2006-09-14 10:41:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
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2006-09-14 10:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm not a fan of Fox News. But I watch it now and then, and I regularly watch news shows on the other cable and broadcast networks.
On Fox, as on CNN and MSNBC, the real "spin" comes in the commentary shows. If it's a straight news report on a straight news show, Fox generally plays it pretty much down the middle -- more so lately, it seems.
In fact, as even some of the more conservative Republicans have begun to question the president's policies and statements, it seems that Fox has been moving a little more to the left in its selection of what to cover. Which still puts them right of center, but not quite as far right.
Fox's Bill O'Reilly is a loose cannon. But Nancy Grace on CNN isn't much better. Neither one can deliver a complete sentence without injecting their opinion. And Glenn Beck on CHH-HN puts a spin on everything. In his own way, he's almost as strange in his outlook as O'Reilly.
Joe Scarborough, a former Republican Congressman, has a bit of a conservative outlook on his MSNBC show, but in general he usually more balanced than some of the other right-wing commentators.
Of course, if you're a conservative (which I'm not), you probably think CNN's Anderson Cooper and MSNBC's Keith Olbermann are insidious spinmeisters.
The most down-the-middle guy on television, in my view, is Chris Matthews (MSNBC). He's tough on everybody most of the time.
2006-09-14 17:57:20 · answer #2 · answered by johntadams3 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A study by Groseclose of UCLA showed that Fox News is in fact the least biased:
"A study published by Tim Groseclose, a professor of political science at UCLA, comparing political bias from such news outlets as the New York Times, USA Today, the Drudge Report, the Los Angeles Times, and Fox News’ Special Report, concluded that Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume had an Americans for Democratic Action rating that was closest to the political center, and that Special Report was the most centrist news program on television. Groseclose used the number of times a host cited a particular think tank on his or her program and compared it with the number of times a member of the U.S. Congress cited a think tank, correlating that with the politician's Americans for Democratic Action rating [23] [24]."
That is their news show only, as opposed to O'Reilly or Hannity/Colmes and other opinion shows. These latter ones are opinion, so cannot be "biased" in the regular sense since they are put forth as opinions, and Hannity balances Colmes, and O'Reilly is somewhat of a moderate (right of center).
2006-09-14 17:52:56 · answer #3 · answered by A professor (thus usually wrong) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fox News, like all news agencies, tell bias news. It depends on what news program you watch where the bias is. In the case of Fox News, its bias towards Republicans/the Bush Administration
2006-09-14 18:15:53 · answer #4 · answered by I doubt it 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It boils down to thie usually.
All media networks are in it for the $$$ not the facts.
The other networks are making money reporting the liberal side of the facts.
Fox wants to make money reporting what they believe are all the facts.
And it doesnt' even have to be a Liberal/Conservative or Democratice/Republican divide.... the divide is when some people believe anything they hear that fits their point of view is fact rather than rationally thinking about the topic and finding your own conclusion.
2006-09-14 18:42:27 · answer #5 · answered by M J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any "breaking news" agency is going to give you the facts of a matter as they get them. Unfortunately, those might not always be accurate. No news agency tries to fill us with bull, but sometimes, that's all they have to go on while they show live images of say a shootout, car chase or bank robbery. We get what they get. The trick is to follow up on the story for the details as they unfold.
2006-09-14 17:49:10 · answer #6 · answered by north79004487 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fox News is the best. Along with all other Republicans.
2006-09-14 17:44:08 · answer #7 · answered by jeffmanjohn 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The truth according to the Rush Limbaugh school of though!
All in all they are pretty truthful, but choose stores that reinforce their views
2006-09-14 17:43:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Find the truth and win a prize.
2006-09-14 17:49:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The whole truth.
2006-09-14 17:43:06 · answer #10 · answered by Kristen H 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Fox news rule! Msnbc lies! Cant you tell i'm a republican lol.
2006-09-14 17:43:03 · answer #11 · answered by riverhills4 m 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋