Liberal Bias in Media Isn’t Going Anywhere

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Axios founders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen boldly proclaimed in 2024: “The big media era is over.” They were lamenting the rise of independent news and opinion outlets, many of which do not lean Left like Axios.

The Axios duo continued, “The mainstream media’s dominance in narrative and reality-shaping in presidential elections shattered in 2024. … How and where Americans get informed has broken into scores of pieces—from young men on Joe Rogan’s podcasts, to suburban women following Instagram influencers.”

It’s a bold statement. But is it true?

Yes, Joe Rogan and other influencers loosened the corporate stranglehold on mainstream media and helped Donald Trump get elected.

And yes, the U.S. District Court in Virginia recently ruled that Google violated antitrust laws by “mono…