> > The trick is trying to figure out where in between Fox and MSNBC the truth > actually lies. > Even putting Fox and CNN as equal opposites, doesn't the above statement just say it perfectly though? That sad truth that news should require this equation to decipher what the actual story is.
> > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Gruss Gott <grussg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Scott wrote: > >> > >> So, than any 'news' agency that does not question the government is > >> not a 'news' agency? Wow, based on your criteria, we have no news > >> agencies then. > >> > > > > Scott, you're developing an awful reading comprehension problem. > > > > As a rule of thumb every time you think hyperbole would be a great > > thing to type out, go back and read and rethink. > > > > If you did that this time you'd realize I wrote the "the #1 job" not > > "the only job". > > > > Further you'd have read the most important distinction: the difference > > between journalism, reporting 'new things' or "new s", and making > > news. > > > > For example, if I were to follow Fox News' example I'd go shoot up a > > bank and then claim to be the first guy on the scene of a bank > > shooting. > > > > And that's the difference. But let's look at some examples: > > > > * In May, Fox News's Jon Scott said the network had decided to look > > back on how the stimulus "grew, and grew, and grew." In fact, the > > entire report came from a Senate Republican Communications Center > > press release, complete with typo. > > > > * In April, Fox News claimed Obama's proposed budget was four times > > bigger than President Bush's costliest plan. False. > > > > * Fox News reporters constantly promoted the Tea Party movement and > > also lied about coverage of the September Tea Party march on > > Washington in an ad. The network completely ignored an equally large > > gay-rights march in October. > > > > So you can see that this is not simply giving more time to > > conservative opinions: it's lying, misleading, deceiving, and creating > > events it then covers > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:306141 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
