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there are instance of error aplenty in the press.
there are instances where the systemic ideological bias in favor of the dominant order has resulted in the suppression of information. similarly with distortion. tendentious interpretations. all that.
the difference between almost all these and fox news is that these characteristics are knit into a political aspect of the organization's mission for fox. they aren't aberrations--they're fox business as usual.
it's like building omissions into the mission of a newspaper. every morning there's a meeting to determine how best to meet the firms objective of leaving stuff out. our motto: all the news that's fit to print. or something.
i don't have a problem with this sort of information about fox's modus operadus getting around.
in an ideal world, fox would be pressured into changing its name to something like....o i dunno....fox infotainment stream. or something.
and no, i don't like fox news. that changes little about the policies outlined in that article. the only thing that my distaste for faux news explains is why, sitting around in my pyjamas this morning trying to avoid the overbearing attentions of a hangover and keep my siberian from eating nutella that he has somehow managed not only to get but to open, i decided maybe it'd be interesting to start a thread about the article.
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spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
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