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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 06:58 PM
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Fox News
http://mediasportandotherrantings.blogspot.com

The Fox News Network in the United States is either Loved or Hated, depending on your political View. Those that hate it, say "Its nothing but a mouthpiece for the GOP" and those that love it, say "Its fair and balanced unlike the Liberal Media" Fox News is Unique in one way, unlike CNN which has three different versions, one for America, one for Europe and One for the Asia/Pacific region, or BBC News that has a Feed for Europe and a Feed for the rest of the world, Fox News broadcasts its USA feed to the entire Planet.

So is it Fair and Balance? or does it lean dramatically to the right? As a NewZealander I think I can be open minded about it. First the positive, when it comes to Breaking News no one does it better, they have the money and resources to be on top of the other News Networks, they seem to get the best footage, either of people celebrating something or of a disaster.
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angrycarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 07:11 PM
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1. You may be right.
They can open doors denied to other networks on account of their buddies in the administration. That may be about to change.

I would like to see them marginalized. They have passed along every lie told by the president and frightened the viewers into buying them. They have much to answer for. They have been the presidents war drum from the beginning.
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kstewart33 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 07:15 PM
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2. Fox news has the resources that others don't?
Historically whenever there is a major story breaking, especially internationally,
CNN's ratings exceed those of Fox because Fox does not have the depth of correspondents and coverage that CNN has.
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tabasco Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 07:18 PM
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3. Anybody that has to ask if Fox News is fair and balanced
is too stupid to have a conversation with.
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 07:23 PM
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5. Gigadittoes. Too stupid to have a conversation with...
Edited on Tue Jan-29-08 07:24 PM by SpiralHawk
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sarcasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 07:19 PM
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4. SUCKS!
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 07:41 PM
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6. And the same New Zealander also wrote this
"Unfortunately for Fox, most the time, its just plain Fluff, almost Tabloid, flashing news banners, telling the viewer they must be ALERT for the next story, its also very very repetitive in the items that they have.

The Issues they cover seem to appeal more to Right Wing Voters, Securing the Border, Fighting the Terrorists, so they are IMHO trying to appeal to that demographic.

A few of there reporters are Hard Core Republicans, Sean Hannity, John Gibson and they seem to enjoy attacking the Clinton's every chance, but there is hardly any criticism of George W Bush."


I think this guy should also see the documentary Outfoxed. Maybe Fox News has nice video footage of hurricanes and car chases, but then Mussolini also ran the trains on time.
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