GinandTonic
Saphire w/ Schweps + Lime
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I'ld hardly call 45,000 people a handful, but this is off topic.
Is Fox News fair and balanced?
- Thread starter Gary Childress
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Zack
99% hot gas
Is any news station "fair and balanced"?
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
Yes. In fact, it wasn't all that long ago that all of them were reasonably fair and balanced in their reporting. And you can personally thank Rupert Mordoch for forever changing that particular aspect of American life...
45,000? Are you sure we are talking about the same Australia?
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Gates_heads_to_Australia_for_stock__02212008.html
G&T isn't Australian, he's a Brit.
Zack
99% hot gas
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
You mean besides the major networks, McNeil Lehrer, and BBC, just to name a few available in the US, never mind stations like Al Jazeera and most of the other international news sources?
In fact, if you exclude all the talking head commentary, all of the cable 24/7 sources do a reasonable job of being fair and balanced other than Fox...
In fact, if you exclude all the talking head commentary, all of the cable 24/7 sources do a reasonable job of being fair and balanced other than Fox...
Zack
99% hot gas
I made a simple, somewhat sarcastic post. Can you just live with that instead of insisting on proving me wrong?
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
Sorry. It's one of my hot buttons. Almost all the Fox News apologists try to claim that every other news organization is just as biased....
I mean now.
I've got 3 letters for you that will change your life: N. P. R.
It's awesome, they have people with different viewpoints who actually talk about the issues. No yelling! None! And the reporting is done in that classic style that would bore to death anyone who was used to the chaos of the TV craziness.
EDIT: Okay, I didn't realize the full intent of your post when I responded. But even still, I highly recommend NPR.
Gooblah
Heh...
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How the hell is Al Jazeera 'fair and balanced'? Are you high?
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
Have you ever watched any of their coverage before? They put most US news organizations to shame?
Link to video.
Link to video.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/04/200943095640149866.html
Link to video.
Link to video.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/04/200943095640149866.html
Bigfoot3814
Deity
Needs wayyyyy more graphics.
Imperialmajesty
Emperor
No station is fair and balanced, however, Fox seems to be less fair and balanced then others.
to the average Fox News watcher, NPR makes them go crazy, I got a guy in my class (a diehard Republican) to listen to it and he said it was was the most slanderous hate filled program that ever existed and said we should shoot them all...
Did he actually give any specific reasons for this point of view?
Al-Jazeera isn't unbiased. They're clearly antiUS. One thing they did of note is this. They got a hold of the video of Osama admitting to the Sept. 11th attacks. They wouldn't air it because they said it wasn't newsworthy. CNN got a hold of the same video and said it was very newsworthy and aired it.
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
They aren't any more "anti-US" than I am. I suggest you take a good hard look at the First Amendment to the Constitution again. Presenting a news story from a foreign perspective doesn't make you "anti-US". If anything, it makes you pro-US for being able to provide a different perspective without fear of governmental reprisal or censorship.
There are 3 video examples above. Two of them are fairly controversial from a typical American's perspective. Point out anything biased in any of the reporting. Or find your own video...
It's "fair, balanced and accurate" now:
http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001277/
You decide. Or, just listen to our opinions and loaded rhetorical questions.
http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001277/
You decide. Or, just listen to our opinions and loaded rhetorical questions.
Berzerker
Deity
journalism - reporting the facts
biased journalism - reporting the facts but the questions are ideologically slanted
propaganda - fox"news", flat out lies, distortions, half truths, and no shame.
Not too many deserve the title of journalist, most are plagued with bias. But Fox is just Republican propaganda with fascistic overtones (when the GOP is in power, now they're revolutionaries fighting for our freedom
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biased journalism - reporting the facts but the questions are ideologically slanted
propaganda - fox"news", flat out lies, distortions, half truths, and no shame.
Not too many deserve the title of journalist, most are plagued with bias. But Fox is just Republican propaganda with fascistic overtones (when the GOP is in power, now they're revolutionaries fighting for our freedom
)Was he supplying all the rage he couldn't find on the program himself? What is wrong with reporters giving you information in a concise, clear tone of voice?
I'm obviously asking the wrong person, I know, but your buddy can't just make a blind accusation of bias and expect it to stand. I hope you defended the good folks of NPR.
