Apple, Google news algorithms on Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed, study says
Apple News and Google News displayed no negatively framed headlines about progressive Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in the top 20 morning stories reviewed after Feb. 10, according to a Media Research Center study published Friday as voters prepared for next month's primary.MRC President David Bozell warned that the feeds' selections could leave voters without a complete picture of a candidate."Most Americans don't search dozens of news websites every day," Bozell said.
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Apple News and Google News displayed no negatively framed headlines about progressive Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in the top 20 morning stories reviewed after Feb. 10, according to a Media Research Center study published Friday as voters prepared for next month's primary.MRC President David Bozell warned that the feeds' selections could leave voters without a complete picture of a candidate."Most Americans don't search dozens of news websites every day," Bozell said. "They open Apple News or Google News and read what’s presented to them."DEM SENATE HOPEFUL ABDUL EL-SAYED RECOUNTS SMASHING VODKA BOTTLE AFTER BEARD CRITICISMThe conservative media watchdog said it identified at least 104 stories from right-leaning outlets about El-Sayed's record, statements and policies that did not appear in the feeds it reviewed. Apple News and Google News each featured only one headline about Michigan's Senate race, MRC found, and neither headline focused on controversies involving El-Sayed.MRC said its researchers tracked the top 20 Google News stories each morning from Nov.
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- Apple News and Google News displayed no negatively framed headlines about progressive Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in the top 20 morning stories reviewed after Feb. 10, according to a Media Research Center study published Friday as voters prepared for next month's primary.MRC President David Bozell warned that the feeds' selections could leave voters without a complete picture of a candidate."Most Americans don't search dozens of news websites every day," Bozell said.
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Apple, Google news algorithms on Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed, study says
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