So the measure of a fair and balanced news station is reporting on claims of birthers? I get it now. The other stations are certainly not fair. They don't even cover claims that 9/11 was an inside job. I guess I was wrong about Fox, it must be the fairest of the fair. I have totally missed all the necessary coverage of Obama's birth certificate cover-up conspiracy by thousands of state, local, federal, judicial, and congressional employees. How could I be so narrow minded, to just watch several other media outlets which are obviously part of this vast conspiracy?
The other networks spent the campaign cheerleading the historic nature of Barack Obama, and ignoring any questions about him. Now, they're paying for that in ratings.
there hasnt been news on cable TV for a while now. the closest thing you can get is CNN Headline News, and that is starting do be overrun with featured broadcaster programming. Although i do not generally watch the national evening news, it seems the only legitimate news source on TV. ABC seems to have gone off the edge with their special reports on the Obama White House. I cant really take Katie Couric seriously. that leaves Brian Williams, who always seemed rather fair to me. so, in conclusion, for the best news coverage: -read the WSJ and one of either the NYT or WaPost. -watch Brian Williams. -watch the sunday morning shows -mix PBS / CSPAN to taste everything else is just a bunch of retards talking.
Oilfield, You keep saying how popular Fox news is. You are partially right. We had a previous thread a few months ago where we vetted this thoroughly. Fox has the highest single channel ratings of the news channels. It however as everyone here notes- the only right wing network. If you were to add the ratings of the major networks, CNN, MSNBC, Headline News- Fox is getting creamed on a political perspective. Personally I view CNN, NBC and ABC as centrist, not left. You may disagree- but the point is "right wing" as a popularity is not the most popular in aggregate. Second- I posted links and reports about the news viewership metrics which are well analyzed from the point of advertisers. Foxes viewers were nearly 20 years older than the others, less educated and watched more longer. Common sense would tell you a 60 year old likely has more free time to watch tv than does a 40 year old with a career and kids. If you don't believe me, google the demographics yourself. To me, Fox, and occasionally MSNBC are what is wrong with this country. People on these networks need to fill 24 hours, so they have "analysts" with a partisan bent spew filth all day long, inciting those Americans who can't think for themselves to hate the other side. Think about it, if a President happened to be the greatest President we ever had- whatever party opposes him would no doubt have analysts on Fox/MSNBC telling you how this person is un-American and destroying the country. It's sickening. Glenn Beck is probably the worst offender of anyone, perhaps Keith Olberman is bad- but Fox has more of these folks and lets them talk for longer than anyone else.
To me Fox News is pretty balanced compared to CNN(I don't even bother w/ msnbc). Now as for the commentary, well that's a different cat. Hannity is way too much, but O'reilly and Beck(when he's not calling the POTUS racist) are pretty fair in raising issues from all POV's.. Besides, a car chase ain't a car chase, w/out Shep Smith doing commentary!!
Fox News is the least factually accurate of all major news sources. Those that get their news from Fox news though they identify themselves as well informed, are among the least factually well informed. It's a viscious circle where factually uninformed people honestly believeing they are factually informed because of their preference for a factually inaccurate news source repeat inaccuracies as fact over and over again. It's sad really...
