Should Fox News have a disclaimer?

[Grizzmeister]

Originally Posted by SGrey

I watch Fox on occasion if for not other reason than to snark. MSNBC may well be a shill for Obama but being a shill is not the main reason Fox got the Faux label. That label came as a direct result of the lies they tell and try to pass off as news. Hence, Fake News.

Examples?

[Arjay51]

Originally Posted by Upton

No, the reason Faux is the most watched is because they appeal to the lowest common denominator among us... ignorant rednecks. The same folks who put Bush in office twice and still believe Iraq had something to do with 9/11. They are a stain upon our country.

A new and better definition of elitist: anyone who differs from your thoughts must be an "ignorant redneck"'.

I guess that there is no room for differing opinions.....

[Polybius]

Originally Posted by Predos

A new and better definition of elitist: anyone who differs from your thoughts must be an "ignorant redneck"'.

I guess that there is no room for differing opinions.....

KAChinnnng............... The rude, inappropriate and idiotic comments seem to run about 4 to one when considering political bent.

There have been a number of comments accusing Fox news of being false or biased in their reporting of the news. Can anyone actually provide examples of false, inaccurate, or biased reporting or is this simply hyperbole?
IMHO, Fox presents the news without obvious tilt- they actually report all of the facts as they are rather than simply the ones that support a bias in either direction. On the opinion shows both sides tend to be represented by national figures; how well they present their side is not a responsibility of Fox.............................

[Polybius]

An interesting URL re media bias:
http://www.umich.edu/~newsbias/index.html

[laysayfair]

Originally Posted by OC Investor2

Fox News tilts a bit right, CNN a bit left. They are realitively comparable. Fox saw an opportuntiy in the real & perceived left wing bias of the then 4 major broadcast news outlets and rolled out a conservative leaning network to fill a hole in the market. MSNBC (or PMSNBC, MSDNC) has taken Fox's business strategy to the opposite extreme and lurched far to the left to stake out a position to the left of the center left CNN & broadcast networks. Its all about attracting an audience & delivering eyeballs to advertisers.

I stream BBC radio 4 & 6 everyday and they are biased in other ways. Left leaning - especailly on economic issues - and pretty anti-Isreal Their biases are different because their politics & issues are as well.

Great post and right on. Rep for you.

[WillysB]

Originally Posted by Grizzmeister

Should Fox News have a disclaimer reading, for entertainment purposes only? I find it impossible to take that entity serious any longer.

I rarely watch TV so I’m asking sincerely which news channel is legitimate and unbiased?

I take it that Faux is being FAIR by presenting the other side. So YOU can be balanced.

If you don't like it, watch something else. I usually switch to CNN, for comparison. Is Baywatch in rerun?