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Do The Big 3 TV News Networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) Favor Political Parties?

Do The Big 3 TV News Networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) Favor Political Parties?

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It's been the "Big Four" for over 20 years.
 
To answer the question:

The Big 3 favors what will make them the most money. In fact, I believe that to be true of almost all "news" broadcasts.
nota bene said:
It's been the "Big Four" for over 20 years.
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I can't speak for other Fox affiliates, but the one locally does not carry a national news broadcast.
WCH said:
Why did you omit FOX news at #1?

Fox News Remains Ratings Champ As 2013 Comes to Close | Variety
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Because it's cable and the others aren't? Did you really not understand the difference?
 
Slyfox696 said:
To answer the question:

The Big 3 favors what will make them the most money. In fact, I believe that to be true of almost all "news" broadcasts.

I can't speak for other Fox affiliates, but the one locally does not carry a national news broadcast.
Because it's cable and the others aren't? Did you really not understand the difference?
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That's true to an extent. Our FOX affiliate does some cable news shows.

All the TV networks have a cable clone and people spend more time watching cable news.

How Americans Get TV News at Home | Pew Research Center's Journalism Project
 
Slyfox696 said:
To answer the question:

The Big 3 favors what will make them the most money. In fact, I believe that to be true of almost all "news" broadcasts.

I can't speak for other Fox affiliates, but the one locally does not carry a national news broadcast.
Because it's cable and the others aren't? Did you really not understand the difference?
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Fox here isn't cable, it's a broadcast network and always has been. I think that's true of most places.
 
Not the broadcast versions. Now cable news is a free for all.
 
azgreg said:
There is no way Pete is including Fox.
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There is nothing wrong with being accurate, and "Big Four" has been for a very long time. In fact, I remember when journalists derided the upstart that billed itself as a "network" and were confident that there would always be only a "Big Three."
 
WCH said:
Why did you omit FOX news at #1?
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Because FOX News is considered a cable news network. It competes with CNN, MSNBC, and HLN in the cable news ratings.

Fox network is a different animal and competes with ABC, NBC, and CBS in the network TV ratings.

Fox network doesn't have a morning or evening news program, as it puts all of its news eggs in the cable basket and instead competes with the (vestigial - so the conservatives don't cry like babies) Big Three in prime time.

I would think that that's why the OP is written the way it is.
 
nota bene said:
It's been the "Big Four" for over 20 years.
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azgreg said:
There is no way Pete is including Fox.
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nota bene said:
There is nothing wrong with being accurate, and "Big Four" has been for a very long time. In fact, I remember when journalists derided the upstart that billed itself as a "network" and were confident that there would always be only a "Big Three."
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I didn't include Fox because they don't have a Network news program, at least not in the Portland, Or market.
 
pbrauer said:
I didn't include Fox because they don't have a Network news program, at least not in the Portland, Or market.
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Gotcha, thanks.
 
All the news stations favor/lean

and FOX and MSNBC are the two worst of the worst.

SOme are better at only leaning while MSNBC and FOX dont lean they are just laying in bed with who they favor but they all have some lean.
 
pbrauer said:
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Yes, they are shills for the Republocrats and the corporations which support them. Nothing more.
 
WCH said:
Why did you omit FOX news at #1?

Fox News Remains Ratings Champ As 2013 Comes to Close | Variety
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good lord why do we have to explain this every time.....this is against other cable networks.

Numbers for the week of April 28, 2014:

NBC ABC CBS
• Total Viewers: 9,026,000 8,094,000 6,991,000
• A25-54: 2,136,000 2,144,000 1,727,000


Evening News Ratings - TVNewser

and here....

According to Nielsen data through Dec. 8, Fox News Channel averaged 1.774 million viewers in primetime (down 13% from 2012) and 297,000 adults 25-54 (down 30%). It was followed by MSNBC with 645,000 viewers and 203,000 adults 25-54 (down 29% in both); CNN with 578,000 (down 15%) and 187,000 adults 25-54 (down 16%); and HLN with 403,000 total viewer (up 21%) and 142,000 in the demo (up 27%).

Fox News Remains Ratings Champ As 2013 Comes to Close | Variety


So the CBS evening news has 5 times the viewers of Fox and they are the worst of the big three. Fox is Cable, NBC, ABC and CBS are not. I don't understand why people don't understand that. Oh yeah they watch Fox.
 
Just look at my avatar tells all.
 
johndylan1 said:
yes, I heard today that had only 8% of journalists consider themselves on the right.
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So, is it your contention journalist favor their own ideology when they report the news?
 
pbrauer said:
So, is it your contention journalist favor their own ideology when they report the news?
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I think we all have information filters. We understand things from our own point of view, and would therefore report things as we understand them. Most media bias fits in this category, however the are a few hacks out there that have no problem saying whatever it takes to push an ideology.

For instance: I, for the life of me cannot understand many liberal positions. If I were to honestly report on the ACA, it would probably look biased even if I in earnest was trying to be balanced.
 
WCH said:
That's true to an extent. Our FOX affiliate does some cable news shows.

All the TV networks have a cable clone and people spend more time watching cable news.

How Americans Get TV News at Home | Pew Research Center's Journalism Project
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But the question seems to pretty clearly be asking about the three broadcast networks which have a national news segment. Fox doesn't really fit, which I would guess explain why it was left off.
Cephus said:
Fox here isn't cable, it's a broadcast network and always has been. I think that's true of most places.
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Fox is a broadcast network, yes, but it doesn't have a national news program like the other stations. That's what I'm getting at.
 
Slyfox696 said:
But the question seems to pretty clearly be asking about the three broadcast networks which have a national news segment. Fox doesn't really fit, which I would guess explain why it was left off.
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And my link shows that people spend about 3X as much time watching cable news rather than regular network news. Mostly FOX.
 
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