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Fox News Coverage Of The Duggar Controversy[W:320]

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Is anyone really surprized by Fox coverage? Fair & Balanced?

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Fox News largely ignored the controversy surrounding Josh Duggar following his recent admission that, as a teenager, he molested young girls, including several of his sisters. The revelations are particularly stunning given that, under the guise of protecting children, the Duggar family has played an active role in the fight against LGBT equality.

On May 21, In Touch magazinerevealed that in 2006, Jim Bob Duggar - patriarch of TLC's hit show 19 Kids and Counting - had waited more than a year before telling police that his son, Josh, had confessed to molesting several female minors, including his sisters, when he was a teenager. TLC has since pulled episodes of 19 Kids from its schedule.

The revelations drew widespread criticism in the media, with many outlets pointing out the Duggar family's reputation as a torch-bearer for conservative values and strong involvement in Republican politics and anti-LGBT activism. The revelations look to many like hypocrisy from a family that's become a political powerhouse in socially conservative circles in recent years by wielding its reality show influence to stump for "family values," Republican politicians, and the repeal of legal protections for LGBT people.

But while MSNBC and CNN have reported heavily on the Duggar scandal, Fox News has largely ignored the story. According to a Media Matters analysis, Fox News spent less than two minutes covering the story between May 21 and May 25, compared to almost an hour of coverage from the other cable news networks.

Fox News Devoted Less Than Two Minutes To The Duggar Controversy | Blog | Media Matters for America​
 
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No, not surprised. It did make me chuckle a little, though, when I saw the chart.
 
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The "Duggar controversy?" Who the flip is concerned about the behavior of one member of one family in the United States of America - and why? Because they have 19 kids?

So CNN and MSNBC spend an entire hour, each, of national news time devoted to.... the Duggars. And why? Because the father of the son in question is a conservative and outspoken critic of homosexuality.

Personally, I think FOX wasted 2 minutes of valuable air time on this stupidity. CNN and MSNBC however were only doing what they know how to do best now - tabloid "journalism." I get that.

I realize some might view this "Duggar scandal" as another reason to bolster their biases against conservatives - but frankly, I can't think of anything more petty as an excuse for that than this nonsense.

But hey, if it confirms your biases, go for it - no matter how petty the "confirmation" might be.
 
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I didn't know who they were until this.
 
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EdwinWillers said:
The "Duggar controversy?" Who the flip is concerned about the behavior of one member of one family in the United States of America - and why?

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Because have influence over thousands maybe million and were held up as an ideal of "goodness". Ands the Duggars played right along with it.
 
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winston53660 said:
Because have influence over thousands maybe million and were held up as an ideal of "goodness".
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Ok... who was it who had such "influence" as you're talking about? Jim Bob (the father), or Josh (the son)?
 
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EdwinWillers said:
Ok... who was it who had such "influence" as you're talking about? Jim Bob (the father), or Josh (the son)?
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Yay and the hair splitting begins!

Josh certainly took up the role in the media. Oh and don't forget pop tried to cover it up.
 
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winston53660 said:
Yay and the hair splitting begins!

Josh certainly took up the role in the media. Oh and don't forget pop tried to cover it up.
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I'm 'hairsplitting'??

Tell ya what - your biases have been confirmed. I'm happy for you.
 
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EdwinWillers said:
I'm 'hairsplitting'??

Tell ya what - your biases have been confirmed. I'm happy for you.
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And what bias would that be?

That I'm cynical about fluffy reality TV and its role in pop culture?
 
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Is there a proper unbiased source for any of this?

it might very well be true... but media matters simply isn't a good source.
 
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This isn't political news, this is about some reality show dude.

I understand CNN's coverage of this, because this kind of TV/Hollywood scandal is right up their alley and always has been. As for MSNBC, I would venture a guess that it got so much air time because the man worked with a conservative organisation and was against gay marriage, so they are trying to make this a political issue to bash the right with... That's what MSNBC likes to do.

The news department of Fox News centers on the major national stories, important global stories and on politically oriented news and information. The opinion shows on Fox are almost exclusively centered around politics, which this story has nothing to do with.
 
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CNN talked about this for over an hour? WTF did they find to say for an hour? "Reality series star fondled 5 girls before he was age 15. Network yanks show from the air. Future uncertain. He resigns from his position with a (what is it....lobbying firm or something?)."

That would take no more than 30 seconds.
 
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About what you would expect from the socon morons at Fox.
 
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Grim17 said:
Nope... Haven't watched Fox News in over 4 months.
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Yeah, the last time I watched Fox News it took me a few months to recover from the stupid as well.

;) Cheap shot, I know. But I couldn't resist.
 
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Grim17 said:
This isn't political news, this is about some reality show dude.

I understand CNN's coverage of this, because this kind of TV/Hollywood scandal is right up their alley and always has been. As for MSNBC, I would venture a guess that it got so much air time because the man worked with a conservative organisation and was against gay marriage, so they are trying to make this a political issue to bash the right with... That's what MSNBC likes to do.

The news department of Fox News centers on the major national stories, important global stories and on politically oriented news and information. The opinion shows on Fox are almost exclusively centered around politics, which this story has nothing to do with.
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Aheeeem the Durgars were involved in politics:

While running for U.S. Senate in Arkansas, the patriarch of the Duggar clan -- the family that is the central focus of the TLC reality TV show "19 Kids And Counting" -- said that rape and incest should be punishable by death. Yet during his run, he reportedly knew that one of his sons, Josh, had molested one of his daughters.
As Duggar Dad Ran On A Political Platform Saying Rape And Incest Merited Capital Punishment, He Was Covering Up His Son's Actions
 
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Other than it being a scandalous news story they can exploit for entertainment purposes, the Duggar's, and specifically Josh, have some political power. I believe they are very active in CPAC and the Family Research Council, and they are often photographed mingling with DC elites. They have some sway in DC, so they are a little more than just a family with a reality show.

EdwinWillers said:
The "Duggar controversy?" Who the flip is concerned about the behavior of one member of one family in the United States of America - and why? Because they have 19 kids?

So CNN and MSNBC spend an entire hour, each, of national news time devoted to.... the Duggars. And why? Because the father of the son in question is a conservative and outspoken critic of homosexuality.

Personally, I think FOX wasted 2 minutes of valuable air time on this stupidity. CNN and MSNBC however were only doing what they know how to do best now - tabloid "journalism." I get that.

I realize some might view this "Duggar scandal" as another reason to bolster their biases against conservatives - but frankly, I can't think of anything more petty as an excuse for that than this nonsense.

But hey, if it confirms your biases, go for it - no matter how petty the "confirmation" might be.
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tres borrachos said:
CNN talked about this for over an hour? WTF did they find to say for an hour? "Reality series star fondled 5 girls before he was age 15. Network yanks show from the air. Future uncertain. He resigns from his position with a (what is it....lobbying firm or something?)."

That would take no more than 30 seconds.
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Do you realize thats acculated time over 4 days? lol
 
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If it were a muslim family, Fox News would be swarming the story like a fly on ****.


Grim17 said:
This isn't political news, this is about some reality show dude.

I understand CNN's coverage of this, because this kind of TV/Hollywood scandal is right up their alley and always has been. As for MSNBC, I would venture a guess that it got so much air time because the man worked with a conservative organisation and was against gay marriage, so they are trying to make this a political issue to bash the right with... That's what MSNBC likes to do.

The news department of Fox News centers on the major national stories, important global stories and on politically oriented news and information. The opinion shows on Fox are almost exclusively centered around politics, which this story has nothing to do with.
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pbrauer said:
Do you realize thats acculated time over 4 days? lol
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Yes. And once again, what could they say in an hour? The entire story can be summed up in 5 lines. Did they just keep repeating it...and repeating it....and repeating it....and repeating it on a loop?
 
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winston53660 said:
Aheeeem the Durgars were involved in politics:

While running for U.S. Senate in Arkansas, the patriarch of the Duggar clan -- the family that is the central focus of the TLC reality TV show "19 Kids And Counting" -- said that rape and incest should be punishable by death. Yet during his run, he reportedly knew that one of his sons, Josh, had molested one of his daughters.
As Duggar Dad Ran On A Political Platform Saying Rape And Incest Merited Capital Punishment, He Was Covering Up His Son's Actions
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I don't think Fox News covers the non-political life stories of everyone who ever ran for political office in every state over the last 15 years.
 
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