Liberal Media Scream: In CNNs world, conservative outlets, not Times, Post, are intolerant – Washington Examiner

This weeks Liberal Media Scream features CNN wading into the intolerance debate where it finds that its the conservatives outlets, and even religious colleges, that are close-minded.

In the wake of New York Times opinion editor Bari Weiss falling victim to the cancel culture for daring to run pieces that went counter to left-wing orthodoxy, CNN brought aboard a guest to defend the New York Times and claim the intolerance of opinion is on the Right, not the Left.

I do think there is a growing intolerance of oppositional political views, Jill Filipovic said on Reliable Sources, but not at mainstream and progressive outlets.

Filipovic, an opinion writer and author of the upcoming book, OK BOOMER, LET'S TALK: How My Generation Got Left Behind, said, Its really conservative news outlets, as well as conservative institutions like religious colleges, where youre lacking diversity of opinion.

From Sundays Reliable Sources on CNN:

Brian Stelter: Is there growing intolerance in American newsrooms? Is what people like Bari Weiss, is what theyre pointing to a real and serious threat?

Jill Filipovic: Yes, I do think that there is growing intolerance of oppositional political views. I think where we get it wrong in this conversation is looking at mostly mainstream and progressive outlets. The reality is, places like the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, host a really wide variety of perspectives. Both the Post and the Times have conservative columnists. Theres really not a day that goes by that you cant find conservative perspectives on those websites. You really cant say the same thing about Fox News, about Breitbart, about web sites like Townhall.com. Its really conservative news outlets, as well as conservative institutions like religious colleges, where youre lacking diversity of opinion. And what I see happening here is, yes, pointing to something that is a frustrating problem, but by honing in on, quote/unquote, liberal outlets, I think you really miss the fuller story and the ways in which I think the Right is really working the refs on this one.

Media Research Center Vice President of Research Brent Baker explains our weekly pick: Talk about working the refs. In what alternative universe does Filipovic live? The term cancel culture was created to describe what mainstream and progressive outlets do to those who dare stray from the approved left-wing view of an issue. Cancel culture is real at liberal outlets and has cost several journalists their jobs. And theres a lot more diversity of political views on Fox News Channel than on CNN or MSNBC. When did you last hear a pro-Trump voice on CNN or MSNBC?

Rating: Four out of five screams.

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Liberal Media Scream: In CNNs world, conservative outlets, not Times, Post, are intolerant - Washington Examiner