The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

wendybeth · 09-14-2008, 08:23 PM

Faux news pushes the envelope for bad, bad, bad journalism. It's no wonder they love Palin. None of the network or cable news shows are blameless, but Faux is so blatantly biased (not to mention staffed by a bunch of snarky nimrods) that it boggles the mind. It's the Enquirer of the news world. If one has to reach as far back to the CBS debacle, then I'd say they were doing pretty well. That was probably several thousand misleading and deliberately misreported Faux stories ago. Good thing about Faux, though- you don't have to open up your mind to watch. You don't have to think at all.

scaeagles · 09-14-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

You don't have to think at all.

News is supposed to be "event X happened at this time at this location". It's all analysis now. It all sucks. It's all this expert or that expert or whomever telling us what they think. You don't have to think watching any of them. They all try to tell you what to think.

wendybeth · 09-14-2008, 08:39 PM

Funny- I have all the major sites, including the horrid ones, bookmarked for comparison. I seldom watch TV, but when I do I skip around and compare notes as well. I never just sit and accept a station's broadcast as verity. I figure the truth is somewhere in the mix, you just have to look for it.

As far as spin- there is bias, and then there is propaganda. Most are biased to some degree, but only one comes to mind as the official mouthpiece of the current regime.

09-14-2008, 08:23 PM	#1
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Faux news pushes the envelope for bad, bad, bad journalism. It's no wonder they love Palin. None of the network or cable news shows are blameless, but Faux is so blatantly biased (not to mention staffed by a bunch of snarky nimrods) that it boggles the mind. It's the Enquirer of the news world. If one has to reach as far back to the CBS debacle, then I'd say they were doing pretty well. That was probably several thousand misleading and deliberately misreported Faux stories ago. Good thing about Faux, though- you don't have to open up your mind to watch. You don't have to think at all. __________________
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09-14-2008, 08:39 PM	#3
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Funny- I have all the major sites, including the horrid ones, bookmarked for comparison. I seldom watch TV, but when I do I skip around and compare notes as well. I never just sit and accept a station's broadcast as verity. I figure the truth is somewhere in the mix, you just have to look for it. As far as spin- there is bias, and then there is propaganda. Most are biased to some degree, but only one comes to mind as the official mouthpiece of the current regime. __________________
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