I'm not sure how many of you watch Fox news but I'm sure many of you do. I am not sure if any of you are aware that one of the largest share holders is a saudi prince. http://current.com/1j6cs4c

I watch it from time to time and over just say the last year they have false-i-fied video (tea bagger parties), lied countless times about the health care bills/proposals, instill fear and never if rarely correct mis-truths on the air or when giving interviews. Now I am not saying that no network calls out mis truths all the time but as a NEWS company or at least as it calls itself it should. I do believe that most of the news on tv has been skewed as there is way too much corporate control which is why I personally reach out beyond that one source, which is on the tube. I can remember, vaguely how reporting use to be done which sadly I don't see it anymore in the news.

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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.

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.

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I watch some Fox News and then some CNN, the bias usually cancels each other out and voila! I get actual news.

I've found that for general news without an overall American bias, you'll have to go international. When I was traveling last month, I got BBC World in my hotel and the difference between BBC and American news was like night and day. I actually saw real news being reported, rather than another missing white girl that has gone missing or live coverage of a dog that's been trapped in water.

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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.

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.

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Feebs man, do you really expect any news source to be unbiased? FOX has it's tilt, just like CNN does - only difference is that FOX is open about their bias; CNN keeps trying to deny it and act like they're impartial (which really grates on my nerves - anyone who watched them during the last election can testify how blatantly biased they are). Whether you love FOX or hate them, at the very least, they don't try to hide the ball about their viewpoint

Bottom line is, every news source is biased one way or another; even BBC and PBS have a spin to them (yes, ladies and germs, BBC can be quite biased since it's owned and funded by the British Gov't). I like watching FOX news every now and again because it's pretty much the only news source that spins conservative; BBC, MSNBC, CNN, PBS - they all go liberal, but to different degrees. If you watch FOX and another liberal network, chances are you'll be getting both views on an issue and you can formulate a reasonably-informed viewpoint; but to watch only FOX or only CNN or only BBC means you're only getting a one-sided, biased viewpoint.
See my sig for the mental attitude you need when watching any news.

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Is MSNBC any better? I haven't seen any TV in months but I can bet that for Keth Olberman's Worst People In the World segment he included at least two of the following people: Mitch McConnel, Sarah Palin, Eric Cantor, Bill O'reilly, Newt Gingrich, *** Cheney, and Rush Limbaugh. Chris Mathews is no better with the thrill running up his leg when he sees Obama speak.

News is a for profit business these days and people tend to watch what they agree with. It's no wonder that Fox News triples the ratings scores of any other network.

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jpclotfelter:

Is MSNBC any better? I haven't seen any TV in months but I can bet that for Keth Olberman's Worst People In the World segment he included at least two of the following people: Mitch McConnel, Sarah Palin, Eric Cantor, Bill O'reilly, Newt Gingrich, *** Cheney, and Rush Limbaugh. Chris Mathews is no better with the thrill running up his leg when he sees Obama speak.

News is a for profit business these days and people tend to watch what they agree with. It's no wonder that Fox News triples the ratings scores of any other network.

This is hilarious. Apparently you have to use the name Richard when refering to the former Vice-President or else you get filtered by the language police. The irony is not lost on me.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

Vulchor:

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.

So by your definition, Sarah Palin or Bill O'Reilly are worse than Ahmajinedad (who imprisons and murders political dissidents), FARC (who execute police who interfere with the drug trade), or Chavez (who's called for the destruction of the US and the rise of world-wide socialism)

You might wanna check your cigars; someone might've been slipping something extra into 'em if you can say something like that with a straight face

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Check this poll out from last month. 59% of all Americans have little to no faith in the Federal and State Gov. But even worse - 78% of Americans have little to no faith in the News Media. lol:

http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.cfm?ID=1817

As many have already stated, yes FOX news is to the right, but every other media outlet is to the left. Get over it liberals. All media has a slant. Lucky for us, we have the option to watch whatever we choose.

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