Cartoonist Seth MacFarlane said he would “defend journalists to the death” and said ordinary social media users were less informed than the journalists who wrote the articles.
MacFarlane, who has become increasingly politically vocal in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, offered his thoughts on journalists and their expertise in an episode of “”.speak logically” podcast hosted by rapper Logic (Sir Robert Bryson Hall II).
Speaking about news credibility, MacFarlane said: “I will defend to the death the presence and existence of journalists.” Second, the creators of “Family Guy” feel that the New York Times is a particularly trustworthy news organization, whereas news organizations like Fox News are only after money. explained.
“When you see a New York Times article on Instagram…you see the headline, you read it, you probably click on the link and you read the article, whether you agree with it or not, whether you relate to it or not. Apart from that, it’s written by someone who’s done the research, who’s done the work, who’s been there, who’s at least spent hours trying to tell the truth to the audience,” MacFarlane explained. .
“It’s still just their opinion,” interjects Logic, who doesn’t seem to fully agree with MacFarlane’s view.
“They’re not perfect,” MacFarlane continued. “If they make a mistake, and they make a mistake, there’s a retraction, there’s an admission. You know that’s what divides FOX News. FOX News is participating as a fabric, that’s as easy as I can say.”
MacFarlane then addressed social media comment sections, saying that the typical reader is less informed than a New York Times reporter, and that such news organizations should allow comments on their social media pages. He said it was not.
“When you look at legitimate journalism, it goes back to what I said. If you look at a New York Times article on Instagram and then you look at the comments, everyone thinks they’re an expert. Who? Everyone thinks they know better.”Everyone spends their time, does research, does interviews, does follow-ups, and does their best to make sure everything they’ve put in is confirmed.” They think they know more than the people they know. “What’s printed is a fact. And they may have missed something, they may have messed up, but they did their best.”
The entertainment entrepreneur went on to cite research showing that news readers absorb “extremism” through comment sections that change their opinions on articles.
“It is shocking to me that any news organization… agrees with comments such as: [articles] Because there are studies that have shown that if you read an article on social media, after reading the comments, people process it in a certain way and begin to absorb the inevitable extremism that comes with the comments. ”
Mr McFarlane claimed the comments “reduced” the debate to “black and white”, adding that readers would perceive the “original article” in a “more extreme, more polarizing way”.
McFarlane’s recent situation exterior Shows like “Real Time with Bill Maher” have not been without criticism. Comedian Joe Rogan publicly mocked MacFarlane for “gaslighting” Americans with “insane” claims about President Biden’s abilities.
MacFarlane said Biden’s age is “his superpower.”
“You’re talking about a man who can’t talk. We all know you do things like this. You’re gaslighting. And you They do it because they think this is the good side and the bad side is bad. They do whatever they can to change the way people see things,” Logan charged.
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