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Pardon me for the interruption, but wasn't the esteemed Rupert Murdoch (Fox News) the same one who started a news channel in the U.S. because he thought that Ted Turner's CNN was too liberal?
Granted, I only studied journalism for a year, but one of the first things that I learned was to not disclose any bias. The second thing that I learned was that no journalism is without bias.
But crap, people, to claim that Fox news is not biased to the right is simply asinine. I understand the difference between news shows and commentary. Sometimes the line is a bit blurred. CNN is just as guilty, Lou Dobbs comes to mind.
But, if you must get your news from the networks (actually, that doesn't work, since all they seem to talk about is American Idol or Survivor or the MJ trial) or cable, do yourselves a favor and watch Fox and CNN back to back. You'll find that the same stories are covered in completely different ways, and it's fun to try and find the truth between the two.
And, if you want some actual BALANCE, watch News Hour (as someone else has said), or listen to NPR.
But please, please, don't tell me that FOX is 'fair and balanced."
Jim
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