They're obviously just as left as FOX is right, are the people who watch CNN and think its politicas are neutral the same people who think that professional wrestling is real?
2006-12-21 09:23:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yep!! The ones who howl the most about Fox being so biased think CNN, CBS, etc. are all unbiased sources.
GASP! You mean wrestling *isn't* real?!? No way, dude - you're lying!! (Sarcasm, for the challenged out there)
2006-12-21 09:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by Jadis 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No media outlet is unbiased because no individual is unbiased. Individual people produce the news stories, and individual people hire new reporters/writers. Typically people are more likely to hire those they agree with than those they disagree with, which is what leads to a general bias in one media outlet.
Also, the media is biased towards stories and portrayals that will create the most viewer interest. CNN, like all major networks, was gung-ho about going to war in Iraq - remember all the "embedded journalists." But once the problems started, they were just as quick to turn around and make the continued failures in Iraq a central news story. All the different media sources, whether they trend left or right, like to attempt to create their own news by drumming up stories, trying to provoke reactions from people, which will then become a story in itself.
Anyone who thinks any form of media is unbiased isn't really thinking the issue out. Of course there are different levels of bias, and some networks do a better job of balancing their bias than others, but overall an individual will feel "bias" on a particular station only to the extent that they disagree with how stories are portrayed. If they agree completely with how issues are presented, they will tend to think of that outlet as "unbiased."
2006-12-21 09:30:19 · answer #2 · answered by waefijfaewfew 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't want to shock anyone, but there is a difference between "news" and "commentary."
Where did this ridiculous notion that the press is supposed to be without bias come from? It's never been the case and was never intended to be the case with the exception of factual reporting of the "news." CNN is no more or less accurate in their presentation of "news" than any other network, with the glaring exception of Fox News which has been proved (through numerous internal documents) to deliberately manipulate the reporting of "news" in order to further their agenda.
2006-12-21 09:55:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
HAHAHA!! Yeah, there are still people who think that CNN is unbiased. What a joke. CNN is not called the Clinton News Network for nothing.
2006-12-21 09:29:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
CNN is definitely biased to the right. Especially Blitzer.
2006-12-21 11:04:48 · answer #5 · answered by bettysdad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not there are many that think CNN is unbiased. I attribute this phenomena to the success of the dumbing down of America.
2006-12-21 09:26:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I was with you until you starting questioning professional wrestling. No network creates the news they just report it, of course it is injected with their particular type of flavor. I think they all need a little salt and pepper to adjust for an individuals personal tastes.
2006-12-21 09:34:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
that is only the opinion of a fox news zombie CNN reports the truth and for doing so has caught the wrath of rupert murdock
2006-12-21 09:55:00 · answer #8 · answered by Unfrozen Caveman 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't know if it's quite as obvious... have you seen glen beck... or nancy grace on CNN's headline news?
now, I'm not saying CNN is not bias... but I'm not sure it's quite to the degree as Fox...
2006-12-21 09:31:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
They're not as bias as FOX but they lean left though. They're getting more opinionated than ever before.
2006-12-21 09:28:17 · answer #10 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋