This is a general warning to most people, always focus on the accuracy rather than the advocacy part.
Don’t read or share an article just because it aligns with your world view.
News organizations in general are the “middle man” between you and events happening in the world.
Don’t let the middle man shape your view on reality, focus on accuracy and hopefully you will get a balanced world view.
I’ve seen lefty people on the lemmyverse actually share the New York Post unironically because they happen to like a headline.
(The New York Post is a tabloid on par with Fox, in fact they’re owned by the same company as Fox News).
Rupert Murdoch owns the New York Post, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal. In Britain, he owns The Sun. In Australia, he owns 90% of newspapers and Sky News Australia.
He uses his media empire to push his own political views. He encouraged Tony Blair to invade Irak. His newspaper The Sun encouraged British people to leave the European Union by claiming the Queen supported Brexit:
Rupert Murdoch has been publically accused by several world leaders of attempting to blackmail them.
John Major, former British Prime Minister:
https://www.channel4.com/news/major-denies-sun-editor-abused-him-after-black-wednesday
Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/apr/26/gordon-brown-criminal-complaint-rupert-murdoch-news-group-newspapers
Malcom Turnbull, former Australia Prime Minister:
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-mornings/malcolm-turnbull-on-rupert-murdoch/102888774
Kevin Rudd, former Australia Prime Minister:
https://startsat60.com/media/news/politics/kevin-rudd-slams-rupert-murdoch-speech-labor-national-conference
Rupert Murdoch is a real bastard. He was regularly invited by Ronald Reagan to the White House. He came with his lawyer, Roy Cohn.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/President_Reagan_shakes_hands_with_Roy_Cohn_in_the_Oval_Office_Jan_18%2C_1983.jpg
He is so powerful because there are millions of people who swallow the crap from his media.
Donald Trump praises him.
https://thehill.com/media/5133600-trump-murdoch-relation/
The amount of damage that man had done to the world is incalculable, and yet he has faced no consequences beyond an occasional fine.
That said, if it wasn’t him, I’m not sure some other ghoul wouldn’t have done the same thing. He’s a product of our fucked up system, not the cause of it.
Also the “glorious” Daily Mail.
They’re both horrible but the NY Post is far more tabloid-y than Fox News proper.
Depends what you mean. Fox opinion and the TV is on par with NYPost, perhaps even worse.
Foxnews.com general online news articles is better than NYPost.