15.0 | What does the hit TV show reveal about the British psyche and the harsh reality of a souring rental market. |
| 1:23.2 | But first. |
| 1:44.0 | This. This is a Fox News special report. Good morning from Washington. I'm Lauren Glanter. |
| 1:47.0 | This is CNN breaking news. |
| 1:48.0 | Now it is no secret that the former president... |
| 1:50.0 | Public trust in American media has plummeted since the 1990s. |
| 1:55.0 | The bulk of this decline comes from conservatives, |
| 1:59.0 | spurred by Republican politicians who accuse of validly nonpartisan news sources of liberal bias. |
| 2:06.8 | Such charges are hard to assess fairly. |
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