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Originally Posted by craigiri
If I accept your theory I'd have to conclude Fox watches are not bright and have no interest in politics and that's why they get things wrong. I do think age has a lot to do with it - that is, many Fox shows have the oldest audiences in the business. Stale minds and "angry at life" and all that.
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All I'm saying is, the "profile" of someone who listens to NPR isn't the same as someone who listens to Fox, CNN, or MSNBC.
If I'm driving by myself, I'm almost always listening to NPR(unless they have some crazy leftist on who is spouting BS). But I'm not a "normal person". The vast-majority of people who are driving in their cars are listening to music, morning shows, etc.
But, even if I had never turned NPR on in my entire life, I would know pretty much everything I know now.
I prefer NPR and the BBC to Fox News and MSNBC. But there isn't a single news source which can be trusted on its own. And listening to only one news source will by no means make you informed.
The types of people who listen to NPR are more-likely to actually read and to otherwise be "independently-knowledgeable".
That doesn't mean there isn't useful information on MSNBC or CNN or Fox News. I really enjoy news aggregators, as well as forums and other social media. Because they often give you information that would have been impossible to find otherwise.
I learn useful things from CNN and Fox News all the time. They shouldn't be instantly discredited as simply "fake-news". But anything they say ought to be independently verified, and placed in proper-context, because it is often intended to mislead, even if it isn't technically false.
Sometimes what they say is so misleading that I categorize it in the realm of propaganda. And I get so annoyed that I literally want to punch my screen.
NPR is far less-likely to spew ridiculous propaganda, but they definitely aren't perfect. They parade a lot of so-called "experts" on who say things which aren't provably true, though not provably false either. Basically, they often present conjecture or majority-opinions as if they are facts.
So the correct answer to the OP's question is, none of the above.
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They don't spend 23 hours a day bashing Trump. Most articles are covered in under 3 minutes. Unlike CNN, who bring guests on their shows, who all whine about Trump, CBS News is not highly opinionated and just REPORTS THE NEWS of the day, (novel idea, huh) that includes humorous stories, disaster coverage. etc. 
