I think it’s worrisome to see the graphic, but the graphic also is strangely limited and the numbers aren’t clear whether they are combined totals across platforms.
Presumably traditional media that has an online presence is excluded on purpose, but it’s not clear why having a traditional media presence should negate the total online-only viewership. E.g., Daily Show with 35m+ across different social platforms? Colbert with 15m+? John Oliver with 10m+? It makes it feel like this is ragebait.
Across platforms — YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok — right-leaning online shows accounted for roughly 82% of the total following of the online shows we assessed.
Yeah, it kinda seems like they focused on places already known for having right leaning algorithms. I would be curious to see what, for instance, NPRs numbers are in comparison.
I think it’s worrisome to see the graphic, but the graphic also is strangely limited and the numbers aren’t clear whether they are combined totals across platforms.
Presumably traditional media that has an online presence is excluded on purpose, but it’s not clear why having a traditional media presence should negate the total online-only viewership. E.g., Daily Show with 35m+ across different social platforms? Colbert with 15m+? John Oliver with 10m+? It makes it feel like this is ragebait.
Yeah, it kinda seems like they focused on places already known for having right leaning algorithms. I would be curious to see what, for instance, NPRs numbers are in comparison.