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  • clearlysuspectclearlysuspect Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,750
    Yeah. I really miss unbiased journalism. Not saying FOX News is the only one by any means, but I can't stand watching any of their shows just because of how blatantly biased they are. There's always two sides to any story and I always feel like I'm only getting one of them when I watch them.
  • ljlljl Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 819
    My sister works in a care facility, the residents love this stuff, but it scares the cr*p out of them. Most of them are smart but when you get used to the news being based on facts this stuff is nuts. They get in shouting matches about CNN vs. FOX, not getting out much doesn't help. Scare tactic reporting on either side needs to stop.
  • sightunseensightunseen Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,130
  • clearlysuspectclearlysuspect Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,750
    I haven't always been a fan of his, but I remember a few months ago on 60 minutes I heard Mickey Rooney say something to the affect of "news hasn't been real news since they came out with 24 hour news channels." This makes a lot of sense, to me at least, it just really seems to have lost it's importance and it's meaning. Now, they just have constant live coverage of the same stupid story for hours on end and most of what they say is just improv filler.
  • denniskingdennisking Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,681
    Just remember Feebs, all journalism companies lie. It's how they shape their world and eventually ours. It just depends on what lies you are comfortable with. Obama was a super liberal believing the CNN hype until he hit the oval office and found out the real truth, the truth that neither CNN or Fox will tell you, and now he has backed down on many elections promises and claims and made himself far more moderate. If one wants comprehensive news coverage, watch PBS news, BBC news, and Deutche Welle news.
  • xmacroxmacro Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,402
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  • VulchorVulchor Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,176
    I will agree MSNBC is almost as biased as FOX, although with respect to Olberman---the people listed by JP are generally 1 or 2 of the worst people on earth on any given day. I find CNN to be much less biased that both of them, and while they may have a small left slant...perhaps its that until things become illogical, non-sensical, sexist, misrepresentations, and utilizing weapons of mass disctraction (ie FOXNews progamming) other organizations will always be viewed as left of center.
  • LukoLuko Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,004
    Regardless of media outlet, there is published research showing a strong liberal media bias...I don't have access to the research handy here at work (I think I posted links to it before), but I can dig it up if someone is interested. Also, a significant majority of members of the media (something like 85 percent) identify themselves as Democrat and donate money to democratic candidates (local/state/federal). This matters. It is virtually impossible to prevent this bias from seeping into their coverage...it's just human nature.
  • denniskingdennisking Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,681
    remember this, it's not who makes history that wins, it's who the history writers say wins who is the real winner. history is written by the victor
  • clearlysuspectclearlysuspect Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,750
    dennisking:
    remember this, it's not who makes history that wins, it's who the history writers say wins who is the real winner. history is written by the victor
    This is one of those statements that is always true regardless. There aren't very many of them out there. Because, even if you're the loser, if you get to write the history books, then you're still the victor.
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  • PuroFreakPuroFreak Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,132
    Everyone loves to bash Fox News simply because the media in this country has leaned so far left for soooo long that a news source that isn't biased at all would seem right wing. I'm not saying Fox News isn't bias, I'm just saying they aren't the evil media outlet everyone makes them out to be. The are no farther to the right than MSLSD or CNN (Communist News Network) are to the left. It just doesn't fit the left's agenda for what a liberal news source should be.
  • fla-gypsyfla-gypsy Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,023
  • TatuajeVITatuajeVI Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,378
    fla-gypsy:
    Only Politicians get lower poll numbers than CNN and MSNBC.
    LOL. Nice. Not to mention half of the print news papers that I would consider commie liberal propaganda (NY Times, Washington Post, etc) are either going out of business or are slashing jobs like crazy due to their ratings getting crushed. Good.
  • VulchorVulchor Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,176
    Fox News works for the same reason that Busweiser works----its easy and its comfortable for the "lowest common demoninator". Not saying people here are simpletons, or that they dont have intelligent people on their side----just saying it takes more brains to question and engage in critical thinking than it does to say that we need to proect the traditional family at all costs and that terorrists are bad....People who watch other news agencies seem to be able to progress a little beyond the "fun to talk about issues" like abortion and death panels and on to a true conversation about issues that impact people.
  • PuroFreakPuroFreak Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,132
    Vulchor:
    Fox News works for the same reason that Busweiser works----its easy and its comfortable for the "lowest common demoninator". Not saying people here are simpletons, or that they dont have intelligent people on their side----just saying it takes more brains to question and engage in critical thinking than it does to say that we need to proect the traditional family at all costs and that terorrists are bad....People who watch other news agencies seem to be able to progress a little beyond the "fun to talk about issues" like abortion and death panels and on to a true conversation about issues that impact people.
    See the exact same thing can be said for MSLSD or CNN. It takes some brains to question the President and not just praise him for every move he makes. That's where Fox News comes in. They aren't for the "lowest common denominator," they just go after the issues main stream media refuses to go after. They hold the current administration accountable and everyone loved doing this during the Bush administration, but now that the anointed one is in office, they don't feel it is necessary.
  • phobicsquirrelphobicsquirrel Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 7,349
  • phobicsquirrelphobicsquirrel Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 7,349
    PuroFreak:
    Vulchor:
    Fox News works for the same reason that Busweiser works----its easy and its comfortable for the "lowest common demoninator". Not saying people here are simpletons, or that they dont have intelligent people on their side----just saying it takes more brains to question and engage in critical thinking than it does to say that we need to proect the traditional family at all costs and that terorrists are bad....People who watch other news agencies seem to be able to progress a little beyond the "fun to talk about issues" like abortion and death panels and on to a true conversation about issues that impact people.
    See the exact same thing can be said for MSLSD or CNN. It takes some brains to question the President and not just praise him for every move he makes. That's where Fox News comes in. They aren't for the "lowest common denominator," they just go after the issues main stream media refuses to go after. They hold the current administration accountable and everyone loved doing this during the Bush administration, but now that the anointed one is in office, they don't feel it is necessary.
    Well they weren't at all critical about the last admin puro. Though when a democrat is in office they attack it at every moment. And on the left, the dems get attacked a lot but mainly because they admin is going about things with a "centrist" mind. Almost every bill has been watered down to be basically worthless. Also caving in to the few and ruining a real progressive agenda. Imagine if say 9-11 happened on a Democrat watch, Oh My Lord they would be impeached within a matter of weeks. An example of how "false" fox is as a "news" company is when Dems announced they were going to use reconciliation. All over Fox News and on the Right Wing Nut Radio they were calling it a travesty and against the rules. As well as calling it the Nuclear Option which none of them is true.
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