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What News Channel is the least biased?

Which News Channel is the least biased?

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Empirica said:
So you're the one who voted for CNNNews.

Brilliant. :giggle1:
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And, at the time of this post, almost 30% of the forum voting agrees with me and almost 9% agree with you.

And the survey says, almost 30% of the posters in this forum poll are truly...............

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LOL, Jon Stewart just pointed out that guests on Fox have said "this could be Obama's Watergate" about four different events. At least twice saying that an event makes Watergate looks like child's play.
 
whysoserious said:
LOL, Jon Stewart just pointed out that guests on Fox have said "this could be Obama's Watergate" about four different events. At least twice saying that an event makes Watergate looks like child's play.
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Just when you think the right can't get any whackier, bull**** like this pops up.

"Obama's Watergate." LOL!

Smell the desperation?
 
whysoserious said:
Your claim is that Fox covers both sides of the story more than the rest. I submit you have probably never listened to the rest. Fox News also claims there is a War on Christmas... that's pretty balanced. I'm sure the Muslims love those stories.
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I'm sort of a news nut whysoserious, so I pretty much keep track of all of them_

Keith Olbermann was so radical that he was funny in a psychotic sort of way_

Rachel Maddow simply amazes me, although I suspect she's actually a transgender_

Ed Schultz and Chris Matthews remind me of a couple of old drunks sitting in a bar talking politics_

I do enjoy Sixty Minutes even though it's obvious I'm listening to a bunch of liberals spin every segment_

And I can only listen to NPR in short bursts because I get angry thinking about my wasted tax dollars_

In other words, I'm probably more diverse and much better informed than you_ :thumbs:
 
Captain America said:
And, at the time of this post, almost 30% of the forum voting agrees with me and almost 9% agree with you.

And the survey says, almost 30% of the posters in this forum poll are truly...............

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Well excuse me__With all that liberal support you couldn't possibly be wrong_ :giggle1:
 
Empirica said:
I'm sort of a news nut whysoserious, so I pretty much keep track of all of them_

Keith Olbermann was so radical that he was funny in a psychotic sort of way_

Rachel Maddow simply amazes me, although I suspect she's actually a transgender_

Ed Schultz and Chris Matthews remind me of a couple of old drunks sitting in a bar talking politics_

I do enjoy Sixty Minutes even though it's obvious I'm listening to a bunch of liberals spin every segment_

And I can only listen to NPR in short bursts because I get angry thinking about my wasted tax dollars_

In other words, I'm probably more diverse and much better informed than you_ :thumbs:
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If you say so. I'd think you'd be better at forming coherent arguments if you were actually that diversified.
 
Empirica said:
I'm sort of a news nut whysoserious, so I pretty much keep track of all of them_
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Really? You ever study journalism or anyhting closely related to it?

I happened to study at the International Center for Photography that was started by Robert Capa a photo journalist that was there at D-Day.
 
None.

Al Jazeera
Democracy Now
The Real News Network
Russia Today
Politico
Politi Fact
TruthOut

That is where i get my news/media/analysis
 
You know, this subject comes up in one form or another about once a month. They are all biased. They don't report the facts as they are. They sensationalize events. They are frequently the vehicles of government disinformation and misinformation. All "news" networks are produce infotainment that is delivered by "personalities".

Why watch any of it?

My wife and I were at a large (obligated) event last year and were seated at a table with a Congressman, a mayor, a city councilman and other social vermin. One of the others was a guy in full tux who looked like a feckin idiot. He posed a lot, which made him look more like an idiot. He was with some woman who simply didn't talk to anyone other than the tuxedoed fop.

Once the program began we discovered that the woman who was sitting with the dandy was the master of ceremonies. We soon found out that she was a long time "New Anchor" for a local TV station. We were underwhelmed. We had no idea who she was. We never watch TV "news". In truth it didn't appear to me that the local Congressman knew who she was either. LOL!
 
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winston53660 said:
Really? You ever study journalism or anyhting closely related to it?
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Nope, I've pretty much always been on the receiving end of journalism, but I do enjoy it_

I happened to study at the International Center for Photography that was started by Robert Capa a photo journalist that was there at D-Day.
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That's very impressive, but exactly what does it have to do with this discussion???
 
tecoyah said:
I try to get news from multiple sources, usually using one to play off the other as they all seem to lean to some extent. I have however, found one in particular to play pretty fair while actually providing the information I seek.
Which do you find tends to cover the news without heavy bias....if any?
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I don't know that bias has been effectively measured, but I know PBS puts out good information. As PBS wasn't an option, I hit npr. But PBS is better.
 
whysoserious said:
If you say so. I'd think you'd be better at forming coherent arguments if you were actually that diversified.
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I double-checked my argument which you believe to be incoherent_

Every word appeared to be logical, consistent and orderly, which are the qualifications for "coherent"_

coherent - definition of coherent by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

coherent [kəʊˈhɪərənt]
adj
1. capable of logical and consistent speech, thought, etc.
2. logical; consistent and orderly
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Perhaps the incoherence you thought you detected is something closer to home_
 

I would be interested in seeing that. It would have to be within a certian time frame though, say 90 days.
Then I would be interested in seeing the defenses of, (presumablyFox) the foolish statements by their constituents. :doh :peace
Empirica said:
Oh please__Should we make a list of stupid statements by various news agencies and compare them?!
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Empirica said:
I double-checked my argument which you believe to be incoherent_

Every word appeared to be logical, consistent and orderly, which are the qualifications for "coherent"_

Perhaps the incoherence you thought you detected is something closer to home_
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Picking arguably the most biased news network in history as the "least biased" doesn't seem very logical to me. Thanks for the definition.
 
Do the votes really surprise anyone? Most of the vote so far are from the lefties. I read most of my news on the Web, so it comes from various sources.
 
Empirica said:
Well excuse me__With all that liberal support you couldn't possibly be wrong_ :giggle1:
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Just sayin' that when you are the one in the marching band who is out of step, it might be worthwhile to reconsider.
 
Boo Radley said:
I don't know that bias has been effectively measured, but I know PBS puts out good information. As PBS wasn't an option, I hit npr. But PBS is better.
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What did you base your vote on? valid evidence? thin air?
 
American said:
Do the votes really surprise anyone? Most of the vote so far are from the lefties. I read most of my news on the Web, so it comes from various sources.
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You almost have to surf a bit, to get different "perspectives", as much of the bias is in the form of OMISSION instead of outright COMMISSION. Some news sources simply ignore anything that they don't "like" or that goes counter to their established theory.

Coverage of the TP vs. OWS folks was very educational for me. MSNBC was by far the most biased as they supplied "interpreters" (usually Sally Kohn) to say what they WISHED the OWS folks had said, rather than let these loons actually speak for themselves, while Fox actually interviewed them. The TP coverage was almost reversed, although Fox did interview some actual TP crowd members. Many people mistake the distinction between actual news and news "analysis" (commentary/opinion), and presume that ALL on a "news" station is news. Fox/CNN are better than most in making a clear distinction, but still do blur the lines as well.
 
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It would probably be impossible to note which news channel is the least biased. When you think of it it's nothing but a matter of opinion. In the end, the sad truth is that all of the news channels are biased.
 
Perhaps that's why the question was couched in terms of which you thought was LEAST biased.
 
Manc Skipper said:
Perhaps that's why the question was couched in terms of which you thought was LEAST biased.
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I already knew that.

Still, it's a very subjective matter of opinion.

It almost seems pointless.
 
whysoserious said:
Picking arguably the most biased news network in history as the "least biased" doesn't seem very logical to me. Thanks for the definition.
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I'm sure the fact that my politics identifies me more with Fox than with the left-wing networks has something to do with my opinion but I have definitely noticed that Fox is more likely to report negative news on the right than CNN is to report negative news on the left__I have personally witnessed this many times_

The left wing networks are constantly attacking Fox News the same as Fox News is constantly attacking left-wing news but I realize that they are simply competing for our political souls so I take their criticism of each other with a grain of salt where as you appear believe every word you are told by the talking heads__I judge only by what I see_
 
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