The animated TV show “South Park” recently aired an episode critical of President Trump and Paramount Global, sparking coverage in media from across the political spectrum. The show, which airs on Comedy Central, mocked Trump and its parent company Paramount, whose merger with Skydance was recently approved by the Federal Communications Commission after Paramount settled a lawsuit filed by Trump. Our analysts took a closer look at four articles and two videos about the “South Park” episode in our Topic of the Week.

The Hill and BBC provided the most balanced coverage from among our content set. The Hill reports the basic facts about the episode and Paramount’s recent dealings with the Trump administration. The article was categorized as “simple fact reporting.” BBC features comments from the creators of “South Park” at Comic-Con International in San Diego, as well as reaction from the White House and others. It was placed into the category of “analysis.”

An article from the MSNBC website was also categorized as “analysis” but with a “strong left” bias. The first-person opinion article describes the episode in detail, with the author comparing South Park character Cartman to “MAGA-fied edgelords” who should “feel useless.”

An article from Daily Caller and a video from TheQuartering YouTube channel received similar scores of “opinion” with a “skews right” bias. The Daily Caller article, which is labeled “opinion,” concludes that the “South Park” episode should silence the “liberal conspiracy” that Paramount’s recent cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” was for political, not financial, reasons. In TheQuartering video, the host shares his opinion about the episode (calling it “lame,” “lazy” and “unfunny”) and concludes that it was “more of an attempt to generate outrage than an attempt to be funny.”

The hosts of the video podcast Pod Save America, however, found the “South Park” episode to be hilarious. They show clips from the show, laughing at the references and calling Trump “a terrible person,” among other insults. They say the episode demonstrates that “pop culture is turning on Trump.” Analysts found the show to be “opinion” with a “strong left” bias.

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