When studying the Partisan Press, it was hard to differentiate how the news used to be to how it is now. Presently, the media is biased like it used to be centuries ago. The only difference is that the partisan press was openly biased and said they were, while news outlets today hide behind the label of non-biased news.
Granted, the world was a lot different when newspapers were circulated and that was the only one of getting information out. A lot of times, the information presented in the news wasn't even accurate. But, the same can be said for today, as the news rushes to be the first to break important information and don't always check the source or how accurate it is.
This was seen with the death of Kobe Bryant. TMZ leaked that Bryant had died before his family even found out. At the time, TMZ didn't care that they had not only brought terrible news to the public but also brought that news to a family who had no idea their loved one was dead. To them, all that mattered was that they broke the news first before any other outlet.
A century ago, being first to break a story wasn't the main concern at the time because of how slow news traveled then. What mattered was telling a story, while also adding an opinion to it. I personally don't mind hearing the opinion of the author, but I also want facts presented first, instead of having facts and opinions mixed together.
One of my favorite images is this chart of media bias, even though it's a few years old. I definitely think that the chart has shifted, especially with CNN and NBC. They should be more to the left, as well as other news outlets. But, it does give a good overview of where to start your news journey.
A lot has changed since the Partisan Press era when it comes to technology, politics, and society in general. But, present-day has reverted back to the past by producing news that is more and more biased every day. This wouldn't be an issue if the current news outlets had the courage to state that they were biased.
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