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Which was more egregious????

What is more Egregious


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Which was the most egregious partisan promotion by an alleged News Organization?
 
Which was the most egregious partisan promotion by an alleged News Organization?

Well, from a journalistic standpoint, "FoxNews reporting on the Tea Parties on Tax Day" seemed most egregious to me for this is meta-reporting: basically, Fox News reporting on itself, its own creations. However, calling what Fox News does "reporting" is the most egregious offense of them all, as it is a slight to journalists everywhere.


Duke
 
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I would have to say the bottom 3 options. As for the 1st one I would have to say the lack of reporting of the event by the liberal media outlets to be more egregious than Fox reporting on it.
 
Well, from a journalistic standpoint, "FoxNews reporting on the Tea Parties on Tax Day" seemed most egregious to me for this is meta-reporting: basically, Fox News reporting on itself, its own creations. However, calling what Fox News does "reporting" is the most egregious offense of them all, as it is a slight to journalists everywhere.


Duke

Reporting on an event is more egregious than nearly the entirety of the 4th estate becoming a mouthpiece for a political candidate? :shock:
 
Reporting on an event is more egregious than nearly the entirety of the 4th estate becoming a mouthpiece for a political candidate? :shock:

Reporting on something that was not news, and was, in fact, invented by the news organization itself, is in a certain sense more egregious than allegedly handling the president lightly. I think that the press should be more incisive politically right now, and that absolutely includes Obama. Frankly, I don't think I can compare the two failures in any meaningful capacity (which is more egregious, et cetera). They're both pretty lousy, but in quite different ways.


The Wishy-Washy Duke
 
I really shouldn't feed the troll, plus (apparent) naïevete is cute, but here I go anyway.

Nation wide protests aren't news?

There are all sorts of other protests, and bigger than these whimperings, that don't get covered by so much as the local paper. To pick a recent example, protests during the Israel attacks in Palestine. So-called coverage such as this is more promotion than anything else; they promoted the hell out of it before, getting their "anchors" and pundits to jabber about it with reckless abandon. At best, they're partisan hacks, and at worst, they're in cohorts with the planner types.

The "Tea Parties" themselves I don't care too strongly about; they're pretty meaningless at the end of the day. Even Fox News doesn't bother me much anymore, any credibility they may have once had, journalistically, is long gone. Anyway.

Um no it was created by the New American Tea Party.

Whether you like the links here or not; whatever, they're biased, but there's a speck of real journalism at least being referenced here, and what they say is at least partially true.

FreedomWorks' Long History Of Teabagging | TPMDC

Right-Wing 'Tea Party' Movement Was Planned Months Ago by GOP Billionaires | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet

The Washington Independent Tea Party Activists: Tax Day Events Will Attract ‘Silent Majority’

It's not grass roots, it's not some uprising, it's part of the conservative machine (I consider Fox to be a part as well, for truly obvious reasons).

Anyway, you can keep your delusions on this particular topic as far as I'm concerned; I have trouble giving a damn.


Duke
 
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They are all equal.

First one is bad because of a news organisation promoting a campaign started by big donors to the Republican party. No news organisation should be promoting anything political period. It also shows again the clear utter bias that Fox News has for the political right, while it claims to be "fair and balanced".. so not only is it biased but also lying and in fact is not "truthful in advertising".

Second and third are bias that are unacceptable regardless of who does it. But there is again a difference between being openly supportive and directly promoting propaganda from the administration.. both are bad, but the latter is far worse.

Fourth is extremely unacceptable. No owner of a news organisation should tell what can and can not be published or direct an editorial line. There is only one thing worse than direct censorship.. that is self-censorship based on fear or economic/political ramifications.
 
The most egregious is the loss of our free press. Seriously...WTF happened there? Most of our press is nothing more than a government mouthpiece in some way.
 
They are all equal.

First one is bad because of a news organisation promoting a campaign started by big donors to the Republican party. No news organisation should be promoting anything political period. It also shows again the clear utter bias that Fox News has for the political right, while it claims to be "fair and balanced".. so not only is it biased but also lying and in fact is not "truthful in advertising".

Second and third are bias that are unacceptable regardless of who does it. But there is again a difference between being openly supportive and directly promoting propaganda from the administration.. both are bad, but the latter is far worse.

Fourth is extremely unacceptable. No owner of a news organisation should tell what can and can not be published or direct an editorial line. There is only one thing worse than direct censorship.. that is self-censorship based on fear or economic/political ramifications.
Hell just froze over. I agree with so much of your post
The most egregious is the loss of our free press. Seriously...WTF happened there? Most of our press is nothing more than a government mouthpiece in some way.
I believe it is now called the Internet :)
 
The most egregious is the loss of our free press. Seriously...WTF happened there? Most of our press is nothing more than a government mouthpiece in some way.
Well put. It's truly sad that you cannot rely on a single MSM news outlet for reliable information. I have to cross reference far too often.
 
To pick a recent example, protests during the Israel attacks in Palestine.

They were covered.

Americans don't feel a lot of sympathy for the terrorists the Isrealis were fighting, so the sympathetic coverage you desire wasn't going to go anywhere.

Besides, it's over there, and who really cares?
 
I really shouldn't feed the troll, plus (apparent) naïevete is cute, but here I go anyway.



There are all sorts of other protests, and bigger than these whimperings,

No actually there's not.

that don't get covered by so much as the local paper. To pick a recent example, protests during the Israel attacks in Palestine.

The protests in the U.S. were not even 1/10th of the size of the tea parties. Furthermore; they were in fact covered I distinctly remembering seeing numerous videos of the Islamo-Nazis and their fellow travelers shouting "kill kill kill the Jews" and "death to Israel" and mobbing peaceful pro-Israeli counter-protesters like the fascist scum that they are.



Whether you like the links here or not; whatever, they're biased, but there's a speck of real journalism at least being referenced here, and what they say is at least partially true.

FreedomWorks' Long History Of Teabagging | TPMDC

Right-Wing 'Tea Party' Movement Was Planned Months Ago by GOP Billionaires | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet

The Washington Independent Tea Party Activists: Tax Day Events Will Attract ‘Silent Majority’

It's not grass roots, it's not some uprising, it's part of the conservative machine (I consider Fox to be a part as well, for truly obvious reasons).

Anyway, you can keep your delusions on this particular topic as far as I'm concerned; I have trouble giving a damn.


Duke

First of all Fox News did not promote the event they covered the event only their op-ed guys openly promoted it just as Chris Mathews and Keith Olbermen jocked Obama's ****.

Second of all you try to prove that the protests were somehow part of the conservative machine by posting leftist mouth pieces and talking heads, a bit ironic, don't ya think? Of course conservative organizations promoted and organized the event how the hell else are you going to organize a national protest? It's no different then what Moveon or ANSWER did with the anti-war protests no matter how much your articles lefty articles would try to dispute it.
 
Sorry, buddy, but blatant denial of the facts of the case don't pass for debate around here. We can chat when you've got that figured out.


Duke
 
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Sorry, buddy, but blatant denial of the facts of the case don't pass for debate around here. We can chat when you've got that figured out.


Duke

I vote for Agent Ferris' POV.
 
I vote for Agent Ferris' POV.

Of course you did. Why did you feel the need to inform me? Did you think that I'd care or something? :lol:


Duke
 
Of course you did. Why did you feel the need to inform me? Did you think that I'd care or something? :lol:


Duke

You don't? :(
 
No, not a bit... This shouldn't be surprising to you. :2razz:


Duke

Despite your joining DP in 2005 and having 2500 posts I haven't a clue as to who you are. I was surprised to see your stats since you were so little noticed otherwise.
 
Despite your joining DP in 2005 and having 2500 posts I haven't a clue as to who you are. I was surprised to see your stats since you were so little noticed otherwise.

I just returned to the forum this week. I haven't been active since before you joined. Pleased to make your acquaintance.


Duke
 
Reporting on something that was not news, and was, in fact, invented by the news organization itself, is in a certain sense more egregious than allegedly handling the president lightly. I think that the press should be more incisive politically right now, and that absolutely includes Obama. Frankly, I don't think I can compare the two failures in any meaningful capacity (which is more egregious, et cetera). They're both pretty lousy, but in quite different ways.


The Wishy-Washy Duke





Please prove that FOX news invented the tea parties or refrain from this dishonest discourse. thanks:2wave:
 
I just returned to the forum this week. I haven't been active since before you joined. Pleased to make your acquaintance.


Duke

Howdy! :cool:
 
Please prove that FOX news invented the tea parties or refrain from this dishonest discourse. thanks:2wave:

What I meant by invented is this; without Fox's complicity in these affairs as well as absurd advertisements for this campaign, it wouldn't even have been noticed; verily, it may barely have taken place. I already proved that.


Duke
 
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