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No one can honestly say that Dan Rather, Ted Koppel, and the rest of the big-3 anchors don't do exactly what Fox News does, just on the left side.
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Then why did all three of them make such a huge deal out of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, yet none of the three of them have made a huge deal over the election improprieties in Florida, and not until recently did they finally make a big deal out of Bush's service record, or lack thereof.
Before the war started, there was enough evidence for a 3 hour news special that there weren't WMD's, yet none of the big three made a big deal out of it. No interpretation was given, they just reported what people said.
And ya know what, that's a journalist's JOB. It's not for us to sway public opinion. That's the job of the political pundits and the McLaughlin Group. Our job is to report what happens. If someone says there are WMD's, it's our job to report that, and we're not ethically allowed to say the guy's full of shit, even if we know he is.
Besides, regarding Fox, any news organization that hires and promotes Geraldo as a legitimate journalist has got serious issues with journalistic integrity.
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Fox News is kicking a decent amount of ass in ratings and viewership trust
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Survivor and Fear Factor are highly rated as well. That doesn't mean they're accurate or that they're quality shows. People watch Fox news because it's more entertaining. Plain and simple.
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there is never any excuse for reporting what is untrue
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Give me some specific examples of journalists reporting what is untrue.
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They believed something but couldn't print it until they had strong enough proof "Strong enough proof" seems to have fallen by the wayside . . . ."
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Well actually, W & B were taking on the President of the United States in an extremely dangerous situation. They risked their lives and the lives of others (why do you think we still don't know who Deep Throat is?)
Lightly reporting that some dumbass (and sorry, but Matt Drudge is a dumbass) said that Kerry had an affair with some lady way back when is NOT the same thing as coming right out and accusing the President of high crimes against the country.
And Charlatan, I dunno what school you're talking about, but MY school taught us the mechanics of journalism (radio/tv production, gathering facts, etc) and also seemed to have time to teach us the regular arts skills as well. But you have to remember, "formulating a position and stating it cogently" is not the job of a journalist. It's our job to give you what happened. It's YOUR job to figure out what to think about it.