dashiz94 said:
I'm sorry but what's your final argument here? That Fox is an actually credible news source with reliable information?
Because that is just plain dumb.
Since O'Reilly, Fox has become notorious for pulling people on the air (usually of a conflicting viewpoint) to talk them down and interrupt them to espouse their point. This isn't even a matter of semantics, you let the other guy talk. And how many times do they portray false information? I don't have the time as of now to go search for multiple Fox articles to prove it, but when the issue of games receiving federal grants due to them being classified as an art form was introduced, Fox reported the story as "Should Call of Duty get a federal grant?"
That's not fair and balanced. That's taking a violent video game and placing it as the poster of ALL video games, even though it falls so far from what the guidelines dictated an art game was. As much as you may hate the "liberal media" and what not, I have never seen a radio station like National Public Radio pull this kind of crap. They get their facts. Today I listened to a report about a faulty counter-terrorism unit within the Mall of America and how the system there is not working. Know what they did? They brought in people accosted by this counter-terrorism group, explained their story, explained the origin of the CT group, and also got a quote from a spokesperson from Mall of America as well as John Cohen, the man who started the program there.
Point it, THAT's proper journalism. Not what Fox News does. It doesn't matter if they're conservative or liberal, they're not a reliable news source. For Christ's sake, watch Glen Beck's report on why he believes Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a bad president. I was appalled, as a US history student, to see so much false information about his policies displayed as "fact."
Believe whatever political philosophy you wish, it's your right, but at the end of the day you have to realize that Fox News is unreliable, untrustworthy, and run like a business. And right now, radical statements seem to make the most money.
Good points definitely, and I'm not saying Fox News is the end all new channel, but when you look at the actual news reporting, (opinion shows like Glenn Beck, O'Reilly Factor, Fox & Friends, among others don't count due to their status as opinion shows) the news reporting is generally reliable and unbiased. Hop on over to foxnews.com and check out the general news articles for proof. I myself derive my news from multiple locations, including Fox, CNN, the Wall street Journal & Time magazine. The point is, Fox News isn't this giant propaganda machine people make it out to be. It is a perfectly good network with mostly reliable articles and headlines. However, because they broadcast opinion shows that generally fly in the face of most mainstream thinking, they are portrayed as a bunch of 'evil right-wing liars'.
The article this comment thread is based on is a perfect example. "Fox News Attacks Environmentally Conscious Games" is practically dripping with bias spin, looking to vilify an entire cable network based on what a pundit had to say during an opinionated talk show on Sunday. From the sound of it, this segment on Fox and Friends was an all out attack against any game with environmental leanings, when all it is is one guy expressing his opinion about preachy environmental games on national television. If this had happened on twitter, You Tube, or even another network like CNN or NBC, it is likely it wouldn't have been mentioned. However, because it's that 'evil' Fox News, it gets a headline and 9 pages of comments.
I'm a journalism major, so I usually explore multiple sides of an issue before making up my mind. It just bugs me when people form opinions on something, like Fox News, based on hearsay, that often comes from Fox News' competition. Guess that's just how things go sometimes.
P.S. Big thing to keep in mind while looking over news reports: the opinion of those interviewed does not represent the opinion of the reporter or the network. The bias of a network is determined by it's ability to hide it's own opinions, and I think Fox does that pretty well.
