Apple News pushed 84 negative headlines about GOP priorities ahead of midterms with zero positive, study finds
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 that negatively characterized the Republicans' top 10 policy priorities.During that same period, Apple News, which comes preinstalled on every iPhone in America, did not promote a single story that positively framed a Republican priority, according to the study.APPLE, GOOGLE NEWS ALGORITHMS SUPPRESSED NEGATIVE STORIES ON MICHIGAN SENATE HOPEFUL EL-SAYED, STUDY SAYSThe Media Research Center examined Apple News’ top 20 stories from Sept.
15-30.(JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)"Apple News ran 84 negative headlines on Republican priorities and zero positive ones.
Zero! My dentist finds more good news in a root canal," David Bozell told Fox News Digital."Millions of voters open that app before they vote, and Apple's editors are in there like a bartender who waters down only one party's drinks," David Bozell continued."Come on, Apple, tell us who picks these stories and why Republicans got the whole bad-news buffet."MRC staffers Luis Cornelio and Madison Van Zant, who conducted the study, wrote that their findings add to the "growing body of evidence that the platform’s editors continue to curate its feeds to push a left-wing political agenda."The MRC found that 117 stories from outlets Apple News promoted GOP-aligned issues during the review period, with 84 stories featuring negative headlines (72%) and 33 (28%) receiving neutral headlines.
None of the headlines promoted by Apple News presented GOP issues in a positive light.APPLE AND GOOGLE SUPPRESSED NEGATIVE GRAHAM PLATNER STORIES FOR MONTHS ON THEIR NEWS PLATFORM, STU...