On Friday 06 Feb 2009 18:13:02 tedd wrote: > At 1:55 AM +0100 2/6/09, Jochem Maas wrote: > >that tedd's unlimited educational resources (tutors/courses) might > >go someway to undoing all the harm Fox News inflicts on the masses. > > Or to provide clarity to those who think that Fox News is doing harm. > > Alter all, the main-stream news doesn't like reporting unfavorable > things about their favorites celebrities, do they? Keep in mind that > "not paying taxes by elected officials" has not met the same > threshold of reporting "not knowing how to speak publicly" has made. > > I would rather have all politicians stammer in their speeches and pay > their taxes than the other way around. > > In fact, it would be nice if the politicians would get their > facts/words straight. For example, the "Speaker of the House" just > announced that "Last month over 500 million people lost their jobs" > in her support for the importance of rushing the approval of the > "Stimulus package" (whatever that is). > > In any event, it's interesting to realize that accordingly to her, > EVERYONE in the USA lost their job last month and two thirds of the > population lost it twice! > > It would be nice if the "Speaker of the House" at least realized how > many people actually live in the country she represents. BUT -- you > didn't hear that on the main-stream news -- or -- if you did, they > didn't make much of it, right? However, if Bush had said it, that > would have been something different -- it would be headline news and > on Saturday Night Live. > > Clearly, there is a difference in news reporting today. There are no > impartial sources -- everything has biases and spin. The days of > Walter Cronkite reporting are over. > > Viva opposing opinions. > > Cheers, > > tedd > > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com
Yes even the BBC who are under governmental bill to be impartial get round the issue by saying that it's the particular reporter/author of the article that is being biased rather than the BBC as a collective entity...
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