"Fox News is Not Just Biased -- It's a Cult

[bu villain]

Basically, he claims that the media cannot report objectively, and admits to having a bias in his publishing.
Time Magazine is blatently liberal. And there is nothing wrong with that, as long as they are honest in letting readers know that they are.
Fox is definitely conservative, and everyone knows it as well. So what is the issue?

Personally I feel just because you can't stop all bias in journalism, doesn't mean that everyone should just completely abandon objective reporting. That's like saying we shouldn't fight crime because there will always be criminals. Objective reporting is a good goal even when reporters fall short. That being said, there is a place for perspectives, like the opinion section of a newspaper, but it shouldn't be 80% of the newspaper.

Also I think a lot of people would feel a lot better about Fox if they said they were conservative but they don't. They say they are fair and balanced which implies impartiality.

[Total_Blender]

They say they are fair and balanced which implies impartiality.

This reps if/when I can.

The thing about Fox is that the anchors just do a straight read of whatever comes from the wire service, and then do commentary on it. They never do investigative segments, ad if they do interviews, its always either coddling the interviewee, or badgering them, depending on whether or not the interviewee is "Murdoch approved."

The newspapers and other media of the 1840's / 1850's were pretty divided as far as partisanship goes, and I think that now with the rise of the conglomerates like Newscorp and the increased visibility of the lunatic fringe via the internet, that we are heading back in that direction.

[David88vert]

This reps if/when I can.

The thing about Fox is that the anchors just do a straight read of whatever comes from the wire service, and then do commentary on it. They never do investigative segments, ad if they do interviews, its always either coddling the interviewee, or badgering them, depending on whether or not the interviewee is "Murdoch approved."

The newspapers and other media of the 1840's / 1850's were pretty divided as far as partisanship goes, and I think that now with the rise of the conglomerates like Newscorp and the increased visibility of the lunatic fringe via the internet, that we are heading back in that direction.

I agree.