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Fox News, Outfoxed and Liberals
| Wed, 08-04-2004 - 12:03pm |
Ok, I'm not sure I understand the nature of all the criticism Fox News gets from THE LIBERAL side of the fence.
I have Directv, I watch 4 news channels regularly (CNN,MSNBC,FOXNEWS,Headline News) but watch CNN the most.
It's been said that Fox is unfair and unbalanced but I do not see this. While some of their SHOWS are very right leaning (Hannity, O'reilly, North), the ACTUAL News that's reported Ihave never considered to be: Unfair or Unbalanced.
Thoughts?

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I would agree with you, but then I ask myself, is that b/c I do lean to the right?
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I lean pretty far to the left, especially on socal issues. I have no complaints about how Fox presents the News.
NOw, much can be said for some of their shows like Hannity and Colmes etc. but that's not the NEWS, that's opinion and spin.
As for Fox, they do carry a lot of right wing talk shows, several of them aren't really "news" shows and it gets a little tiresome to see them on a NEWS channel.
I do believe there is a bias in the stories they chose to air. But I think the stories themselves are fair and accurate.
I do agree that Fox's actual news coverage seems to be balanced. No more or less biased than CNN...and it seems they have more acutal news than CNN...especially on the weekends. (I don't know about everyone else, but I am SICK to DEATH of every Larry King show being about the Peterson case)
Just my 2 cents worth
O'Reilly is probably the most fair news analyst on the station, and perhaps on any of the cable news channels today. The only person that would compare to O'Reilly in my opinion is Tim Russert. Both try to keep their politics to themselves and out of the debate, and both try to call people when those people are presenting "loose" facts.
Oliver North doesnt have a political talkshow. His is about wartime, and the heroes that emerged from the wars. When he is on the other shows, you have to remember that he is a Conservative, so of course, his views will lean towards the right.
Miffy - Co-CL For The Politics Today Board
The mantra just doesn't ring true when you tout "fair and balanced" and then cut straight to Sean Hannity on some rant about liberals.
It's likely to late for them to re-brand though.
Glassy
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