2006-10-25 13:24:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
There is no unbiased news source. Every news organization has their biases, and ever organization has a market that they have to keep happy.
A "propaganda machine" implies that they are owned or controlled by a government agency. I don't think that either is controlled by the government, or agents of the government.
CNN simply plays to its audience, and Fox plays to theirs.
2006-10-25 13:37:31 · answer #1 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CNN and FOX are both legitimate news sources. Both have guests from both sides, and both have their leanings. The now bankrupt Air America, Move On, and such are the propaganda machines. Also traditional sources who omit the truth such as the New York Times, ABC and NBC have prostituted themselves to their political agenda.
2006-10-25 22:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by gatzap 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think either of them are propaganda machines. Their editorial staffs have their opinions. I'd like to see less mingling of the editorials and the actual presentation of news, particularly on fox.
I can form my own opinions and it disgusts me to see anyone presenting themselves as a journalists engaging in unambiguous editorializing.
Editorial pieces should be clearly presented as such and not slipped in with news reporting. Yes, I'm afraid the average person can't tell the difference.
2006-10-26 14:03:21 · answer #3 · answered by corvis_9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gatzap, Check out Keith Olberman on MSNBC.
Read David Corn at the Nation.
Fox? Seriously??? Stop drinking the Cool Aid.
2006-10-26 02:12:00 · answer #4 · answered by Norton N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're news org.'s with their own political leaning. CNN seems to be less politically biased than Fox, but there's still an agenda there.
2006-10-25 20:32:08 · answer #5 · answered by Deasel98 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are news organizations. They may not publish all the news you like, but they are still news organizations. As someone else said, every news organization has it's bias, it has to. There is too much information on the net not to have a bias.
2006-10-25 22:09:12 · answer #6 · answered by Bad bus driving wolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are bit of both, just depends on the story they are reporting and what political party they are trying to make happy!!!
2006-10-25 20:34:26 · answer #7 · answered by Loli M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋