"The leading submission as of today ( 1/18/2020) on the "Bernie blindness" subreddit" Bernie Blindness? The media bias against Bernie Sanders's campaign has been covered extensively online, and for the most part, only online. What's responsible for his lack of cable news coverage are the underlying interests of the cable news networks, many who are privately owned and operated by billionaires.These are the same networks where state department officials and other powerfully positioned individuals have come to be interviewed and used as sources uncritically more often than not.. Bernie’s appeal cannot be covered by the mainstream media,as it goes against their underlying private interests to do so. Correctly, these main stream media channels try to tank his campaign by not covering him. Their political instincts push many looking for a fairer coverage of the Senator towards alternative online media (Truthdig.com,The Hill). The bias