White House Launches 'Media Bias' Tracker, Omits Own Conflicts
The Biden White House, a bastion of independent thought (and financial influence), has launched a 'media bias' tracker on its website. This initiative, announced in July 2021 by The Hill , serves as a digital arbiter of journalistic integrity, presumably without assessing the administration's own donors. It’s a remarkable display of confidence from an executive branch that, for example, saw
President Biden receive $1.2 million from the financial sector in 2020 , according to OpenSecrets.org, while simultaneously criticizing coverage of economic policy. One might wonder if the tracker scrutinizes outlets that parrot administration talking points without question, or only those that dare to deviate. This isn't just about 'bias'; it's about control. When an administration with deep ties
to corporate and lobbying groups, including substantial contributions from industries like pharmaceuticals and defense contractors – totaling $6.6 million in 2020 to various Biden campaigns and PACs – decides to rate media trustworthiness, what exactly are they trying to 'track'? Perhaps it’s less about media ethics and more about identifying narratives inconvenient to power and its financial
patrons. After all, it's easier to dismiss dissent as 'biased' than to address its inconvenient truths.