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Originally posted by Rudey
Wasn't he saying he just heard about the idea on Fox news?
I don't know where you worked and where the animosity towards Fox comes from but it seems that if people want the least biased news network, Fox might qualify. To me it doesn't seem as if the leadership is determining bias levels.
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I have no animosity toward Fox. As I've said before, I have a number of friends who work for them. I've been to their newsroom. I've interviewed for jobs with the entertainment (owned stations) division (which has nothing to do with Fox NewsChannel) in New York and Chicago.
What I have animosity for is people who look at something FOX and consider it gospel.
I don't buy your "less biased" survey because it started off with the US Congress as its midpoint. Congress is basically conservative itself, so I think the survey leans right to begin with. Again, as I said many posts ago, you can make a survey say pretty much anything you want it to. I'll be you or I could take their same data and come to totally different conclusions. Ask the drug industry.
I would agree that in MOST situations leadership doesn't influence bias levels. FoxNews is the exception -- along with Sinclair Media. While this is not a scientific survey, Fox is the ONLY organization I have ever heard of where current and former employees have said that it is the only place they have worked where the management's political agenda was know and pushed through the editorial process.
None of the networks is perfect -- consider what happened recently to CBS -- but none of the others have been charged with being a "mouthpiece" for a political party.
I have worked for TV stations that belong to each of the major networks -- and worked for NBC for 14 years. I think NBC and GE (its corporate owner) are fairly conservative. Certainly Bob Wright (whom I've also met) is. It just isn't as blatant.
ETA -- I didn't read your signature, Rudey, but think that you did just fine asking for positive thoughts and prayers for your uncle and I will hope for the very best for him and the rest of your family.