 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
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[ot] FOX News said by pnh102:FOX News routinely clobbers its competition in the news business. Maybe True, as long as you don't count those who get their news on the web, from local broadcast outlets, during the network nightly news, or through social media, and etc.
said by pnh102:Because they get the most viewers, they become the ideological basis by which other news outlets are judged. If they have the majority of viewers, then by definition they are not some radical fringe media outlet. That does not follow. They shouldn't be biased toward their audience's politics, they should be biased toward the facts of the story, not trying to make or change the story.
I usually can't stand Fox News because its bias is so severe, it's both offensive and it bends accuracy. But today I read a great Fox News story.
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| said by funchords:I usually can't stand Fox News because its bias is so severe, it's both offensive and it bends accuracy. Oh please, MSNBC needed towels for Keith Olberman and Chris Matthews after Obama was given the Democratic nomination. Even MSNBC pulled them apart after the way they handled the Republican National Convention.
Also, MSNBC ran a story where white racists were at the town hall meetings and showed someone with an AR-15 slung on their back. Too bad it didn't show the whole picture because the guy carrying that weapon was black.
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kudos:5 | Re: [ot] FOX News and MSNBC said by moonpuppy:said by funchords:I usually can't stand Fox News because its bias is so severe, it's both offensive and it bends accuracy. Oh please, MSNBC [...] ... has its own problems, but it doesn't change my concerns with Fox News
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Talis
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Re: [ot] FOX News ... and that somehow shows that Fox News ISN'T biased?
Fox panders to the right, MSNBC panders to the left. But at least MSNBC doesn't call itself 'fair and balanced' or news. That's what I find most disgusting about Fox - it sells itself as a news channel when it most certainly isn't.
If Fox News would simply own up to being the pandering, sensationalist, tabloid entertainment channel that it is, it would at least get more respect for being honest. As it is, its just a horrificly sad joke, stirring up revolution for ratings. |
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| said by Talis:... and that somehow shows that Fox News ISN'T biased? Fox panders to the right, MSNBC panders to the left. But at least MSNBC doesn't call itself 'fair and balanced' or news. That's what I find most disgusting about Fox - it sells itself as a news channel when it most certainly isn't. If Fox News would simply own up to being the pandering, sensationalist, tabloid entertainment channel that it is, it would at least get more respect for being honest. As it is, its just a horrificly sad joke, stirring up revolution for ratings. MSNBC does say "A Fuller Spectrum of News."
The reason people are flocking to Fox News is because they are tired of the BS coming from MSNBC and CNN.
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I don't presume to know why ANYONE would flock to Fox News, other than to rubberneck.
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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said by funchords:That does not follow. They shouldn't be biased toward their audience's politics, they should be biased toward the facts of the story, not trying to make or change the story. Then why is it OK for all the other news outlets to be biased left?
Can you also provide proof that FOX News had widespread problems with news accuracy?
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
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said by moonpuppy:MSNBC does say "A Fuller Spectrum of News." You know, I never knew that.
Oh wait, I don't think anyone else did either. 
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funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
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said by pnh102:Then why is it OK for all the other news outlets to be biased left? That sounds like the little kid who protests, "But Billy's Mom lets him play at the construction site!"
said by pnh102:Can you also provide proof that FOX News had widespread problems with news accuracy? My own observations are what have led to my not watching. No, I didn't keep examples. It's one of those things that occurs over time and the culmination finally offends my sensibilities to the point where the idiot bit has been flipped.
However, you may search for fox news accuracy and you'll get results. The page at »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News_C···oversies is exhaustive and highly referenced if you'd like to start there.
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said by pnh102:said by moonpuppy:MSNBC does say "A Fuller Spectrum of News." You know, I never knew that. Oh wait, I don't think anyone else did either. Not only did I not know that but I have reason to believe it.  |
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