I was reading an article about Rupert Murdock. He is an Australian born Media mongul who owns fox and controlling shareholder of News Corp. (He expanded his news business in to Great Britian and China).
It has been stated by several sources and implied by wikepedia that this man has an agenda to shape public perception and world views toward a ultra-conservative slant in America. Isn't this totally against what the news is supposed to be? I thought the news was supposed to share what is going on in the world instead of shaping my opinions of it.
This man has eclepsed Ted Turners media empire by controlling Amer. Satelite T.V., Direct TV, Myspace, intermix media and he just bought The (historic) Wall Street Journal.
It has been well documented that FOX is not objective and they have "targets" to shape negative perceptions; Hillary, Al Sharpton and etc.
MY QUESTION FOR YOU:
1. Do you think that this type of agenda driven media monopoly censors the "Freedom of the Press"
2007-09-25 04:53:05 · 6 answers · asked by Andre L 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
as well as freedom of speech?
2.I have no problem with conservative philosophy, but isn't it antithetical for a media organization to have a strict IDEOLOGY?
3. Do you think that our access to education, news and information in America is now reduced to talking points and silly preteen playground arguments about serious issues?
2007-09-25 04:55:38 · update #1
can you hold that standard to Ted Turner whom public announced that he wants CNN to lean left? Ted Turner has fined on air personal if they have not followed company line. or how about Dan Rather who once during 1st Presidents Bush econmic recovery tells how the econmy has grown in that quarter. then reports that we are in the worst econmy ever. and all the other news stations fashion postive outlooks on President Bush?
2007-09-25 05:06:49 · answer #1 · answered by rap1361 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Fox News may have it's faults, but one sided reporting is not one of them. If you have watched Fox News, you'll see that they will interview someone with one opinion of a topic (say conservative), then interview someone with the opposite view (say liberal). This is the case with almost all of their stories. Someone kills a baby in Indiana, and they have a person against the guy that killed the baby, and another person defending him. Fox News lets the VIEWER come to a decision. You can't get more fair and unbiased than that. I have never understood those that claim Fox News pushes their bias on viewers, it simply isn't true.
If anything, the other media outlets and news stations push their opinions on the viewers. Take a look at any presidential election for instance. It is clear they only want to talk about the Democratic runners... News should be about news, not some newscaster's opinion of what is going on...
2007-09-25 12:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by Matthew L 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Fox News bias is obvious. This study shows that Fox News viewers are the MOST UNINFORMED viewers.
On the Iraq and false ties between 9/11, all American media scored poorly with Fox taking the #1 spot.
Misperceptions, the Media and the Iraq War
October 02, 2003
Study Finds Widespread Misperceptions on Iraq
Highly Related to Support for War
Highlights of the report:
- Supporters of President Bush and Republicans are more likely to have misperceptions.
- Among those who primarily watch Fox, those who pay more attention are more likely to have misperceptions.
- 80% of Fox viewers had at least 1 misperception versus 23% for PBS/NPR audiences.
2007-09-25 12:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Whatever Rupert's faults may be, the simple fact is that media has always been privately owned and subject to the whims and beliefs of its owners. There is plenty of liberally biased media to offset any biases that Murdoch's media holding may offer.
Now research George Soros and tell me who is the bigger danger to a free capitalistic society, Rupert or George?
2007-09-25 11:58:36 · answer #4 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
If the major news outlets are your idea of what "Objective" is, then we need a lot more FOX news outlets to counter the obvious liberal bias so we can at least get both sides.
2007-09-25 12:10:55 · answer #5 · answered by GABY 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
anyone who thinks murdoch is a man who has principals has been either on the planet a few days are has never read any of his papers. all have one thing in common. BE SCARED either a terrorist is going to target your local shop are your child is at risk. BE SCARED tv BE SCARED newspapers all leading to one thing everyone wanting more control and sitting at home watching the news. so they feel safe.
2007-09-25 14:13:41 · answer #6 · answered by BUST TO UTOPIA 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋