I see the Awesomeness.
It's a news station, people should distrust it on matter of principal.
Fight smart, not fair.
Poor CBS and ABC, nobody likes their news programs. In all fairness, though, their nightly news is pretty crappy.
I see the Awesomeness.
Also, who the hell is TYT?
Fight smart, not fair.
The Young Turks, people who really should have chosen a different name.
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edited 20th Jan '11 10:52:48 PM by UnabashedFornicator
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edited 20th Jan '11 11:06:24 PM by CommandoDude
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I see the Awesomeness.
I assumed it was an actual news agency or polling group, not a talk show.
Fight smart, not fair.
From the TYT tropes page: "Acceptable Targets: Conservatives, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Sarah Palin to name a few. Also, Schwang-wang-wang-Debbie Schlussel."
I hate to derail, but Debbie Schlussel is a pretty thoroughly repugnant individual.
Back on topic, one of the things that bugs me most about FOX News is the bizarre out-of-left-field commentary that would get just about any other TV station in serious trouble. Imagine if a liberal commentator on MSNBC started to ramble on about the purity of the Swedish bloodlines.
edited 20th Jan '11 11:21:20 PM by UnabashedFornicator
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They are a news show. It's an internet news show. They pioneered the concept.
Long Live the King
Meh. I would prefer the actual poll, as opposed to some "news" thing saying what the poll says.
I do find it interesting that no one ever says they're a liberal...
Not surprised to see PBS at the top of the list there. All Things Considered is the most unbiased news program I've ever encountered.
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The proper news reporting on Fox is no worse than it is on any other channel. The pundits probably colour opinions a bit, though.
I mostly use on the BBC, although I absolutely cannot stand the news media in general and the newspapers in particular. They're an ugly, ugly necessity.
Didn't read the whole thing. BBC is a very reliable source, however, and I'll be upset if they didn't rank highly.
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Haha, why do so few people call themselves liberal in the survey?
You know your topic title is a bit misleading when you look at the actual poll. Yes most untrsuted, but what matters more is how many do trust it, which is more than other (which I would think) more unbiased news stations. Only PBS fares better than them. Also, I'd expect older people to trust more in CNN, which used to be basically THE news station in USA.
edited 21st Jan '11 8:41:49 AM by breadloaf
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I second the All Things Considered thing. My wife said it sounded boring (voice-wise, not tha actual content). I commented that it was the anchors not putting spin into their voice.
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Maybe it's an improvement. The voices on Fox News, NBC News, ABC News and CNN annoy me.
I don't find it surprising that few people identify as liberal. It's mostly an insult.
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But everyone is fully willing and happy to say they are a conservative. What a conspiracy of evil left wing liberals indeed!
On a more serious note, I think its disingenuous to say that the "actual news portion" of Fox News is okay, therefore we shouldn't be too concerned. The state of American news is private and ratings-based, therefore we should focus on the aspects that people mostly centre upon and these are the talk shows were each network shows heavy bias. This is the type of stuff I dislike. News is supposed to be boring because it's just detailing events in a neutral fashion.
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So, you're saying private people shouldn't be allowed to express opinions on TV?
Hyaa!
It's something more along the line of, "News Networks, private or otherwise, should at least care about journalistic integrity".
Main thing I noticed is that Fox had the fewest "undecideds" out of all the news stations. Which doesn't really surprise me; Fox being what it is it tends to get a lot of attention, and thus even people who don't watch it develop opinions on it. Conversely, those who don't watch some of the less high-profile news stations might not have opinions on them.
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The argument appeared to me to be centered around the slant of the pundits on Fox, not it's journalistic integrity. When it comes to their straight-up reporting, they seem at least as honest as any other network ("tallest midget..." and all that, I know), while the bias is mainly present in their analyses and punditry.
Didn't expect to hear PBS named the most trusted, but then again that's because PBS didn't come to mind until it was named the post trusted. It really shouldn't be a surprise that people trust these kinds of viewer-supported networks over corporations.
The argument appeared to me to be centered around the slant of the pundits on Fox, not it's journalistic integrity. When it comes to their straight-up reporting, they seem at least as honest as any other network ("tallest midget..." and all that, I know), while the bias is mainly present in their analyses and punditry.To clarify, the argument is that you have to look at the news network as a whole and you cannot disregard the portions that are terrible and biased simply to support a statement that "this one section" is roughly the same as the other news networks. I make a further point to state that due to the private, rating-based nature of these news networks, the portion of which you speak about which is unbiased makes a small proportion of the overall organisation.
Now, I make a further statement that Fox News is untrustworthy because in a purely private environment, where the loudest and richest voice wins, journalistic integrity takes a serious hit. This is why I support mixed public/private environments for news.
Also second most trusted apparently.
Public policy polling reveals 46% of Americans don't trust Faux News (Up from 37%) But also revealed 42% of the country trusts them.
As reported by TYT
So, mostly preaching to the choir here, but only more confirmation of what we already knew. Fox has been dragging their name through the mud and a lot more people see it.
Rightly they should be to be distrusted, considering how much lies and propaganda comes out from them on their War On Straw.
edited 20th Jan '11 10:30:57 PM by CommandoDude
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