Apple News Accused of Promoting Negative GOP Stories Before Midterms
The watchdog said readers saw about five negative GOP stories a day, intensifying criticism of Apple News’s curation before the election.
- On Wednesday, the Media Research Center reported that Apple News has promoted articles negatively framing Republican-aligned issues, alleging the platform's editorial curation pushes a left-wing agenda.
- Editor-in-Chief Lauren Kern has led Apple News since 2017, overseeing a platform pre-installed on all Apple devices; Kern previously stated her team puts "so much care and thought" into curation.
- A 15-day study identified 117 stories on GOP-aligned issues, with 84 featuring negative headlines and 33 receiving neutral treatment ; readers would see approximately five negative stories daily.
- Media commentator David Bozell told Fox News Digital he feared the impact on voters, comparing Apple's editors to a "bartender who waters down only one party's drinks."
- Accusations emerge as Republicans face midterm elections on November 3; recent rallies have been interrupted by protesters, including one on Monday who yelled, "Shove that ballroom up your fat a**.
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Apple News serves up 84 negative GOP election-season headlines and ZERO positive ones, MRC says - The Daily Bo Snerdley
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Media Research Center researchers classified 84 of 117 Apple News headlines on Republican-aligned policy issues as negative, 33 as neutral and none as positive in a September 15-30 sample. A separate MRC tally found just three selections from right-leaning publishers among September’s sampled prominent news stories. The findings follow earlier scrutiny by FTC Chairma…
Apple News accused of giving GOP an 84-to-zero headline drubbing ahead of midterms
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Election Interference? Apple News Targets GOP Issues with 84-0 Negative Coverage Before Midterms
MRC Original A new Media Research Center analysis found that Apple News has been targeting GOP issues with negative coverage, raising the question: Is Apple engaging in election interference in the lead-up to the midterms?Just weeks before the midterm elections, Apple News promoted more than 80 stories with headlines that negatively framed the issues Republicans care about most, a stark contrast to the complete absence of stories with headlines …
Apple News pushed 84 negative headlines about GOP priorities ahead of midterms with zero positive, study finds – Democratic Accent
Apple News promoted more than 80 stories that negatively framed the issues Republicans care about during the lead-up to the midterm elections while promoting zero positive stories about GOP-aligned issues, according to the Media Research Center (MRC). The MRC, a conservative media watchdog, analyzed Apple News’ top 20 stories from Sept. 15-30 and found that voters who rely on the platform for information were fed roughly five stories per day tha…
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