The reports they give are not for the government, but showing the injustice that private citizens are suffering at the hands of the government. One for example are veterans who are injured in war and not given the full benefits that they should receive. Or a state that is forcing parents to immunize their children or face a $50 fine a day for not doing it even though there are laws protecting those by their religious beliefs or medical concerns. How is this biased reporting?
2007-11-17 02:51:07 · 10 answers · asked by Sparkles 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I find your views very interesting and informative. I have wondered why some think this way. Thanks to all who have answered.
2007-11-17 03:48:11 · update #1
Yes, they show small incidents like that. But it does not show the most important sometimes. Those news doesn't seem to be too closely related with the central government.
PS: There was a time when it aired that 8 soldiers has died that day, the soldier that actually saw the media reported that only one died that day.
2007-11-17 05:42:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If CNN were controlled by the government then they would NEVER have produced "Planet in Peril", or have Anderson Cooper as host of a show, or have the Latino son of one illegal immigrant host of a show, or have Lou Dobbs as host of a show.
The Conservatives dislike CNN because they seem to be the only TV news source that has the TIME and money to do investigative journalism anymore. Their investigations have turned up lot of dirt on Republicans and Democrats alike.
The Bush Administration doesn't like to be looked at too hard. Anyone with even an average IQ, be they conservative or liberal, has figured out this is one of the most corrupt presidents ever.
CNN is just telling it like it is. They are doing their job. If some don't like that, well then I guess they are corrupt too.
2007-11-17 11:03:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They have an agenda. All news channels have an agenda, some are more obvious than others. For the most part, the goal is money. Which means they need high ratings and lots of viewers. Doing what it takes to secure ratings and viewers sometimes means putting a little spin on the truth...
2007-11-17 10:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by smellyfoot ™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who thinks CNN is controlled by the government? I have heard people, including me, claim various 'news' sources were controlled be various politically motivated groups, but this is a new one to me.
NOTE: ALL information sources ARE biased and DO have an agenda. Some deny their agenda and others admit it, but EVERY human being has one.
2007-11-17 11:55:20 · answer #4 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
CNN is bias but not towards the government but towards the corporations that own it. there will always be people that think reporting is bias just like there are people that believe FOX is not biast to the far far right.
2007-11-17 10:58:13 · answer #5 · answered by Gengi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not controlled by the government
Controlled by the Far Left Wing Liberal Democrats
2007-11-17 10:59:14 · answer #6 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
CNN controlled by the government? I would surmise that the Fox News controls the government instead. (Fox = 24 hour fake news all-the-time)
2007-11-17 10:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. PhD 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is a sea of controlled and managed news. If you control the media, you control the peoples mind.
2007-11-17 10:57:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the Clinton New Network.... left leaning and proud to be biased....
you won't see reporting on how well the surge is going on that network....*lol*
2007-11-17 10:54:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because it only follows the liberal view.........and the democratic rhetoric.............and no matter the situation........it still speaks only negatively about the U.S...........
thats why i dont watch it very much......
BIAS !!! and liberal only
2007-11-17 10:55:29 · answer #10 · answered by hghostinme 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋