Apple News even more politically lopsided under new CEO John Ternus, study finds
FIRST ON FOX — Apple News "has taken a decidedly leftist turn" after one month under new CEO John Ternus, according to a study conducted by the Media Research Center (MRC).The MRC, a conservative media watchdog, examined Apple’s news aggregator during the final month of former CEO Tim Cook’s tenure and compared its content during the first month since Ternus took control of the tech behemoth on September 1.The study found that Apple News, which comes preinstalled on every iPhone in America, pushed stories from left-leaning outlets 65% of the time compared to just 2% from right-leaning outlets in August when Cook was still in charge.The news aggregator increased the percentage of stories from leftist outlets it promoted to 67% and decreased the percentage of stories from right-leaning outlets it shared to less than a percentage point in September, according to the MRC.THE ALLEGED BIAS OF APPLE NEWS: EX-LIBERAL MAG EDITOR TASKED TO HANDPICK STORIES FOR MILLIONS OF IPHONE USERSThe Apple News application pre-installed on all iPhones.
(Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images)"Under new CEO John Ternus, Apple News has become even more politically lopsided.In September, just three stories from right-leaning outlets made Apple News’s top morning feed.
Three," MRC President David Bozell told Fox News Digital."Apple has no shortage of conservative journalism to choose from.Apple is choosing to exclude conservative voices and deny its audience anything resembling a balanced news diet," Bozell continued.
"For one of the most powerful companies in the world, such blatant discrimination is simply indefensible."MRC Free Speech America Director Michael Morris, who conducted the study, noted that "Apple News’s competitors Google News and Microsoft’s MSN did not follow Apple’s left turn" over the past month."Microsoft’s MSN actually reduced the percentage share of stories it promoted from both left-leaning and right-leaning outlets.Meanwhile, Google News shared rou...