QUOTE(PurplePutt @ Jul 6 2010, 03:19 PM) [snapback]593772[/snapback]
Do you ever watch Fox News or do you just have some preconceived notion of what they report? I watch CNN and BBC all the time and I watch Fox too. I pretty much believe I am objective. Are you? In my opinion, Fox is probably less biased than any of the others but if you are unable to analyze the truth as best you can from the various media that are available then we are in trouble. I challenge myself with other points of view daily yet I come back to the best analysis of the news available and that is Fox. If you want to believe what the 90% liberal media shove down your throat, then go ahead and listen to Obermann--he probably tells you what you already wanted to hear.
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The problem is the opinion folks are hardly distinguishable from the news folks now. In fact, they are getting closer to being biased in one direction only. That is hard for the average viewer to distinguish from the other when it comes to bias, especially those who watch it all the time. That is why fox news falls back on the fair and balanced BS to reinforce the blurring of the lines between reporting the news and opinionated talk. I'd like to see a recent study on this blurring of lines but I have seen items on the Internet that show how much blurring of the lines fox news has become since a former bush operative has taken over the top spot.
Plus, you mention fox tells you what you want to hear and vice-versa. I rarely watch any news because they are all biased. I hate to knock you Putt, but I have to tell you you rarely seem objective when it comes to politics, just saying.
Anyway, I have a healthy appreciation for the news media as my family was in it thru various outlets over 40+ years.