A tale of two headlines: CNN and Fox shade their reports of UFC crowd’s reaction to Trump

Headlines from CNN and Fox shade in different directions, but both articles agree in substance that Trump got a mixed reaction from the “Ultimate Fighting Championship” in New York yesterday. The Fox reporter — fully aware that critics allege a strong pro-Trump bias in Fox news reports — carefully cites the phrasing of other journalists who saw the reaction as mixed, as opposed to the CNN reporter, who confidently contrasts the “loud, sustained boos” against “some cheers.”

 

 

 

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