Fox News is Fair and Balanced

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Fox News is Fair and Balanced
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Fri, 10-31-2008 - 10:11pm

Study proves this.

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Registered: 10-12-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 9:46am

Sorry but that is factually incorrect.

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Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 10:30am

"So logically thinking Fox News is fair and balanced and the other outlets fail in comparison by far."

Uh huh, isn't one definition of insanity everyone's crazy but me?

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Registered: 07-11-2006
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 10:35am

>>So logically thinking Fox News is fair and balanced and the other outlets fail in comparison by far.<<

I didn't read that in the article.

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Sat, 11-01-2008 - 10:41am


>>The Center for Media and Public Affairs, a self-described “nonpartisan” research outlet with George Mason University, has released a study showing that the media has attacked Hillary the most this election season (duh) and has been really, really nice to Obama (DUH). CMPA’s results also show that Fox News provided the most balanced election coverage. Don’t freak just yet! It’s because Fox News aired less negative stories on Republicans than the three major networks. Why does CMPA need to kiss Fox’s ass so much? Probs because its president and founder, Dr. S. Robert Lichter is, you know, a contributor to Fox News. <<

http://wonkette.com/tag/robert-lichter

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Sat, 11-01-2008 - 11:24am

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Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 12:22pm

Man, every time there is one of these silly claims that Fox is middle of the road while everyone else is crazy liberal, the same thing happens. It turns out the source pushing the claims is a biased poser. And here it is again:

"he Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) is a self-described nonpartisan and nonprofit research and educational organization that is affiliated with George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. It was founded in 1985 by Fox News contributor Dr. S. Robert Lichter and his now ex-wife Dr. Linda Lichter."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Media_and_Public_Affairs

What a surprise that an organization founded by a person who works for Fox finds that Fox is perfect! LOL!

I hear a song. Lie lie lie lie, lie lie lie lie, liedy lie, we lie!

Here's more of that truth which is so tiresome to the Fox Republicans:

"The media watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) has challenged CMPA's non-partisan claim, based on the argument that much of its funding has come from conservative sources, and that its founder, Dr. S. Robert Lichter, once held a chair in mass communications at the American Enterprise Institute and was a Fox News contributor. After a Washington Post article referred to CMPA as "conservative," the Post published a "Clarification," which concluded, "The Center describes itself as nonpartisan, and its studies have been cited by both conservative and liberal commentators."
according to Salon.com, their seed money solicited by the likes of Pat Buchanan and Pat Robertson.

Media Transparency documents that between 1986 and 2005 CMPA received 55 grants totaling $2,960,916 (unadjusted for inflation). The data reveals that the overwhelming proportion of CMPA's funding comes from conservative foundations.
The funding information, covering 1986-2005, lists the following donors (note: all figures are unadjusted for inflation):
* Carthage Foundation, part of the Scaife Foundations - $512,000 from 8 donations
* the Earhart Foundation contributed $120,000 in six grants between 1999 and 2003;
* John M. Olin Foundation - $730,000 from 15 donations between 1986 and 2001;
* Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation - $250,000 nine grants over the period between 1989 and 1995;
* Sarah Scaife Foundation, part of the Scaife Foundations - $760,000 from 9 donations spanning the period between 1991 and 2003; and
* Smith Richardson Foundation - $416,916 from 3 donations between 1998 and 2001;
Thus, out of the total of $2,960,916 in foundation grants, nearly all of it ($2,668,916) came from just four sources: the John M. Olin, Scaife, and Smith Richardson foundations. In other words, CMPA received 86% of its foundation funding from those four donors. Here is a sample of other right-wing causes funded by these 3 donors, as listed by their respective SourceWatch articles:
* John M. Olin Foundation - American Enterprise Institute, Project for the New American Century
* Scaife Foundations - American Enterprise Institute, Heritage Foundation
* Smith Richardson Foundation - American Enterprise Institute, Hudson Institute
"Center for Media and Public Affairs, Inc.", Media Transparency, accessed February 2008.

According to Salon journalist Joe Conason, the availability of this information does not indicate an openness on the part of the Center for Media and Public Affairs. In a Jan 2003 exchange of views with Lichter, Conason said "The IRS form 990 returns filed by center redacts the names of all the individuals and organizations that contribute to it, thereby concealing them from public scrutiny. But the watchdogs at Media Transparency have collated the 990 returns filed by the conservative foundations, which disclose their contributions to Lichter's outfit." "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Media_and_Public_Affairs

America is sick of this. We are sick of the fallout in economic crashes, unnecessary wars and the like. Let's send them a message. Let's vote them all out so the fops can think about how to be better.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 12:38pm
I wonder why they didn't include CNN or MSNBC in these results? I know I get more from them than
Sandy
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Registered: 10-25-2006
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 12:53pm

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Who said anything about ads? I said McCain and SP are more negative, THEMSELVES--their gestures, the faces they make, the subjects they bring up and their choice of words. It's a real turnoff for many voters, but apparently not for the REAL Americans.

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http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/october/meet_the_new_health_.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTBYQlQ7yM

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Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 1:01pm

Who's more negative? Just look at how McCain and especially Palin have whipped up their supporters into a frenzy of hate and lies. It's scary. It's really scary. At least McCain tried to calm down the mob at one rally - but it was too little too late.

Guess what ladies and gentlemen? The fops are about hate mongering and doing and saying anything to get themselves elected and suck America and our government dry for their own personal benefit.

But hey Republicans, if you believe in huge government with massive fiscally irresponsible deficits, if that's what you think is good for America, go ahead and vote for another Republican President. This candidate in McCain lined up right behind Bush on the spend and spend, warmongering policies.

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Registered: 06-17-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 1:32pm

Well, I had two first reactions, simultaneously.

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.