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Old 01-27-2010, 03:56 AM
 
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Fox is the most trusted television news network in the country, according to a new poll out Tuesday. [/LEFT]

Poll: Fox most trusted name in news - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com

We all knew that anyways...
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Old 01-27-2010, 04:09 AM
 
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um...yay. the least most trusted news network is msnbc, lol na but who ever says that is Psycho Talk!!!
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Old 01-27-2010, 04:15 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Gee, next we'll probably get more earthshaking news, like Republicans tending to vote Republican and Democrats tending to vore Democrat


The results of the poll being as biased as they are is a pretty good indication FOX is also, NOT the sign of a reliable news source, just another entertainment show.
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Old 01-27-2010, 04:17 AM
 
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The results of the poll being as biased as they are is a pretty good indication FOX is also, NOT the sign of a reliable news source, just another entertainment show.
So by that logic any poll that doesn't split 50/50 is biased and therefore unreliable?
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Old 01-27-2010, 04:22 AM
 
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So by that logic any poll that doesn't split 50/50 is biased and therefore unreliable?

No, by that logic a big split along party lines would tend to make any rational , thinking person believe there's a reason for it.
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Old 01-27-2010, 04:25 AM
 
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No, by that logic a big split along party lines would tend to make any rational , thinking person believe there's a reason for it.
The reason is that this country is very polarized these days. But just because the polling data indicates that doesn't mean the data is suspect.
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Old 01-27-2010, 04:31 AM
 
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The reason is that this country is very polarized these days. But just because the polling data indicates that doesn't mean the data is suspect.

WHERE did I ever say the data was suspect?

I say FOX's supposed impartiality, a desired quality in a news source, is suspect. The data tends to support that opinion.

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Old 01-27-2010, 04:48 AM
 
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Fox is the most trusted television news network in the country, according to a new poll out Tuesday. [/LEFT]

Poll: Fox most trusted name in news - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com

We all knew that anyways...
I think they hear things on Fox they suspect but don't hear anywhere else. I think the sins of the other networks are mostly sins of omission (rather than lying). Marginalizing people and stories is also showing bias. You know, Fox pointing out what the other networks aren't covering is more illuminating than saying such and such a network lied.
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Old 01-27-2010, 05:08 AM
 
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If you miss any show on Fox, just watch MSNBC and they'll be covering it, albeit in a negative commentary. Olbermann devotes most of his show obsessing and nitpicking whatever Beck Oreilly or Hannity say.
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Old 01-27-2010, 07:08 AM
 
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The perfect example of this can be illustrated on the messageboard today:

There is a thread showing that Fox reported on the attempted wiretap of Louisiana Governor Mary Landreiu's phone.
Did MSNBC, CNN, et al cover the misdeeds of ACORN when they were caught repeatedly advocating the violation of federal laws regarding child prostitution?
If they did it was only after their hands were forced.
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