UK General Election 2017: Coverage in the Media

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Interestingly, the post only covers how the right leaning press manipulates the truth to further their own ends, and only alludes to the fact the left do it; as expected from a user called 'Don't vote Conservative (UK)'. As a centrist (who will be deliberately abstaining from voting for the first time in nearly 30 years of voting) I find the left's cognitive dissonance and bias extremely alarming.

I'm the author of the article and I make it clear that news is presented in a biased way regardless of whether you read a right-leaning or left-leaning newspaper. All of the national newspapers in the UK have mastered the art of misleading click-bait headlines (the Financial Times is possibly the only exception).

I focused on the right-leaning newspapers because they are in the majority in both numbers and circulation figures in the UK and their influence in shaping public discourse is much greater.

The central point of the article is that, regardless of whether you read a right-leaning or left-leaning newspaper, you can't rely on a single source for your news. Doubly-so during an election campaign.

(Note: the companion site dissuading people from voting Conservative deliberately avoids links to the Independent, Guardian and Mirror precisely because it would be seen as confirmation bias.)

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