I laugh when people say Fox News is unbiased when they have lied numerous times and it is owned by right-winger Rupert Murdoch and one of the most famous anchors on that channel is Bill O'Reilly, who loves to have people who's ideas he doesn't not like to come on the show only to have their thoughts slammed in their face by his ranting. CNN is a little too far left for my tastes. MSNBC is still a little left, but they are probably the most neutral considering a favorite on the channel is conservative Pat Buchannan and they have let-wingers on there to debate with the right-wingers on most political issues.
2007-06-25 06:46:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
First of all, you confuse a commentator with an anchor. O'Reilly is not a journalist, he is a commentator, like Olbermann and Larry King. The least biased has to be CSPAN. They just turn on their camera and let you see what is happening. All the major news networks (CNN, Fox, MSNBC) give you fairly unbiased reporting, but different bias in commentary.
2007-06-25 06:58:08 · answer #1 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No. However, that doesn't stop journalists from trying. The problem is the duty to provide context that is central to journalism, and not an emotional response. It is not enough to report just the dry facts of the story, if there are other details in the world that provide important perspective on the story. For Example, if one is writing a story on the death of a local politician, it may be necessary to give details of his/her career. It will certainly be necessary to select the details that stand out the most. It may also be necessary to describe the impact his/her work has had. Context is slippery, and what makes for relevant context varies from person to person. If you are concerned about bias in the media you read/watch, then I suggest that you get your news from multiple sources. Try to watch a different news channel every night. You will not escape bias this way, but you will get to be damn good at spotting it.
2016-04-01 03:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by Edeltraud 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ted Turner and George Soros come to mind.... are they left-wingers?... and what do they own again?
Obviously your question isn't "unbiased". I wonder if Hannity and Colmes ever do anything like what Pat does?
Let's face it. No one will ever be completely fair or balanced. Every reporter or anchor all put their own little opinion to the story. As there is room to do this in a lot of aspects. They report what they saw or what they think. Ask 30 people who were held up at a bank or who saw the same show or sports event and you will get varied accounts of the same event. I guess what we are really looking for is an organization who tries to have those varying view points so you get to see more than one side of the story.
2007-06-25 06:53:17 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Perfect 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
A news channel could be unbaised if it were to report only facts as to what happened, who did it, when they did it, and how they did it. All the bias usually comes out in the "why" they did it.
Also, most 24-hour news channels are 1 or 2 hours of news and the rest is all commentary *about* the news and people in the news. That isn't news--it's entertainment.
2007-06-25 06:54:06 · answer #4 · answered by Mathsorcerer 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Technically speaking, the "least unbiased" would be the most biased. In that case, it would be Faux News.
However, I assume you mean which is the least biased. Therefore, it would be the BBC. American news channels are too biased towards their corporate masters.
2007-06-25 07:09:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have to agree with the guy who said CSPAN......it's pretty straight forward....just a camera in the corner..
2007-06-25 12:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by iknwnthing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Frontline or the BBC News on PBS is the least biased.
2007-06-25 06:53:33 · answer #7 · answered by BOOM 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Honestly? Probably Fox. They have a wide range of opinions (left and right) and they don't try to tell you what to think.
2007-06-25 07:03:08 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
that's like asking who killed the least amount of people? hitler or stalin?
they are all biased. fox news does not win the prize.
2007-06-25 06:57:52 · answer #9 · answered by kujigafy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All have agendas. but most report the news at a medium level and let the Opinion portions run wild.
2007-06-25 06:50:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋