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Post by NotMyKid on Sept 8, 2008 9:16:34 GMT -6
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Sept 8, 2008 10:15:26 GMT -6
I found Olbermann to be insufferable outside of sports.
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Post by poncho72 on Sept 8, 2008 10:37:59 GMT -6
I agree
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Post by Iowafan1 on Sept 8, 2008 10:53:44 GMT -6
.......like the bad habit they are.
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Post by cmonhox on Sept 8, 2008 11:06:12 GMT -6
Does it really matter? What I mean is, does it really matter if reporters cater to one party vs another?
To me, politics and political choices are polarizing. I doubt there will ever be a truly objective way of reporting it. If viewers can tell a network is biased one way or the other, it actually makes things more clear and I would think, able to add viewership.
MSNBC isn't going to suddenly gain republican-favored viewers by dropping Olbermann and Matthews. If republican-favored viewers have a choice of viewing Fox News vs MSNBC, they're more than likely going to with the Fox offering anyway aren't they?
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Post by Iowafan1 on Sept 8, 2008 18:46:55 GMT -6
Does it really matter? What I mean is, does it really matter if reporters cater to one party vs another? To me, politics and political choices are polarizing. I doubt there will ever be a truly objective way of reporting it. If viewers can tell a network is biased one way or the other, it actually makes things more clear and I would think, able to add viewership. MSNBC isn't going to suddenly gain republican-favored viewers by dropping Olbermann and Matthews. If republican-favored viewers have a choice of viewing Fox News vs MSNBC, they're more than likely going to with the Fox offering anyway aren't they? If it is structured commentary, no problem. If "news of the day" is the preface, that is what the viewers should receive....minus the political slants or leanings. As much as Fox News gets ribbed for their pro-Conservative views, you will find that virtually every program they broadcast has representation from both the left and the right. The reason it comes off as pro Conservative is because the other networks represent viewpoints only from the left. |
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Post by Norm "racerhawk" Parker on Sept 8, 2008 21:00:50 GMT -6
Does it really matter? What I mean is, does it really matter if reporters cater to one party vs another? To me, politics and political choices are polarizing. I doubt there will ever be a truly objective way of reporting it. If viewers can tell a network is biased one way or the other, it actually makes things more clear and I would think, able to add viewership. MSNBC isn't going to suddenly gain republican-favored viewers by dropping Olbermann and Matthews. If republican-favored viewers have a choice of viewing Fox News vs MSNBC, they're more than likely going to with the Fox offering anyway aren't they? If it is structured commentary, no problem. If "news of the day" is the preface, that is what the viewers should receive....minus the political slants or leanings. As much as Fox News gets ribbed for their pro-Conservative views, you will find that virtually every program they broadcast has representation from both the left and the right. The reason it comes off as pro Conservative is because the other networks represent viewpoints only from the left. Wow. You're gullible. At any rate, I would've preferred a cage match to the death between Olbermann and O'loofah O'reilly. That would've been good. They're both horrible. |
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Sept 8, 2008 21:50:03 GMT -6
If it is structured commentary, no problem. If "news of the day" is the preface, that is what the viewers should receive....minus the political slants or leanings. As much as Fox News gets ribbed for their pro-Conservative views, you will find that virtually every program they broadcast has representation from both the left and the right. The reason it comes off as pro Conservative is because the other networks represent viewpoints only from the left. Wow. You're gullible. At any rate, I would've preferred a cage match to the death between Olbermann and O'loofah O'reilly. That would've been good. They're both horrible. Agree...they're both awful, and I would pay good money to see a death match between the two. |
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Post by Iowafan1 on Sept 8, 2008 22:06:17 GMT -6
If it is structured commentary, no problem. If "news of the day" is the preface, that is what the viewers should receive....minus the political slants or leanings. As much as Fox News gets ribbed for their pro-Conservative views, you will find that virtually every program they broadcast has representation from both the left and the right. The reason it comes off as pro Conservative is because the other networks represent viewpoints only from the left. Wow. You're gullible. I'm sure you have evidence?.........What "news" channel do you watch? |
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Post by Iowafan1 on Sept 8, 2008 22:07:08 GMT -6
I do like the idea of the death match though.
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Post by socal on Sept 9, 2008 7:17:57 GMT -6
I'm sure you have evidence?.........What "news" channel do you watch? Yes. There has been a website out there for quite some time, that tracks misstatements using direct quotes including video - from Fox (and every other news site) and posts it online for all to make their own judgements. Unfortunately, O'Reilly & everybody else at Fox thinks somebody posting their direct quotes (and video of those quotes) is being evil / slanderous. Here's the site if you're interested in evidence: mediamatters.org/ |
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