Mainstream Media Biased Against Cryptocurrencies: Research

If you keep an eye on our updates, you may know very well how little Indian media understands about cryptocurrencies. It has been several times when leading media outlets of the country have published misleading reports about crypto and we’ve come out with detailed posts explaining how things were put out of proportion. Interestingly, the same story plays out in other countries as well. A recent research conducted on the quality of journalism about cryptocurrencies has found that mainstream media has an anti-Bitcoin bias.

Yep. A blockchain research company called Clovr conducted a survey on 7,527 cryptocurrency-related articles published between January 1, 2013 and July 31, 2018. An algorithm was used to assess the mood and sentiment expressed in each of those articles, and the frequency of articles was also analyzed against different cycles in the life of cryptocurrency. What researchers found was something not entirely surprising to people like us, but…