That article shows only one channel used terms like “illegals” and “snowflakes” regularly so I don’t think there’s really an equal comparison.
The simple fact of the matter is there wasn’t much of importance in the leaked emails. All that article tells me is that Fox, as expected, blew them out of proportion, and now we’re stuck with fuckface von clown stick (to say nothing of the fact that the whole email leak happened because one fascist leader wanted to help install another fascist leader).
If CNN devoted an inordinate amount of time to Trump, it was because they’re ratings whores. If they criticize him more than Hillary, it’s because there’s so much to criticize.
Comparing CNN to Fox boggles the mind. MSNBC is really the closest comparison (though even that doesn’t match up to the sheer ignorance of reason and viciousness that Fox displays). Anyone who’s watched CNN for even an hour could tell you there’s nothing malicious there or worthy of distrust. They announce the top stories, then have a panel with people on both sides argue. Rinse repeat all day. It’s not great TV or great reporting, but to believe they’re evidence of a highly biased mainstream media is just ignorant. You’re being tricked.
At no point is the disconnect more obvious than when Kellyanne Conway is on. She goes on and says her side, and then proceeds to complain that places like CNN never show her side! It’s ridiculous, especially because it seems like she’s on pretty much every day. They’re tricking people in to distrusting everything that doesn’t lean right. When Fox says “Fair and Balanced,” it’s because they want you to believe that any outlet that isn’t as far right as them isn’t fair or balanced.
The fact that the American people elected Trump is proof that the mainstream media failed to properly educate the populace. In what way is up for debate, but I’d say the primary reason was that people became convinced that criticizing one candidate more than the other was a sign of subjectivity, when it was really objectivity.
This didn’t happen because both sides are biased. This happened because one side decided to discredit anything that criticized their side. And I’m not just talking about cable news. This election saw the right seed distrust in just about every news outlet that wasn’t heavy conservative leaning. When fact checks are considered “bias,” that’s how you know we’re fucked.