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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Krazy,
I not only watch FOX News sometimes, I've met their president, I know their national Production Manager and their National Operations Manager. I visit their headquarters to say hello almost every time I'm in New York.
The fact is that they have an extremely conservative bent due to their ownership (Rupert Murdock, who wasn't even an Americqan Citizen until he had to become one in order to own "on air" broadcast properties) and the fact that Roger Ailes, the president (and a fellow Ohio University graduate) is a former media advisor for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford with pretty close ties to the Regan Administration as well.
Their coverage is NOT ballanced -- unless you happen to be in line with them politically and don't want to see both sides of the issue. There is a definite conservative agenda -- which is OK, as long as you don't try to hide it behind the veil of "ballanced"
journalism.
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Agreed. I watch Bill O'reilly and Hannity & Combs almost every night. I may watch a few minutes of Greta Van Sustren's (sp, I know) show but mainly the first two. From the topics each choose to discuss to the guests they bring on, it's pretty much one-sided. It's also very creative "journalism". They always seem to bring guests on who, when presenting the opposing viewpoint, do so with flimsy and easily discreditable arguments just so that they are seen as the "correct" or more logical proponents. It'a actually really silly and anyone who has somewhat of an objective eye and enough of their own brain power to function can see through it.