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Is every MSM outlet except Fox News a mouthpiece for the DNC?

Is the MSM except Fox a mouthpiece for the DNC


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You know they are, don't lie.
 
The Mainstream Media (yes including Fox News) is a mouth piece for whatever gets them the most money.
 
Yes, they're all biased, but for leftwingers to bitch about Fox News is the pinnacle of hypocrisy! They have to have some big brass balls to bitch about Fox News. Everyone knows that leftwingers want zero competition on indoctrinating the public.
 
Unsure they are a controlled "mouthpiece" for the DNC, but they overall sure lean the same direction and remind us of that often.
 
If Fox News were indeed as fair and balances as they claim to be, they would actually balance the leftist media. But since they are not, balance has to come from somewhere.
Sure, Fox lets the occasional lefty and righty yell and scream over each other, but that doesn't define fair and balanced. It only gives the appearance, and most who are objective would want to admit it.
 
No , it is however a mouth piece towards whatever gets them the most viewers , that's why things like tmz exists . News has become less of reporting actual news and things with substance and instead is fluff designed to make the veiwer either happy , sad or outraged.

The people decide the market and what is mainstream by clicking on articles and watching the news that interest them that panders to their ideas , biased and celebrity gossip/ popular cat video.
MSM in other words is a reflection of the people .
 
No , it is however a mouth piece towards whatever gets them the most viewers , that's why things like tmz exists . News has become less of reporting actual news and things with substance and instead is fluff designed to make the veiwer either happy , sad or outraged.

The people decide the market and what is mainstream by clicking on articles and watching the news that interest them that panders to their ideas , biased and celebrity gossip/ popular cat video.
MSM in other words is a reflection of the people .

You are right, but both "sides" show favoritism for sure.
But aside from the occasional news reporting, most segments remind me of some of some gossip gathering. All that's missing is tea and scones.
 
You know they are, don't lie.

You need a poll to figure out that MSM is a mouthpiece for Dem and Fox is a mouthpiece for Rep?

News members are just like everybody else with their own individual bias. Just like the posters here, as soon as you see a poster's name you know what is rant is going to be, right?
 
The american people by in large don't want fair and balanced news. They want sensationalism and for someone to keep repeating to them "Don't worry, you're right".
 
If Fox News were indeed as fair and balances as they claim to be, they would actually balance the leftist media. But since they are not, balance has to come from somewhere.
Sure, Fox lets the occasional lefty and righty yell and scream over each other, but that doesn't define fair and balanced. It only gives the appearance, and most who are objective would want to admit it.

Fox News is the balance, they came late to the party or didn't you know that?
 
Yes but all media outlets simply are, in absolute terms, ad agencies directly and indirectly for business interests tied to either party.

Drudge report, Rush Limbaugh, every media outlet is simply an ad agency. None of them care truly who wins. They care that they're loud enough that they bring in businesses ad revenue. That is all.
 
Fox News is the balance, they came late to the party or didn't you know that?

A balance for what? Balanced would be reporting honestly and without bias. It would be a refreshing change to be presented with facts instead of partisan spin.
 
A balance for what? Balanced would be reporting honestly and without bias. It would be a refreshing change to be presented with facts instead of partisan spin.

It's a shame you don't appear to have interest in applying that standard to any other MSM outlet.
 
A balance for what? Balanced would be reporting honestly and without bias. It would be a refreshing change to be presented with facts instead of partisan spin.

It's a shame you don't appear to have interest in applying that standard to any other MSM outlet.

Lets look at my post again. When I say "balanced would be reporting honestly and without bias" it implies that those competing with Fox are not honest and without bias.
Assessing FNC factually doesn't necessarily mean that one condones the other channels.
 
You know they are, don't lie.

Er... no, they're not. Some are more progressive leaning than others. CNN tries to maintain a semblance of phony balance by playing devil's advocate on every issue.

You've fallen for the conservative victimization view that everyone outside your bubble is against you.
 
Stupid poll is stupid.
 
Er... no, they're not. Some are more progressive leaning than others. CNN tries to maintain a semblance of phony balance by playing devil's advocate on every issue.

You've fallen for the conservative victimization view that everyone outside your bubble is against you.

No I haven't.
 
No I haven't.

If you feel that every mainstream news outlet is a mouthpiece for your ideological competition, it appears that you have.
 
Lets look at my post again. When I say "balanced would be reporting honestly and without bias" it implies that those competing with Fox are not honest and without bias.
Assessing FNC factually doesn't necessarily mean that one condones the other channels.

Maybe you should have taken the meaning of my post more correctly, and you wouldn't need to argue with me over what balance means. It's quite clear what I meant by balance.
 
Er... no, they're not. Some are more progressive leaning than others. CNN tries to maintain a semblance of phony balance by playing devil's advocate on every issue.

You've fallen for the conservative victimization view that everyone outside your bubble is against you.
Your post makes no sense. You acknowledge that some are more progressive than others and that CNN has a phony balance, that tells me you basically agree that every major news outlet other than fox has a left lean. In that case, American is absolutely correct when he says that Fox IS the balance; in that it provides a rightward take to balance the leftward take that exists everywhere else. Its not victimization, its fact. The reason Fox is so popular is BECAUSE it is different from every other major news source.
 
Your post makes no sense. You acknowledge that some are more progressive than others and that CNN has a phony balance, that tells me you basically agree that every major news outlet other than fox has a left lean.

I said the some news outlets have a left lean, and cited CNN as one that generally isn't left leaning. The question was whether or not every MSM except Fox News was a mouthpiece for the DNC.
 
I said the some news outlets have a left lean, and cited CNN as one that generally isn't left leaning. The question was whether or not every MSM except Fox News was a mouthpiece for the DNC.
There are really only 5 major ones. Fox, NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN. We know Fox is right leaning, you have said CNN has phony balance, which it does. And it certainly is left leaning and always has been. And you acknowledge that of the other 3 some are more progressive than others. That sort of piles them all in the left leaning category differing only in degree. Which is the truth.
 
There are really only 5 major ones. Fox, NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN. We know Fox is right leaning, you have said CNN has phony balance, which it does. And it certainly is left leaning and always has been. And you acknowledge that of the other 3 some are more progressive than others. That sort of piles them all in the left leaning category differing only in degree. Which is the truth.

Again, you are ignoring the poll question which you challenged me on. Being left leaning, centrist, or just broadcasting the news is not being a mouthpiece for the Democrats.
 
If there was or is any doubt that the MSM does the bidding for the DNC, proof positive has been provided by this past weeks coverage of Hillary Clinton's announcement for the Democrat nomination and their over the top coverage of her caravan to Iowa. Several Republican candidates have announced and not one of them has received wall to wall daily coverage of the like that Clinton is receiving. It's frankly quite nauseating but there is one benefit. The media is so blatantly and transparently in the tank for Clinton that 19 months of this type of fawning coverage will surely turn the majority of Americans off as well as give them clear indication of the woman for whom she is and it won't be pretty.
 
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