The Cable Effect

Grim17 · 10-13-09, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by j-mac

I think you have to seperate the "hard news" shows from the commentary/entertainment shows. If you do that you would find very little difference in any of them including FOX.

j-mac

You're correct. In fact, that's the point O'Reilly made last night on his show.

Arcana XV · 10-13-09, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by j-mac

I think you have to seperate the "hard news" shows from the commentary/entertainment shows. If you do that you would find very little difference in any of them including FOX.

j-mac

I like Shepherd Smith. He's the only one I can listen to without laughing my head off every 5 seconds.

j-mac · 10-13-09, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jackalope

Thx for the response, but no, I don't think so. I didn't see any URGENT BREAKING NEWS and all the other stuff. And the 'hard news' programs are interspersed with 'newsmakers' and 'pundits' who just give you smaller bites of what the hour-long opinion shows give you.

Well, I think you are still confusing "Special Report" with 'Fox Report' Special Report does have commentary mixed in with it, Fox Report with Sheppard Smith does not.

j-mac

jackalope · 10-13-09, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by j-mac

Well, I think you are still confusing "Special Report" with 'Fox Report' Special Report does have commentary mixed in with it, Fox Report with Sheppard Smith does not.

j-mac

*shakes head*

It's all a bunch of loud noises and loud voices. They all have their own (DA DUM! music sound) for silly dumbass breaking news alerts and graphics which are not usually breaking news, but an update about something that happened yesterday, or hours ago. And they all book guests from the left and guests from the right.

The news program in Canada was *nothing* like this. I actually didn't see an opinion show, so I don't know how their opinion shows are. I am just comparing straight news to straight news.

Sheppard Smith has the most watchable show on Fox, but he is gimmick-loaded-up. The Cube. And walking around on tables, and other stuff.

Ward · 10-13-09, 05:46 PM

I just look at these shows as infotainment. You get a little information with a whole lot of entertainment (except for cnn, they are just boring as hell to watch.)

jackalope · 10-13-09, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Ward

I just look at these shows as infotainment. You get a little information with a whole lot of entertainment (except for cnn, they are just boring as hell to watch.)

What's up with that? They are really boring. No gimmicks ... AND (generally) no in-depth, interesting reporting.

Fareed Zakaria (sp) can be interesting, and in-depth.

Ward · 10-13-09, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jackalope

What's up with that? They are really boring. No gimmicks ... AND (generally) no in-depth, interesting reporting.

Fareed Zakaria (sp) can be interesting, and in-depth.

I guess CNN doesn't let their news reporters get "out of line" much. I mean compare glenn beck to when he was on CNN to now at fox news, he pretty much did a 180º.

j-mac · 10-14-09, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jackalope

*shakes head*

It's all a bunch of loud noises and loud voices. They all have their own (DA DUM! music sound) for silly dumbass breaking news alerts and graphics which are not usually breaking news, but an update about something that happened yesterday, or hours ago. And they all book guests from the left and guests from the right.

The news program in Canada was *nothing* like this. I actually didn't see an opinion show, so I don't know how their opinion shows are. I am just comparing straight news to straight news.

Sheppard Smith has the most watchable show on Fox, but he is gimmick-loaded-up. The Cube. And walking around on tables, and other stuff.

Wrong answer.....Obviously you haven't watched Fox Report with Sheppard Smith.

j-mac

jackalope · 10-14-09, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by j-mac

Wrong answer.....Obviously you haven't watched Fox Report with Sheppard Smith.

j-mac

There's nothing obvious about that at all, and couldn't be since it is wrong. I have watched Shep's 3pm show ... AND 7pm show.

TOJ · 10-14-09, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Arch Enemy

I don't watch cable news. There is absolutely no point in it unless you are willing to be entertained by weirdos who make money by exaggerating truths.

Just curious, how do you exaggerate truth? Tell the truth with a larger megaphone, maybe?

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