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You folks aren't getting what I'm saying. My point isn't that it isn't worth talking about. My point is that Fox is in no way unique currently or historically. News organizations tell lies when it's convenient for them. They always have and always will. Sure there's bias, but that's completely besides the point.
To wit: all human interest stories are lies. They are only newsworthy because that news organization deems them so. They are simply there to provide a counterpoint to the actual events of the day. The "world's ugliest dog" and "the cat who can drive a boat" are newsworthy not because they're informative about world, national or local events; they're newsworthy because they fill space and make the audience feel good about themselves. And they're lies in that there's no counterpoint, no opinion and no point other than to rape your tearducts or funny bone. They're pointless filler designed to keep you tuned in for that last bit of advertising revenue.
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