Why is RTE so biased?

JMNolan

It really is incredibly biased. One example is on the front page the website this morning

"White House officials alarmed by Trump's 'erratic' and 'amoral' behaviour" - https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0905/991913-trump-new-york-times/

I was reading this and it occurred to me, surely these senior members are treasonous? Why isn't RTE reporting it as "Treason in White House".

There's bias every day on RTE, don't get me talking on how they report on certain political parties.

Atlantic Dawn

There seems to be an agenda since "President" Hillary lost the election.

Collie D

Where's the bias? They're reporting using quotes and without their own opinion.

vicwatson

Because no one EVER holds RTÉ to account.

Atlantic Dawn

Collie D wrote: »

Where's the bias? They're reporting using quotes and without their own opinion.

But as their primary story today, what next will they quote The Weekly World News when they report a story the Titanic has just docked in New York?

vicwatson

Is Dee Forbes still on the board of directors of INM?

Clareman

The name their source at the bottom of the article, the issue isn't with RTE it's with Source: AFP/Reuters

DChancer

JMNolan wrote: »

It really is incredibly biased. One example is on the front page the website this morning

"White House officials alarmed by Trump's 'erratic' and 'amoral' behaviour" - https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0905/991913-trump-new-york-times/

I was reading this and it occurred to me, surely these senior members are treasonous? Why isn't RTE reporting it as "Treason in White House".

There's bias every day on RTE, don't get me talking on how they report on certain political parties.

Also the main story on BBC website.
And how are these sources being treasonous? Many would see them as patriots protecting their country from a dangerous probable treacherous lunatic.

DChancer

vicwatson wrote: »

Is Dee Forbes still on the board of directors of INM?

No, and she has been!
She was however at one point a non-executive director of the board of The Irish Times.

facehugger99

Their hiring policy back in the 70's\80's was almost entirely composed of student-union, shinner-supporting pinkos.

It's a desperately biased place - I would never use it as a news-source.

Collie D

In a democracy it isn't treasonous to point out flaws in a leader. If that were the case Leo would have half of AH on the gallows.

I'd find Trump's tweet in that article more anti American. Demanding a journalist hand over his sources to government sounds very dictatorial

https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1037485664433070080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1037485664433070080%7Ctwgr%5E373939313b73706563696669635f73706f7274735f616374696f6e&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rte.ie%2Fnews%2F2018%2F0905%2F991913-trump-new-york-times%2F

TheValeyard

GAA very silent on RTE bias

TerrorFirmer

I don't see any bias in that story. It just is what it is.

But as their primary story today, what next will they quote The Weekly World News when they report a story the Titanic has just docked in New York?

What's wrong with Reuters?

You do understand that every newsroom in the world doesn't have a team of hundreds of roving reporters covering the globe and have to use reliable network sources?

I don't think RTE is particularly biased at all. Something like The Independent is a better example of blatant bias.

ancapailldorcha

Expressing an opinion isn't treason. That shouldn't need to be pointed out but we are living in the age of histrionics and identity politics I suppose.

The news on RTE does not conform to my bias/ my love of trump so it's obviously biased.

Captain Obvious

mariaalice wrote: »

The news on RTE does not conform to my bias/ my love of trump so it's obviously biased.

When what you watch is so far to one side, everything else seem biased. I remember in the water threads there were people on the extremes of both sides of the political spectrum arguing bias against them. And when the news sources you are so use to are so often proven blatantly false it makes it harder not to assume other news sources are of the same standard.

Kivaro

With RTE's one-sided reporting of the Margaret Cash fiasco, with their obvious support of unsustainable economic migration to Ireland from outside the EU, with their constant focus on the homeless "crisis" (a topic being perpetuated by RTE, which keeps a non-existent "crisis" in the news), with their fervent bias towards ultra-liberal constructs that have no basis in reality, with their unequal positive portrayal of parties like Sinn Fein and other anti-worker parties; RTE has repeatedly shown how biased it can be.

Most of the bias by RTE is against Irish workers and citizens who positively contribute to our society; ordinary people who have to pay for the fanciful notions that the quango is extolling ......... claiming them to be the majority view of the Irish public, which is indeed not the case.

Kivaro

Kivaro wrote: »

With RTE's one-sided reporting of the Margaret Cash fiasco, with their obvious support of unsustainable economic migration to Ireland from outside the EU, with their constant focus on the homeless "crisis" (a topic being perpetuated by RTE, which keeps a non-existent "crisis" in the news), with their fervent bias towards ultra-liberal constructs that have no basis in reality, with their unequal positive portrayal of parties like Sinn Fein and other anti-worker parties; RTE has repeatedly shown how biased it can be.

Most of the bias by RTE is against Irish workers and citizens who positively contribute to our society; ordinary people who have to pay for the fanciful notions that the quango is extolling ......... claiming them to be the majority view of the Irish public, which is indeed not the case.

Have you got any concrete example that you can point to?

It's the 24-hour news cycle they have to have something on.

I find the news reporting on RTE more peculiar than anything else often it's not news, reporting on a dance class for homeless people and the like they do not belong on the main evening news program.

Hurrache

JMNolan wrote: »

I was reading this and it occurred to me, surely these senior members are treasonous? Why isn't RTE reporting it as "Treason in White House".

They must have completely missed those people being charged and found guilty of treason.

Better go tell them OP so they can correct the story.

CruelCoin

JMNolan wrote: »

I was reading this and it occurred to me, surely these senior members are treasonous? Why isn't RTE reporting it as "Treason in White House".

Loyalty to the nation as opposed to the leader.

Is that treason? I dunno.

ThunbergsAreGo

Because writing bad things about Trump gets clicks and is what "the people" want to see

Hector Savage

RTE are scum, look at their headlines about Israel.

"Israeli soldiers kill palestinian teenager"

When you go into details the 19 year old terrorist attacked the soldiers with a butcher knife and the soldiers rightly so shot him in defence.
Of course most people just read the headline so the bias and anti semitic hatred they peddle is set.

dxhound2005

430,000 of the people tune in to Morning Ireland. They love this sort of stuff.

Somedaythefire

It must be a sad life thinking anything that doesn't conform exactly to your world view is biased against you.

DChancer

Hector Savage wrote: »

RTE are scum, look at their headlines about Israel.

"Israeli soldiers kill palestinian teenager"

When you go into details the 19 year old terrorist attacked the soldiers with a butcher knife and the soldiers rightly so shot him in defence.
Of course most people just read the headline so the bias and anti semitic hatred they peddle is set.

Disgust at the crimes against humanity being carried out daily by the state of Israel does not equate to anti antisemitism.

JohnMc1

Collie D wrote: »

Where's the bias? They're reporting using quotes and without their own opinion.

The media have been using the "anonymous sources" bit religiously since Trump took office. It reeks of "we're making **** up" after awhile.

Too bad RTE doesn't scrutinize the Irish Govt with the same intensity as they do Trump.

Red_Wake

Hector Savage wrote: »

RTE are scum, look at their headlines about Israel.

"Israeli soldiers kill palestinian teenager"

When you go into details the 19 year old terrorist attacked the soldiers with a butcher knife and the soldiers rightly so shot him in defence.
Of course most people just read the headline so the bias and anti semitic hatred they peddle is set.

It's always a pity that Israel uses white phosphorus on the Palestinians, but not on RTE.

Mutant z

Not just RTE the entire MSM is biased you now have to go to online sources to get a through picture of anything be that housing, homelessness, immigration, the MSM = lamestream media.

Ipso

Collie D wrote: »

Where's the bias? They're reporting using quotes and without their own opinion.

When you took Trump seriously, it’s hard to back down. Hence you get nonsense like the deep state and qanon.
The hard core ( not people who just didn’t like Hillary or voted along party lines), who actually think he is a rational human being, are little better than a cult.

Mutant z

Ipso wrote: »

Collie D wrote: »

Where's the bias? They're reporting using quotes and without their own opinion.

When you took Trump seriously, it’s hard to back down. Hence you get nonsense like the deep state and qanon.
The hard core ( not people who just didn’t like Hillary or voted along party lines), who actually think he is a rational human being, are little better than a cult.

What about those who supported Hillary i suppose they must all be saints are they.

super_furry

Let’s be honest, the real question you should be asking is ‘why don’t Irish media outlets report the news exactly how I want them to’, because that’s what all this reads like.

dxhound2005

Mutant z wrote: »

Not just RTE the entire MSM is biased you now have to go to online sources to get a through picture of anything be that housing, homelessness, immigration, the MSM = lamestream media.

The Census publications are the most reliable resource for such information.

https://www.cso.ie/en/census/census2016reports/census2016publicationschedule/

super_furry

Mutant z wrote: »

What about those who supported Hillary i suppose they must all be saints are they.

What about, what about, what about!

Who gives a fcuk about Hillary? She's not president.

Mutant z

super_furry wrote: »

Mutant z wrote: »

What about those who supported Hillary i suppose they must all be saints are they.

What about, what about, what about!

Who gives a fcuk about Hillary? She's not president.

And Trump is what does that say about all the media sources which did everything in their power to get Hillary in but still failed and are still crying about it even today like a bunch of sore losers.

super_furry

Mutant z wrote: »

And Trump is what does that say about all the media sources which did everything in their power to get Hillary in but still failed and are still crying about it even today like a bunch of sore losers.

You're the only one talking about Hillary here.....

Ipso

Mutant z wrote: »

What about those who supported Hillary i suppose they must all be saints are they.

No. But many are the type who say politicians are liars, cant be trusted etc but then turn around and support a pathological liar with a very thin skin and massive ego.
There were many reasons people voted for Trump; party loyalty, want to pay less tax, shake up the establishment, not Hillary etc
But he is a deeply flawed character, look at his speeches or bloody tweets and you’ll see that he is a deeply insecure petty person.

kunst nugget

super_furry wrote: »

You're the only one talking about Hillary here.....

I only ever see Trump supporters bringing up Hillary these days...

Ipso

kunst nugget wrote: »

I only ever see Trump supporters bringing up Hillary these days...

At least it’s better than bringing up the deep state.

Taytoland

RTE with leftist bias shocker. No surprise here.

freshpopcorn

RTE news can be biased and Virgin Media(TV3) can sound like tabloid newspaper!

Mutant z

Ipso wrote: »

Mutant z wrote: »

What about those who supported Hillary i suppose they must all be saints are they.

No. But many are the type who say politicians are liars, cant be trusted etc but then turn around and support a pathological liar with a very thin skin and massive ego.
There were many reasons people voted for Trump; party loyalty, want to pay less tax, shake up the establishment, not Hillary etc
But he is a deeply flawed character, look at his speeches or bloody tweets and you’ll see that he is a deeply insecure petty person.

Well he hasnt bombed 7 countries and help to arm jihadi lunatics like Obama did he's managed to bring NK to the table without firing a bullet wants good relations with Russia, wants to put American citizens first, wants to protect the borders, overturning the disaster that was Obama care, all in all he's been decent so far.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

JMNolan wrote: »

It really is incredibly biased. One example is on the front page the website this morning

"White House officials alarmed by Trump's 'erratic' and 'amoral' behaviour" - https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0905/991913-trump-new-york-times/

I was reading this and it occurred to me, surely these senior members are treasonous? Why isn't RTE reporting it as "Treason in White House".

There's bias every day on RTE, don't get me talking on how they report on certain political parties.

That's still bias - just in the opposite direction.

Chips Lovell

Ipso

Mutant z wrote: »

Well he hasnt bombed 7 countries and help to arm jihadi lunatics like Obama did he's managed to bring NK to the table without firing a bullet wants good relations with Russia, wants to put American citizens first, wants to protect the borders, overturning the disaster that was Obama care, all in all he's been decent so far.

He has increased drone attacks, NK has been at the table many times before and justvplayed him, he brown noses dictators and he promised the best ever health care (wait until the pre existing condition rule is over turned in Obama care, see how it goes with many of his supporters who are probably on Obamacare anyway).

Somedaythefire

Mutant z wrote: »

Well he hasnt bombed 7 countries and help to arm jihadi lunatics like Obama did he's managed to bring NK to the table without firing a bullet wants good relations with Russia, wants to put American citizens first, wants to protect the borders, overturning the disaster that was Obama care, all in all he's been decent so far.

Trump has bombed the exact same 7 countries Obama did, only Trump increased the bomb count.

Mutant z

Somedaythefire wrote: »

Mutant z wrote: »

Well he hasnt bombed 7 countries and help to arm jihadi lunatics like Obama did he's managed to bring NK to the table without firing a bullet wants good relations with Russia, wants to put American citizens first, wants to protect the borders, overturning the disaster that was Obama care, all in all he's been decent so far.

Trump has bombed the exact same 7 countries Obama did, only Trump increased the bomb count.

Trump has done more for peace than nearly every other president certainly more than Bush or Obama or indeed Hillary Clinton would have done, i can't begin to imagine how things would be if Hillary had gotten in but thankfully she didn't.

Somedaythefire

Mutant z wrote: »

Trump has done more for peace than nearly every other president certainly more than Bush or Obama or indeed Hillary Clinton would have done, i can't begin to imagine how things would be if Hillary had gotten in but thankfully she didn't.

Has he? How does increasing the number of bombs the USA are dropping on other countries do anything for peace?

super_furry

Mutant z wrote: »

Well he hasnt bombed 7 countries and help to arm jihadi lunatics like Obama did he's managed to bring NK to the table without firing a bullet wants good relations with Russia, wants to put American citizens first, wants to protect the borders, overturning the disaster that was Obama care, all in all he's been decent so far.

Christ, if it's not Hillary, it's Obama.

We're talking about Trump here, stop deflecting and the daft what-aboutery.

Gimme A Pound

Meh, if Hillary was a man and republican, her stances and behaviour would be considered "alpha male" or whatever by her critics, but anyways...

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

But as their primary story today, what next will they quote The Weekly World News when they report a story the Titanic has just docked in New York?

RTE is certainly biased when it comes to discussion, but its website reporting doesn't tend to veer from the "Give the info, not opinion" model to be fair. I know you're exaggerating, but still, what a leap. It's using an international news agency. Standard stuff.

Ash.J.Williams

facehugger99 wrote: »

Their hiring policy back in the 70's\80's was almost entirely composed of student-union, shinner-supporting pinkos.

It's a desperately biased place - I would never use it as a news-source.

Are you really that much of a stereotype?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

We're actually talking about RTE and alleged bias. There's a Trump thread for that ****. In fact there's lots of them.