Fair and balanced? Um ... no

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Hardly any of the reporters at any news outlets are totally objective. Some are obviously worse than others. The biggest bias is in the choice of stories they report. .

Yes, my point exactly. Reporters and anchors don't usually have any choice in what they report, and how they write it, however, that is the producers who decide. And the producers report upstairs.

Have you ever seen the minutes particular stories get on Faux News, compared to any/all other TV/cable media outlets? Very telling, whether you are looking at Faux News or MSNBC.

For example, how much have you seen on Faux News about the final combat troop withdrawal over the past couple of days?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Riot

Yes, my point exactly. Reporters and anchors don't usually have any choice in what they report, and how they write it, however, that is the producers who decide. And the producers report upstairs.

Have you ever seen the minutes particular stories get on Faux News, compared to any/all other TV/cable media outlets? Very telling, whether you are looking at Faux News or MSNBC.

For example, how much have you seen on Faux News about the final combat troop withdrawal over the past couple of days?

I agree with you. But to me that's not any bigger knock on Fox than it is a knock on the other channels. I think that most of the other news channels are left of center and it shows in their reporting. I think Fox is right of center and it shows in their reporting.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Riot

Yes, my point exactly. Reporters and anchors don't usually have any choice in what they report, and how they write it, however, that is the producers who decide. And the producers report upstairs.

Have you ever seen the minutes particular stories get on Faux News, compared to any/all other TV/cable media outlets? Very telling, whether you are looking at Faux News or MSNBC.

For example, how much have you seen on Faux News about the final combat troop withdrawal over the past couple of days?

I think you are going to far if you think that the anchors and reporters don't have a say in the stories they do. They may not have the ultimate authority but they certainly have a say.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Riot

Yes, my point exactly. Reporters and anchors don't usually have any choice in what they report, and how they write it, however, that is the producers who decide. And the producers report upstairs.

Have you ever seen the minutes particular stories get on Faux News, compared to any/all other TV/cable media outlets? Very telling, whether you are looking at Faux News or MSNBC.

For example, how much have you seen on Faux News about the final combat troop withdrawal over the past couple of days?

so...you watch fox news but can't stand what they say...so why watch? that's odd imo.