I've been feeling this for a while:
Showing posts with label Fox News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fox News. Show all posts
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thank God for Jon
Jon sorts out this White House v FOX business for us:
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| For Fox Sake! | ||||
| www.thedailyshow.com | ||||
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Calling A Spade, A Spade
OK.
This "War with Fox News" is not a war. That is what the Fox folks are calling it because they feel assailed, but that is just the truth stinging them that they feel.
The White House says they're attitude towards Fox is that it has a point of view. That its not so much interested in finding truth as it is in supporting its agenda. Like a political operation.
Fox claims this accusation is baseless.
The evidence says something else:
I have a lot of friends who love Fox. One actually told me he likes it because someone is finally speaking from his point of view when (in his opinion) there had been no media outlet speaking for him in his whole life. That is the genius of Fox. "Give 'em what they want".
As a business model, it can't be challenged. But lets not pretend that their business is news. That's all I'm saying.
This "War with Fox News" is not a war. That is what the Fox folks are calling it because they feel assailed, but that is just the truth stinging them that they feel.
The White House says they're attitude towards Fox is that it has a point of view. That its not so much interested in finding truth as it is in supporting its agenda. Like a political operation.
Fox claims this accusation is baseless.
The evidence says something else:
I have a lot of friends who love Fox. One actually told me he likes it because someone is finally speaking from his point of view when (in his opinion) there had been no media outlet speaking for him in his whole life. That is the genius of Fox. "Give 'em what they want".
As a business model, it can't be challenged. But lets not pretend that their business is news. That's all I'm saying.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Thank God for Jon
Oh, what would we do without the Fair and Balanced brigade?
Andrew's take:
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Queer and Loathing in D.C. | ||||
| www.thedailyshow.com | ||||
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Andrew's take:
Jon Stewart busts Fox News bad on their non-coverage of a march of around 75,000. This is not just an ideological problem for them; it's a news problem. What happened last weekend in DC was a great story - large and colorful protests, a big fight between the grassroots of the gay movement and its DNC bosses, a presidential speech. Where was Fox? Some will say it's pure ideology. They just ignore stories that do not fit their GOP base audience. The speeches at the march were so emphatic on the core message of equality and the marchers so obviously regular Americans of all stripes, shapes and colors, perhaps Fox simply did not know how to fit the images into the notion that the gay rights movement is some bunch of evil freaks trying to destroy the family.
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