"But then in a country where I've read 80-90% of the people are thrilled that the Ayatollah is gone. What picture did they put? Picture of people mourning the Ayatollah. Which exists, but I can't believe that somebody at the desk didn't get, I've got a great picture of people dancing in the streets' Yeah. we're going to go with the 10% who are sorry the Ayatollah is dead because that's going to funnel the thought of our readers toward oh this is a bad war to get into'."
"But that to me is the difference in what the media does now and what they didn't used to do. Like you're funneling me toward an opinion, whereas I would love it if you just told me what happened."
Bill Maher accused The New York Times of biased coverage regarding the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran on his Club Random podcast. He criticized the newspaper's headline emphasizing U.S. troop deaths and its choice to feature photographs of Iranians mourning Ayatollah Khamenei's death, despite reporting that 80-90% of Iranians celebrated his death. Maher argued the Times selected imagery and framing to guide readers toward viewing the conflict negatively. He contrasted this with traditional journalism that reports facts without editorial bias. Harris agreed with Maher's assessment. Maher emphasized his preference for objective reporting over media that steers audience opinion toward predetermined conclusions about military engagement.
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