Comparing CNN and Fox News reporting on Bidens mental decline by Angela Nolan
At 81 years old, Joe Biden is currently the oldest sitting president in the United States. With the 2024 election quickly approaching and Biden’s plans to run for reelection despite his performance at the presidential debate in June, many Americans are concerned that he may be declining mentally and are unsure if he would be able to take on the strenuous job as president for another four years should he win the 2024 election-where he would be 86 years old at the end of a second term. While this has been widely reported on, American media coverage has remained divided in their perspectives on this matter. This analysis aims to provide an unbiased comparison in the way major news outlets Fox News and CNN go about reporting President Biden’s suspected mental decline. Before getting into the differences in the way this story has been reported, we will first consider the similarities of the two media outlets. Both Fox Ne...