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Yeah and Justin Beiber, Magic Mike and American Idol consistently garner top ratings/followers. Just because something is listened to or watched a lot doesn't mean it's good, honest or trustworthy.
Just like those who read ThinkProgress...
ThinkProgress is an American political blog that "provide[s] a forum that advances progressive ideas and policies".[2] It is an outlet of the Center for American Progress.
Four of those five reasons are really only one: Fox lies to its viewers.
But then, the loyal Fox audience doesn't tune in for information or news. They watch for affirmation and a daily dose of anger.
Sorry, if I want my daily dose of anger, I can watch any of the other 2nd rate news shows, and since Fox has more viewers than the next 2 combined, I guess ALL the other news shows are second rate.
yeah, they lost so much credibility that they are still out in front of msnbc, abc, cbs and cnn.
Ya think?
I just did a Google search "fox news ratings" and nearly every link points to fox ratings plummeting. So, I would imagine that plummeting really means out front? LOL.
A poll released Wednesday by Public Policy Polling shows that fewer people than ever trust Fox News as a source for accurate news and reporting. Just 41 percent expressed trust in the network — down from 49 four years ago — while 46 percent said they distrust Fox. There’s an obvious reason why: Fox misrepresents facts and fudges its data to advance the conservative agenda. Indeed, it’s nothing like the “fair and balanced†network it claims to be. And, it seems, voters are catching on.
1. They misrepresented the unemployment rate. Fox News ran this chart showing the unemployment rate, but managed to somehow make an unemployment rate of 8.6 percent look higher than 8.9:
2. They misinformed viewers about Benghazi. When Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsay Graham (R-SC), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) were trying their hardest to smear President Obama and former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton over Benghazi, Fox ran an “exclusive†report saying that the CIA had denied a diplomat permission to fend off an attack on the embassy. That never happened, and details later confirmed that the report — and the other conspiracy theories Fox ran alongside it — was totally unfounded.
3. They blamed non-existent ‘massive layoffs’ on Obama. Fox News runs frequent segments covering Obama’s supposed ‘War on Coal’ and the website Fox Nation even ran this glaring headline blaming the election for huge layoffs in the coal industry. But there were not massive layoffs. Just one business owner in Utah laid off employees. Under Obama, the industry on the whole has actually continued to grow tremendously.
4. They got almost all of their climate coverage wrong. An analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists revealed that a full 93 percent of Fox News coverage on the topic global climate change was ‘misleading.’ Here’s the breakdown of how Fox covered the climate issue:
5. They don’t cover big stories. While the rest of the country discussed senatorial candidate Todd Akin’s ‘legitimate rape’ comments, Fox News hardly covered the controversy. They similarly ignored the conflict surrounding the death of teenager Trayvon Martin, and of New York’s same-sex marriage law’s passage.
The list of areas where Fox falls down on the job is too extensive to enumerate. But what is clear is that Fox’s method of dodging the truth and giving convenient facts won’t keep working, if they can’t gain the public’s trust.
Fox really lost a lot of whatever credibility it had during the last election. Now, they are pretty much in the same boat as the GOP itself, trying to find a way to shake loose of the crazies and get back in the game.
Firing Palin and Dick Morris is a start.
Did you fail to notice that the link given where all this crap originated? Do you not know that Think Progress was created by George Soros, and funded since inception by him, with one purpose in mind? That purpose has been destruction of Fox News all along so surely there is some falsehood in these 5 reasons.
You forgot the main reason. they said Romney was ahead and going to win...
It simply isn't a source for accurate news.
Does Think Progress put out more accurate information than Fox News does? If you answer yes there is a chance that you have been completely had by the Left.
ThinkProgress is an American political blog that "provide[s] a forum that advances progressive ideas and policies".[2] It is an outlet of the Center for American Progress.
It is always good to tell THEM that George Soros was involved in the formation of Think Prog and he still gives them money. One of their first orders from Soros was to destroy Fox News and they have tried very hard for a long time.
Four of those five reasons are really only one: Fox lies to its viewers.
But then, the loyal Fox audience doesn't tune in for information or news. They watch for affirmation and a daily dose of anger.
Since you are not a viewer of Fox News I would have to ask if you get more of yours from Think Progress or Media Matters. Which one is it?
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Five reasons why fewer people trust Fox News then ever before
