Discussion: FOX News II

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Wow.

 

[DACrowe]

HANK WILLIAMS JR. RELEASES 'KEEP THE CHANGE' WHERE HE CALLS LIBERALS SOCIALISTS AND TELLS FANS TO BOYCOTT ESPN AND FOX AND FRIENDS



Kind of a funny story.

 

[Superman]

Fox News Viewers Know Less Than People Who Don't Watch Any News: Study

Fox News viewers are less informed than people who don't watch any news, according to a new poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

The poll surveyed New Jersey residents about the uprisings in Egypt and the Middle East, and where they get their news sources. The study, which controlled for demographic factors like education and partisanship, found that "people who watch Fox News are 18-points less likely to know that Egyptians overthrew their government" and "6-points less likely to know that Syrians have not yet overthrown their government" compared to those who watch no news.

Overall, 53% of all respondents knew that Egyptians successfully overthrew Hosni Mubarak and 48% knew that Syrians have yet to overthrow their government.

Dan Cassino, a political science professor at Fairleigh Dickinson, explained in a statement, "Because of the controls for partisanship, we know these results are not just driven by Republicans or other groups being more likely to watch Fox News. Rather, the results show us that there is something about watching Fox News that leads people to do worse on these questions than those who don’t watch any news at all."

This isn't the first study that has found that Fox News viewers more misinformed in comparison to others. Last year, a study from the University of Maryland found that Fox News viewers were more likely to believe false information about politics.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/...med-people-fairleigh-dickinson_n_1106305.html



They needed a study for this? Hell I've known this for years.

 

[Marx]

I'm not surprised.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I'm not surprised.

Who the f**k is? I don't care how Republican one is, the fact of the matter is, Fox News is by far the worst so-called News channel.

I'm not a fan of any of the News networks because they are owned by greedy evil ass Corporations but Fox just outright lies more than CNN and MSNBC. You don't have to be left leaning to understand that.

I use to watch Fox News when I was younger and *shudders* leaning republican but then I came to my senses and now have a healthy disgust for far right propaganda machines.

 

[Prison Mike]

Sarah Palin scolded by Roger Ailes over 2012 Announcement

When Yahoo News spoke to Roger Ailes at Fox News' 15th anniversary party in September, the cable channel chief said that if Sarah Palin decided to run for president, her position as a paid network contributor would be over.
"She's out," Ailes said. "Done, immediately." He added: "We'd cover [her] like we would any other candidate--fair and balanced."
Ultimately, Palin decided not to run, but according to New York magazine's Gabriel Sherman, her days at Fox may be numbered anyway. According to the report, Ailes was furious that Palin made her Oct. 5 announcement on conservative talk-show host Mark Levin's radio show--and not on Fox News.
Palin appeared on Greta Van Susteren's primetime show on Fox that night to discuss her decision, but Ailes was nonetheless livid, according to the magazine.
"I paid her for two years to make this announcement on my network," Ailes scolded Bill Shine, Fox News' executive vice president of programming, according to Sherman's sources.
Palin's reported $1 million-per-year contract with Fox is up in 2013, and it now seems unlikely it will be extended. According to the New York magazine report, Ailes considered "benching" Palin over the incident.
If Fox does end up ditching Palin, it will mark a striking fall from favor for the onetime candidate-in-waiting. In September, Ailes told Newsweek that he hired the former vice presidential candidate when she was "hot." Ailes now appears to view Palin as lukewarm, at best.
Of course, Ailes' history with political candidates predates the launch of Fox News. Beginning in the late 1960s, Ailes served as a political consultant to a string of Republican candidates, advising the likes of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
According to Sherman, Palin's decision to snub Fox on her announcement was driven by the favoritism that she thought Ailes was showing to political consultant Karl Rove, who has been one of Palin's most vocal critics.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/report-sarah-palin-scolded-roger-ailes-over-2012-201616644.html

 

[Quetzal]

I'm not surprised.

Couldnt agree more; everyone knew this already.

 

[Marx]

I'm sorry but the article lost me at this comment...

We'd cover her like we would any other candidate -- fair and balanced.

I'm surprised Ailes can say that with a straight face.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Fox news viewers less informed than people who don't watch any news

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I'm sorry but the article lost me at this comment...



I'm surprised Ailes can say that with a straight face.

I'm surprised he can spew anything with a straight face.

 

[SV Fan]

I'm not a fan of any of the News networks because they are owned by greedy evil ass Corporations but Fox just outright lies more than CNN and MSNBC. You don't have to be left leaning to understand that.

It's sort of sad when the best news channel is Russia Today. lol

 

[Trainwreck2100]

Fox news viewers less informed than people who don't watch any news

that should be titled fox news viewers less informed about affairs in oil land.

 

[bell110]

"I paid her for two years to make this announcement on my network," Ailes scolded Bill Shine,

................

According to Sherman, Palin's decision to snub Fox on her announcement was driven by the favoritism that she thought Ailes was showing to political consultant Karl Rove, who has been one of Palin's most vocal critics.

I feel like Fox combines politics with reality tv.

 

[DBryan]

Fox news viewers less informed than people who don't watch any news

I get very curious sometimes about how different forums respond to the same information, and when I checked out Hannity forum's reaction, I found that they pretty much prove the study correct.

http://forums.hannity.com/showthread.php?t=2354181

Every dismissal of the study revolves around the mention of MoveOn.org, when MoveOn.org didn't even do the study.

How easy it is for some people to have that level of disconnect in logic and critical thinking is baffling to me.

 

[Oddzball]

HANK WILLIAMS JR. RELEASES 'KEEP THE CHANGE' WHERE HE CALLS LIBERALS SOCIALISTS AND TELLS FANS TO BOYCOTT ESPN AND FOX AND FRIENDS



Kind of a funny story.

Williams reinforces his rep as an idiot.

 

[Hobgoblin]

Bill O'Reilly's book about the Assassination of Lincoln Criticized By the National Park Service

http://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...en-corrected/2011/11/14/gIQAmlIoMN_story.html

 

[Marx]

Didn't Ford's Theater ban the book?

 

[Hobgoblin]

Didn't Ford's Theater ban the book?

I believe it did, yes. Also, I read another article that said that the Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield does carry the book, and that its one of its top sellers. But the article also said that the museum also carries "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter" which is also a top seller.

 

[bell110]

Bill O'Reilly's book about the Assassination of Lincoln Criticized By the National Park Service

http://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...en-corrected/2011/11/14/gIQAmlIoMN_story.html

Well, it's Bill O'Reilly so we all know facts aren't really that important.

The Fox News host said the bestseller was “under some fire from the forces of darkness.”

Lol.

O’Reilly said he has invited Emerson onto his show and noted that the book has more than 1 million copies in print.

I wonder how many copies of Mein Kampf are in print. I really hate when O'Reilly uses numbers like how many books he sells or his ratings to somehow justify the quality of his work.

 

[Marx]

I believe it did, yes. Also, I read another article that said that the Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield does carry the book, and that its one of its top sellers. But the article also said that the museum also carries "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter" which is also a top seller.

 

[Kane52630]

I love that cover, at first glance it almost read "Bill O'Reilly Killing Lincoln"

I knew he did it.

 

[DACrowe]

JON STEWART LEAVES FOX NEWS BARE AFTER EXAMINING THEIR LATEST OBAMA "CONTROVERSY"
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-november-28-2011/much-ado-about-stuffing

Hilarious stuff.

 

[Destructus86]

As someone who call's himself a Christian...I feel embaressed even watching Fox News....so I don't. =P

 

[Papa G]

Forget Fox News-I watch Stossel every now and then and occasionally Huckabee makes decent points and he's at least a polite professional, but programs like O'Reilly simply twist the facts and the truth. For example, O'Reilly stated that "Wealth isn't distributed in America." Excuse me? Then what about all these "redistributive programs" I learned about in every social science class-programs like Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, School lunches...the list goes on and on. I would encourage people to not use the media as their primary source of news, because television just uses what newspapers have already reported. And if you want to learn about an issue, countless academic professors have probably done tireless research on the topic, for example, if you want to read about economics..."23 things they don't tell you about capitalism" makes good pro-regulation points, and "the state against blacks" make good anti-regulation points. Don't go to Glen Beck or Michael Moore, who both never completed college.

 

[8wid]

Fox News: Outrage Over Rhode Island's 'Holiday Tree'

Why do Christians think they own the concept of decorating a tree for a holiday? They took the idea from pagans anyway. Pagans still decorate Yule trees in the same way. People put lights in pine trees all year round for various reasons, especially fairgrounds.

When is the "War on Christmas" finally going to be called the "War on Everyone who is Not a Christian?"