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Originally Posted by DanaC
It's popular because it is populist :p Whatever my gripes with Fox's biased and (imo) irresponsible reporting style, it led the way in making news 'fun' to watch instead of just informative.
They've used that to peddle lies and hatred, but they've done it with lots of splash and colour.
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Some shows may have done that, Beck comes to mind, they have just given him the platform. I there are other shows which I find informative, just like some of the shows on CNN, but not all. To color the whole channel with the same brush is foolish.
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They have been one of the biggest factors in the polarisation of the American political scene in recent years....
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Really? One TV channel? Has been one of the biggest factors in our political polarization?
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... and have successfully sold the lie that the rest of the media is a liberal haunt. Sold it to people like Merc. Who've swallowed the line.
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No, actually that discussion began during the Clinton era, I believe that is when the first study was done at UCLA that showed the bias of most news sources to be liberal leaning. But you can believe anything about me that you want. Just like your previous personal bias and assessment about my views on things....
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So, now many people who are not liberal feel like it's the only mainstream news they can possibly watch.
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Then they are fools. I know how to change channels on my TV.
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And automatically discount anything said on any other news channel as 'liberal bias', regardless of the quality, or lack thereof, of the reporting.
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I wouldn't do that.
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They have no journalistic integrity.
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More evidence of your personal bias. You must have bought the Soro's and Media Matters Brainwashing hook, line, and sinker.
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Their 'Newswatch' programme has steadfastly refused to cover the Murdoch/News International/News Corp issue. Despite it being the biggest story in the news industry at the moment.
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Really? A 1 second search says otherwise.
http://www.foxnews.com/search-result...&submit=Search
Looks like about 4 or 5 news stories on the subject yesterday alone.
You have been drinking the Marxist kool-aid to long. Look in the mirror.
I don't even watch Fox except for Stossel and occasionally O'Reilly. Even that is not more than a few times each week. I get 90% of my news from the web. Mainly Google News because of it's diverse sources.