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

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

I know I'll regret asking...but tell me who IS a news organization then, in
your opinion? (Not print, but TV or Radio) Perhaps there are NO real News
organizations?

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 Sid
> Schweiger
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 8:24 PM
> To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Subject: RE: CNN: All the news that we see fit to print
>
>
> >>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.<<
>
> SOMEWHAT honest?  Please.  This isn't even close.  Both of these
> outfits purport to be news organizations, and so far it's pretty
> well established that both have serious shortcomings when it
> comes to giving facts without a political slant.
>
> If they want to be honest, they should start by taking the word
> "news" out of their names.
>
> Sid Schweiger
> MIS Manager, Entercom Boston LLC
> WAAF-WEEI-WQSX-WRKO-WVEI
>