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worst news network
- Thread starter peaveyuser
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You don't buy products and services? Part of the cost is advertising, which pays for the news.
If you do, you're paying for CNN, FOX, ABC, and everything else. At least with PBS the loyalty is (theoretically) to the American people, and not the pursuit of profit. Who knows what influence is held by corporations whose advertising pays for your "free" channels.
No programming is free. You just pay for it in different ways.
soulgeezer
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Just to prove how lame and forgetable MSNBC is, it didn't even make the list!
Oh, yeah! Give me two more hours of Countdown and Tucker Carlson! C'mon, give it to me!
Oh, yeah! Give me two more hours of Countdown and Tucker Carlson! C'mon, give it to me!
I find it interesting that the most "liberal" (CNN) and "conservative" (FOX) networks are neck-and-neck for the title.
I voted for FOX because of its lack of accuracy, conservative-tilted stories, and tendency to play on people's emotions rather than deliver straightforward facts. However, they don't always do this, which makes it mildly bearable.
Despite my generally liberal perspective on life, I sometimes will watch Fox News at 10:00pm and then another more liberal station (usually CNN or NBC) at 11:00pm, and I compliment both with internet news sources during my spare time. On big stories, you can see the contrasting viewpoints and information provided, and watching both can be quite the eye-opener sometimes. It can also sometimes show how frighteningly similar these stations can be, since they often use the same sources and regurgitate what they've been told.
I voted for FOX because of its lack of accuracy, conservative-tilted stories, and tendency to play on people's emotions rather than deliver straightforward facts. However, they don't always do this, which makes it mildly bearable.
Despite my generally liberal perspective on life, I sometimes will watch Fox News at 10:00pm and then another more liberal station (usually CNN or NBC) at 11:00pm, and I compliment both with internet news sources during my spare time. On big stories, you can see the contrasting viewpoints and information provided, and watching both can be quite the eye-opener sometimes. It can also sometimes show how frighteningly similar these stations can be, since they often use the same sources and regurgitate what they've been told.
I was actually going to ask about that, but you've definitely got a point
.That said, I voted Fox...it's just the sketchiest god damned thing in the history of being sketchy
I voted for Fox. All my reasons have already been stated. I don't really "watch" the news anymore. I read read read and read some more. ALthough, I like BBC world news when I can catch it.
ALthough, I like BBC world news when I can catch it.
CNN... I occassionally tune in, and I was surprised at just HOW biased they are. It was almost like watching a paid political advertisement.
I get most of my news from a WIDE variety of sources on the internet, usually linked from other discussion forums. Sometimes find out about things hours before they're on the other sites or on the news.
I get most of my news from a WIDE variety of sources on the internet, usually linked from other discussion forums. Sometimes find out about things hours before they're on the other sites or on the news.
Sounds like MSNBC. I don't see them listed. Certainly you're not talking about Faux News. Balanced? Pfffffffft.
PBS is the only network in the poll that actually does news anymore. The rest is infotainment.
PMSNBC should have their own special category. Obermen! Ugh! I think more people watch infomercials then this guy. And Chris Matthew's now has officially stolen the title of most arrogant commentator from O'riely.
PBS within their news hour isn't bad, but you can count on their documentaries to be exceptionally tilted. Fox is pretty much the same way, their news shows are fair, but their commentary is tilted. The others are tilted demonstrably on every issue in their news broadcasts, and their "news" is indistinguishable from their "commentary to the point where they should be counted a campaign commercials. CNN is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the one political party, and doesn't have a "balenced" bone in their body, and I wouldn't watch them while sitting on the John, not worth it.
PBS within their news hour isn't bad, but you can count on their documentaries to be exceptionally tilted. Fox is pretty much the same way, their news shows are fair, but their commentary is tilted. The others are tilted demonstrably on every issue in their news broadcasts, and their "news" is indistinguishable from their "commentary to the point where they should be counted a campaign commercials. CNN is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the one political party, and doesn't have a "balenced" bone in their body, and I wouldn't watch them while sitting on the John, not worth it.
I only get News from the BBC and only trust them - anything else I take with a pinch of salt! 
Paid for out of public funds - no sponsor or advertisers to keep happy and guaranteed independent of the government by public charter - in fact very scathing about the government!!
Paid for out of public funds - no sponsor or advertisers to keep happy and guaranteed independent of the government by public charter - in fact very scathing about the government!!
Being a Canadian I have my own opinions about our news networks. However, as far as American ones go CNN is OK but Fox makes me throw up in my mouth.
The problem is (not just on Fox) there's no longer an identifiable line between the two.
The difference between Fox and the others is, only they make the claim of being "fair and balanced", and they make it every five minutes. Reminds me of an old saying, "if you have to tell the world how good you are, you're probably not that good."
So if you don't make the claim, is it Ok to run campaign commercials for one side disguised as specials?, and get all your questions for interviews from one side, and still call yourself a news network? I guess the N in CNN no longer stands for news. Not that it ever did. One of the reasons I believe the networks are so anti-Fox, is for years they have had a monopoly on information, and spewing out their misinformation without any accountability.
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After the recent state of the war address I checked in on CNN, MSNBC and Fox to see what the spin machines were saying about a speech I had just witnessed myself.
CNN had a few crusty old talking heads discussing mostly the presentation and not the content.
MSNBC had Olberman, Russert, Chris Mathews, and Scarborough in a 4 way split screen all saying basically the same thing and harumphing a bit.
Fox had their own panel of similar cronies all saying the same thing, but had also put up a "Where's Their Plan?" clock counting up in one corner of the screen.
After a few minutes of flipping around between that nonsense, I swore off cable news other than CSPAN for good. Unless I'm up early enough and Imus has a good musical guest, they are all dead to me.
As far as a the poll, I voted Fox solely on the tastelessness of the clock thing. All three were so EFFING awful, but that ticker was just so childish. I can't imagine what horrifically skewed thought process would think that was a good idea to the point of actually going through with it.
I do still catch meet the press once in a while, but since Brinkley retired even the weekend talking head shows are just full of partisan nonsense and nauseatingly dodged questions.
CNN had a few crusty old talking heads discussing mostly the presentation and not the content.
MSNBC had Olberman, Russert, Chris Mathews, and Scarborough in a 4 way split screen all saying basically the same thing and harumphing a bit.
Fox had their own panel of similar cronies all saying the same thing, but had also put up a "Where's Their Plan?" clock counting up in one corner of the screen.
After a few minutes of flipping around between that nonsense, I swore off cable news other than CSPAN for good. Unless I'm up early enough and Imus has a good musical guest, they are all dead to me.
As far as a the poll, I voted Fox solely on the tastelessness of the clock thing. All three were so EFFING awful, but that ticker was just so childish. I can't imagine what horrifically skewed thought process would think that was a good idea to the point of actually going through with it.
I do still catch meet the press once in a while, but since Brinkley retired even the weekend talking head shows are just full of partisan nonsense and nauseatingly dodged questions.
