RE: CNN: All the news that we see fit to print

["Paul Hopfgarten" <paul@03038.com>]

Let's all be somewhat honest with ourselves here.

Conservatives perfer FOX, Liberals perfer CNN. It's simply a fact (which I
believe was borne out in a poll that showed pro-US Action at something
greater than 70% for FOX viewers and less than 50% for CNN viewers)

Each network is playing to its audience.

Paul Hopfgarten
East Derry NH 03041
paul@03038.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Donna
> Halper
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 1:08 PM
> To: Brian Vita
> Cc: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Subject: RE: CNN: All the news that we see fit to print
>
>
>
> >you wrote--
> >Excuse me, Donna.  I find a vast difference between a network that is
> >pro-American by choice and voluntarily shows this enthusiasm in its
> >reporting.  Fox makes no bones about the fact that it is pro-American.  I
> >don't think, however, that its scripts are approved by the CIA before
> >airing.
>
> Actually, based on what I have seen on Fox, their scripts are approved by
> the CIA or the Pentagon, or at least express the views of the
> administration and the spin the administration wants. The head of Fox has
> admitted he advises the President, a blatant conflict of interest.  While
> Fox has every right to be "pro American", name-calling and
> insulting those
> with whom they disagree is not ethical and should not be called
> 'news'.  It's entertainment mixed in with some journalism.  But
> we may have
> to agree to disagree on this.  I find Fox to be very biased and that
> worries me.  I find NPR equally biased.  I find CNN struggling to stay in
> the middle and sometimes they don't succeed.  But at least they try.
>
>