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 04:56:56 · 9 answers · asked by Andre L 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
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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 04:58:19 · update #1
What I truly believe is that nowadays anything and everything goes. And thus, the counterpart, is probably doing the same, in this case CNN, and similar.
Regarding what Murdock is doing, this is nothing new: Supposedly Randolph Hearst the turn of the 20th century millinoaire, newspaper owner, is said to have started at least one war, the Spanish American war, which took place in Cuba.
2007-09-25 07:33:28 · answer #1 · answered by 1-2informationalways 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great question. I use to watch fox news, especially around 9/11, but it somehow fizzled out for me. Sure there are alot of pretty leg crossers on there, but the big picture of it for me was that it was not fair and balanced, as bill oreilly would like you to believe. Too many bogus "fox news alerts" that weren't anything special.
If murdoch gets more money than the gov't, maybe they will shake him down, like they did bill gates. Or break him up like they did at & t years ago. One person should not be allowed to monopolize the media as he has done.
One look at hilary and I get negative perceptions and the "willies". Hehehehe. I think al sharpton is an idiot as well, especially in that don imus scandal. Sharpton is only funny when hes on saturday nite live.
Sometimes I watch cnn because they have those cute asian girls on there that sound more american than americans. But mostly I get my news from the internet.
If we had a revolution and they took out murdoch, george soros, the clintons, the bushes, the rockefellers, the kennedys, the aclu, (to name a few), we might actually have fair and balanced news and honest elections.
2007-09-25 05:21:51 · answer #2 · answered by WhereTheBuffaloRoam 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A flash for you all news carriers need to be taken face value, Too many Moguls like Murdock likes to play god.
2007-09-25 05:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by Union_Dooz 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fox News is the Republican Parties Verizon of TV reality show.
2007-09-25 12:38:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
My question for you is:
Did you ever yell "bias" or suggested any kind of "agenda" in the past when Fox News didn't exist, when *ALL* TV News were completely and obviously left wing biased?????? (by the way, the others still ARE left wing biased)
2007-09-25 05:19:31 · answer #5 · answered by Millie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Watch the film Outfoxed. It is a fantastic piece of real journalism.
2007-09-25 05:46:04 · answer #6 · answered by Yahoo Sucks 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry friend, I stay as far away from FOX Noise as I can. I like reasonably balanced news reports. They are very difficult to find here.
2007-09-25 05:00:40 · answer #7 · answered by toff 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I get my news from the BBC or NPR. Everywhere else in America is too bias and opinionated. I'd rather form my own opinions.
2007-09-25 05:06:26 · answer #8 · answered by Todd 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
you bet ye
2007-09-25 16:36:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋