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In prime time, Fox News averaged 2.2 million viewers, a 7% rise over 2008, the network's best showing in its 13-year history, according to Nielsen. Remarkably, every program on the network's schedule expanded its audience in 2009. Beck, the channel's newest hire, averaged 2.4 million in his 2 p.m. PST show, a 95% boost for the time period. The Bret Baier-anchored newscast "Special Report," which follows Beck, grew 25% to 2 million viewers. And Bill O'Reilly continued his reign as the most-watched cable-news host, logging 3.3 million, a spike of 13%. Meanwhile, CNN and MSNBC, which enjoyed the biggest gains during the 2008 election, lost viewers in prime time this year. CNN dropped 30% to an average of 903,000 viewers, while MSNBC fell 12% to an average of 811,000."
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My issue with CNN wasn't just that they misrepresented the facts, but that they simply censored entire stories if it didn't fit the liberal theme. CNN seems to have an agenda in furthering stereotypes, so I quit watching it. I have hit their website a few times just to laugh at the double standard but I no longer view any of their content for information.
My issue with CNN wasn't just that they misrepresented the facts, but that they simply censored entire stories if it didn't fit the liberal theme. CNN seems to have an agenda in furthering stereotypes, so I quit watching it. I have hit their website a few times just to laugh at the double standard but I no longer view any of their content for information.
I think CNN is right-leaning because of the way they cover stories.
I can tell you from experience, that Fox is not neutral. All stories are tilted to appeal to their core audience. Many stories that should have been just 'local news' have been made national by Fox, purely for the core audiences need for fresh ammo.
Fox News gives their audience what it wants. If that floats your boat, fine and dandy, but don't mistake it for being news.
They give everyone what they want. Fair and honest debates! Sure, they lean conservative. But at least they have libs on their shows all the time to offer the other side. MSNBC? Only Hardball has the debates. Olberman and Maddow usually have opinions that agree with them.
People get tired of that crap. They see through it. That's why they go to FOX.
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