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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
It is? How so? Isn't various opinions the mainstay of the fabric of free speech?
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24 hour news channels, in general, are bad for America. Fox News Channel just happens to be the worst.
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Originally Posted by Rekna
What we need is a truth in media law. If the media is reporting news should should have to meet certain truth standards. This is especially true for political adds!
Just the other day Rush Limbaugh reported an Obama quote found on a website. When a caller informed rush that the website he was quoting Obama on was satire Rush said "Well I stand by the quote because Obama thinks it anyway'
John Stewert had a great piece on fox news recently:
Video: For Fox Sake! | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
Fox news (and some other media outlets) propagate lies and propaganda as truth and that is wrong. |
You know, I could get behind that. Just like food, or any other product, if you're selling news, it needs to be news, and if you're selling opinion, it needs to be clear that it is opinion and not news. If you sell news and you propagate incorrect information, you need to correct it, and if you do so willingly, you need to pay a fine or something. I believe this is something that might be under the purview of the FCC, seeing as how they would not be limiting what can and cannot be said, merely ensuring that news and opinion are adequately labeled and separated.
The reason I say 24 hour news channels - especially as they are now constructed - are bad for America is because, like I said, they too easily bleed opinion into news. It's almost impossible these days to find reporting on TV - where most people get their news - that at least
attempts to be impartial.