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Fox News: Love It, Hate It, or Tolerate It?

Fri, 04/11/2008 - 8:00am by CitizenSugar
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This could be the definitive documentary about that great wedge issue that is Fox News. I'm not casting aspersions at the "Fair and Balanced," but you know it's true: people either love it or hate it. Last night The Daily Show ran an amusing and pointed profile of the foxy network. It's a two-parter, but it's Friday! Take a break and check it out.

OK, I admit I have been known to make a critical remark or two about Fox News around here, but it's a complicated relationship. I don't hate the notion that a network should be able to provide a specific lens by which to view the news, but I do find some of their techniques a little ham-fisted. Be conservative, that's great — just don't be cheesy about it? But then loud noises, aggressive flag/explosion graphics and Alan Colmes scare me a little, so I tend to stay away. Not because I don't agree with them, just that it's not my preferred method of news delivery.

How about you? Are you a Fox News watcher, or a member of the Outfoxed nation? Do you love it? Hate it? Don't see what the big deal is? If you're a watcher, do you think that it tells objective news, or do you like it specifically because it's news that makes an argument?

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  • KrisSugar's picture
    KrisSugar
    3

    I watch my fox local a.m. news because I watch the Simpson's the night before, and If I forget to turn the tv off it's on in the morning. So I learned to like the newscasters.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • syako's picture
    syako
    4

    Here's my take. I get sick and tired of all news outlets that refer to the "media" as something that they aren't a part of. I'm not just talking about Fox news, I'm talking ever stinkin' medium available. What irks me about it is that it's like the pot calling the kettle black, you are the media. Rant 1.

    I don't watch it because it makes me fired up (my husband even more) and to be quite honest I can only digest cable news (ANY broadcast news for that matter) at very very small doses. So if it is on, I think sometimes the guests they bring in could possibly result in interesting debates/discussions, but it seems too often they just talk over one another and show no respect. Rant 2.

    To sum up, I HATE ALL CABLE NEWS SHOWS. There we go. Oh yea, and I typically hate all broadcast journalism. bad. bad. bad.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • KrisSugar's picture
    KrisSugar
    5

    Syako, for the same reasons I cannot listen to talk radio in the car. It's for the good of all citizens on the road.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • cabaker27's picture
    cabaker27
    6

    Well I love Fox and I love me some Bill!

    That being said, of course its biased, but no more biased than any other network. And before someone comes in here and starts quoting Outfoxed... anyone who watches propaganda films and states them as fact has some real issues. Watching Outfoxed and forming your opinion on Fox News is about as smart as watching Farenheit 9/11 to form your opinion on the Iraq war.

    If you hate Fox, hate it. But don't hate it for false reasons.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • laceykk23's picture
    laceykk23
    8

    syako i hate it when guests all talk over each other! it seriously makes me want to throw my t.v. out the window, lol.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • cabaker27's picture
    cabaker27
    9

    Yea I agree, I hit the mute button when it dissolves into a screaming match. But hey, at least they have both sides represented, even if poorly.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • syako's picture
    syako
    10

    Oh bill's the worst too cabaker. He like won't let them finish what they're saying and then he re-construes what they said to say something completely different. It's actually quite amusing sometimes. Of course Lou Dobbs does the same thing over on CNN so I guess it's just a "thing" for those guys.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • piper23's picture
    piper23
    11

    I love watching Fox News! I tried to watch Keith Oberman the other night and he is just so mad about everything. He even counts down his reasons for being ticked off that day. I loved him when he was on SportsCenter. He and Dan were great. Now he's just an angry liberal with hair that defies gravity and 95 mph winds. I don't see why the Dems won't go on O'Reilly because he has really given them unbiased coverage. Their choice to not go on the Factor just seems cowardly to me. Alan Colmes IS scary looking, kind of skeletonish. But he's a liberal. His looks are also a result of being ticked off all the time:).

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • UnDave35's picture
    UnDave35
    12

    I watch Fox News so that I can run my gambling ring. We throw in a dollar, and bet on which pundit will interupt the other first. Whoever guesses right gets the pot. It's also a good drinking game, if you condone binge drinking. Eye-wink

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • cine_lover's picture
    cine_lover
    13

    I dislike cable news. But I see nothing wrong with Fox being right wing biased. It is no more Right then EVERY SINGLE OTHER station is Left.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • Shopaholichunny's picture
    Shopaholichunny
    14

    I don't see what the BIG deal is. I always watch Fox News and so does my Dad. [he influenced me] All I hear about is how bad Fox News is. I'm tired of it.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • cabaker27's picture
    cabaker27
    15

    Bill used to be better, I will agree with you there. But I still like him, he's traditional and conservative but not as far right as people thing. For instance, he isn't against gay marriage. Also, he is working with Sen. Kerry to get better funding for the VA. He defended Obama a lot on the whole Rev. Wright thing AND he was against the Swift Boats last time around...

    He's def. traditional and conservative, but he isn't nearly as bad as some other talk show hosts...

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • cine_lover's picture
    cine_lover
    16

    Shop if you are tired of hearing how bad Fox news is, you are on the wrong blog site Eye-wink

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • cabaker27's picture
    cabaker27
    17

    I think we can all agree that if you take 100% of your news from one channel, whether that be on cable, newspaper, blog, etc, then thats a bad idea. There's gotta be some balance.

    And that is why I balance my Fox with CitizenSugar... Citizen's coverage is soooo comprehensive and I just LOVE to read her!! Eye-wink

    (I'm still going for this month's prize... I hope no one noticed)

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • Shopaholichunny's picture
    Shopaholichunny
    23

    Cabaker and Cine. I may be on the wrong blog site Cine but I can't quit coming here. I'm addicted! Sticking out tongue

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • cabaker27's picture
    cabaker27
    24

    I'm so winning this month its not even funny. Y'all can just stop commenting right now!

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • cine_lover's picture
    cine_lover
    25

    Well you may win for biggest kiss up, but never for most posts. NEVER I TELL YOU!

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • cabaker27's picture
    cabaker27
    26

    Well you can't win again, so TOUGH!

    You can take your spatula and GO HOME!!

    Smiling

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • UnDave35's picture
    UnDave35
    27

    There is no way you can beat me! I have all the extras on my side. I'm white, I'm male, and I'm not poor. Therefore I have to be the winner this month.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • krampalicious's picture
    krampalicious
    29

    fox isn't news, it's "info"tainment.

    and yes, i meant to put the quotation marks.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • cabaker27's picture
    cabaker27
    30

    Oh I just thought of another reason why I like Fox!

    Uma Pemmaraju!

    Hands down best name in TV news.

    After she is on all I can think of is UUUmmmmmaaa Pemmarajuuuuuuu.....

    Oooooommaaa..... pemarajuuuuuuuu....

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • syako's picture
    syako
    31

    I seriously think some people in broadcast journalism change their names to sound more ethnic and therefore more attractive to news shows seeking more "diverse" news.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • outtajo's picture
    outtajo
    32

    I don't want t.v. news period. All media has a bias, it's impossible for it not to. You've got the Wash Post leaning slightly right; the NYT leaning slightly left, etc. But I do believe that Fox is among the worst as far as bias goes, and they don't even try to disguise it.

    And though Keith Olbermann sometimes cracks me up, his anger can be really offputting. Although I tend to agree with him politically, he can be as grating as the Fox folks. That's why I read my news rather than watch it. I can be more selective that way and not have to listen to someone rant crazily.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • marcella's picture
    marcella
    33

    I don't watch any news except BBC America. It's really the best news source out there! They have been featuring Ted Koppel a lot lately, and I love him!!

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • rumor396's picture
    rumor396
    34

    I watch Fox just because it's different. People how say Foxnews is more biased than other media outlets are the same people who tell me I have an accent and deny that they have an accent because everyone they know talks like they do.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • Auntie Coosa's picture
    Auntie Coosa
    35

    I don't own a television set, so I watch Fox clips online and I watch CNN Live online.

    I do notice that the "fair and balanced" doesn't let both sides actually define themselves. Usually the "sound bite" is too small to really get to the meat of the situation. That's where the written word comes in when I'm online. I just find the original article the news-clip came from and read it.

    Ambivalent is what I am. Am I the only one?

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • Jillness's picture
    Jillness
    37

    "I don't see why the Dems won't go on O'Reilly because he has really given them unbiased coverage"

    Bill O'Reilly talks over his guests more than any television host I have ever seen.

    I think that all the major networks are biased, Fox included. They make me mad, but Fox especially so. They keep beating the Wright thing into the ground!! The other day, my bf and I were flipping through the channels, and he said, "How much do you want to bet that Fox is talking about Wright at this very moment?" We turned the channel, and sure enough!

    There are so many very important issues to discuss. They focus on Wright because they can't talk about the state of the country, because that would only help the Democrats.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • syako's picture
    syako
    38

    "They focus on Wright because they can't talk about the state of the country, because that would only help the Democrats."

    They focus on Wright because they can play that video of him saying God Damn American OVER and OVER and OVER and their ratings go HIGHER and HIGHER and HIGHER. "Gawd damn america!"

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • Jillness's picture
    Jillness
    39

    It makes you wonder about people that will watch the same thing that they "hate" over and over again. Disturbing.

    The interesting thing is that Martin Luther King Jr. said that God would come down and break America's back for the sins we committed in Vietnam, but Fox probably doesn't want to play that footage.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • syako's picture
    syako
    40

    Yeah, the video from back then is probably pretty grainy and wouldn't look fancy on HDTV Eye-wink

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • hypnoticmix's picture
    hypnoticmix
    41

    I think it's time for a good old fashioned Southern Fox hunt. Cabaker27, Jillness, Syako I've got your side saddles ready.

    For those of you who say FOX is no more Right Than another is Left good for you. I say so the flippin what. Just make sure your diet of news intake is well rounded and you shouldn't have an intellectual problem.

    19 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • syako's picture
    syako
    45

    I'm ready to giddy up hypno

    and thanks for the side saddle for the ladies.