Poll: Why all the hate?

[Mozared]

This [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=128IR21ZQa0] is why people bash fox news. TIME and TIME AGAIN, they take BLATENTLY overacted trolls completely serious and try to turn them into a tenseful news subject. That's just fail of, as a poster before me mentioned, apocalyptic size. They completely miss the entire point of /b/ (or fall right for it, if you want to call it that way) and simply make them look like a random group of internet terrorists. Which, fortunately for Fox news, fits in completely with all the panic about "terrorist attacks" right now. Which in itself is hilariously ridiculous, as nobody even knows anymore what the word 'terrorist' means or what these 'attackers' stand for. And heck, if they are so stupid they even try to turn 4chan into a sensational source of income, how in god's name can we trust their word on anything else?

That said, I don't like any of the news stations that currently exist. Discovery channel is the only TV channel that's not blatently trying to sell me stuff and therefore also the only one I can still appreciate.

 

[Guttural Engagement]

I won't vote because I don't watch the news; let alone the US news channels. But - I do agree with the OP that Fox News is better than most news channels.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

its democrats they hate everything other then themselves. I agree fellow Conservative. Most people judge Fox News to soon, and say cnn is the only true news station when it is the most biased of all

 

[GundamSentinel]

American news is way too opinionated. It's the news for crying out loud. BBC for me.

 

[Th37thTrump3t]

More intelligent?

Not really. More manipulative. Have you guys seen the video where Fox News manipulates an interview with John Stewart? That's evil!

And the best news channel is ENN

And doesn't John Stewart do the same thing to them in like every daily show episode? XD

 

[Cherry Cola]

More intelligent?

Not really. More manipulative. Have you guys seen the video where Fox News manipulates an interview with John Stewart? That's evil!

And the best news channel is ENN

And doesn't John Stewart do the same thing to them in like every daily show episode? XD

Of course, but he does it for the lulz.

 

[one of them]

I hate any network that gives Glenn Beck a show.

 

[Paksenarrion]

You're missing CSPAN. I'm not voting until you add it.

I agree. CSPAN is the best. It is the only channel/network that is not a subtle publicity stunt for Dante's Inferno.

 

[Stranger of Sorts]

American journalism is a joke. The punchline being its making more money than ever by actively and knowingly misleading it's viewers. FOX murdered journalism and revealed to everyone else the amount of money to be made from pissing on the corpse.

I'm also half tempted to report this as trolling, since I refuse to believe anyone could honestly believe the initial post.

Also, FOX news (and by extension, every 24 hour "news" channel) gets away with so much shit because the FCC doesn't regulate "cable" television. Not mentioning repeal of the fairness doctrine.

Yup, because any opinion that isn't yours is either stupid or trolling.

You ask for other peoples' views and then dismiss them since they aren't you own? Rather confusing.

Anyway I'll have to side with the BBC since I'm English and all that. Plus what I've seen of American news is a complete joke.

If I were to pick one that isn't on the list Channel 4 news is pretty good.

 

[SomeBritishDude]

As a Brit BBC is my only option.

If I was American it would remain my only option.

If I was left with nothing but Fox new's I'd quite happily live under a rock for the rest of my days.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Fox news is stupid and biased. At school we watch it some times between classes because we're too lazy to change the channel, and all they talk about is terrorists... All news kinda blows. If something is important enough, I'm sure I'll hear about it within a few days from thousands of other people...

And for best news show, it's a tie between The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.

 

[TheGreenManalishi]

I'm British, so I don't get to see much of FOX news, but I have seen little bits of O'Reilly and the neo-Nazi crybaby, and it bewilders me how such blatant bias passes for news content.

And what the fuck is it with the BBC being biased toward the government? If anything, the BBC are often the first and most in depth when it comes to reporting political scandal. They've done nothing but show the various conflicts in which the UK military is currently involved in a sensitive and almost critical light. Because the BBC is given freedom from sponsors, it is likely the most unbiased news source in the country.

 

[chronobreak]

People always hate who's on top, and right now, it's Fox News. It makes sense.

 

[ZergInfestedJesus]

You forgot NPR. As for fox, 3/4 of the time when they are discussing an issue they don't bring on anyone who has a different view. A recent example of this was on the subject as whether American citizens only had the right to a jury. Their whole segment was just them agreeing with each other and attacking strawmen. Their news coverage is also very bias. They spent a whole day covering a tea party march, sending out news van and multiple reporters, spending hours covering it. But when there was a gay rights march in Washington with three times as many people they didn't even send ONE cameramen. The most coverage it got was a 3 second mention. They will cut out coverage early, misquote people, and in a whole try to repaint history. They are the news station of the right wing yet the try and say the are "fair and balanced". So ya, they are a biased and unprofessional news company. Oh and don't even get me started on the headlines at the bottom.

"Does the healthcare bill contain death panels"
"Would Clinton had died if Obama had his way with healthcare"
"Why some old people are afraid for their lives under Obama, find out why"

How can you even try and defend this stuff.

 

[Talendra]

I have no idea about American channels, but ABC in Australia is pretty good, they tend to have balanced stories and arguments, and are more about the facts than just entertainment.

 

[RedShift]

"Conservatives are always for free speech and freedom"

...

I'm not sure where your getting this from. Although Conservatives are for free market, free speech and 'freedom' are usually attributed to liberal ideals.

Also FOX is horribly biased whereas networks like CNN and other simply report both sides of the story without actually reporting the facts of the situation (I'm not sure which is worse). BCC is probably the best for straight (and actually watchable) facts.

 

[DRADIS C0ntact]

CNN and MSNBC and others allow rampant opinion to perforate their news program whereas Fox's unbiased news segments are really unbiased.

I'm guessing you haven't seen this.

 

[PrimoThePro]

i guess its easy to bash, and they're always asking for it.
i dont really watch the news anyway so maybe just ignore my comment...

 

[lwm3398]

People say Fox is terribly biased to the right. While I agree, do you know of your own hypocrisy? You call out Fox for being conservative, but you fail to mention how liberal CNBC, MSNBC, and a whole lot of over news channels are. Most news channels are biased; deal with it.

I choose BBC, they manage to stay pretty neutral all the time.

 

[malestrithe]

I am not voting because there is no reason to. It boils down to the following riddle: How are religion and politics the same? The answer is usually, "I'm Right! You're Wrong! Deal with it!"

I have been in debates like this before and it never goes anywhere. Both sides are firmly entrenched in their beliefs about Fox and nothing will change their minds. For those that think Fox news is right, what amount of evidence will make you change your minds? For those of you that think Fox is wrong all the time, is there any time when you find yourself disagreeing with that statement?

If the answer to any question is no, then that is the problem.