Fox News, Fair and Balanced?

[D_Sir Fitzwilly Wankheimer III]

Here's something everyone can chew on for a while.

First the source: Breaking? Study Finds Fox News Viewers Are The Most Misinformed | TPM LiveWire

Now the short summary
A University of Maryland study of the viewers of network and cable news outlets has found that Fox News watchers are by far the "most misinformed." That's as surprising as finding out that Republicans are the biggest liars! Here's some of what Fox News has convinced their audience:
Most economists estimate the stimulus caused job losses (12 points more likely)
Most economists have estimated the health care law will worsen the deficit (31 points)
The economy is getting worse (26 points)
Most scientists do not agree that climate change is occurring (30 points)
The stimulus legislation did not include any tax cuts (14 points)
Their own income taxes have gone up (14 points)
The auto bailout only occurred under Obama (13 points)
When TARP came up for a vote most Republicans opposed it (12 points)
And that it is not clear that Obama was born in the United States (31 points)

Of course, the University of Maryland is nothing but a State-sponsored front for evil, homosexual communists intent upon destroying 'Mericuh and christianity.
Quelle surprise!

However, the original report doesn't let MSNBC, CNN or even little ol' NPR romp away with perfect records. But the stupidity factor (isn't that a FOX metric?) seems to be the fun fair and balance beam known as FOX to be the winner.

For more riveting reading see: http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/dec10/Misinformation_Dec10_rpt.pdf

left wing bulshit blog talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

 

[B_VinylBoy]

and what else would you expect from a left wing blog. talk about propoganda!!!

But does it pass an actual fact check?
That's the problem with Fox News... many times, it doesn't. Whereas several "left wing blogs" do despite its slant. Even then, one has to analyze the facts a news source uses to see if there was any disingenuous representation of data. And once again, Fox News is notorious for using questionable sources as well.

Ideology is nothing without credible substance to back it.

 

[B_OtterJoq]

FOX has never been fair and balanced. But they have convinced enough simpletons that they are, so they make their fortunes off the exploitation of idiots.

 

[midlifebear]

left wing bulshit blog talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

Well, I did say up front that it's quite obvious the University of Maryland, who sponsored the research, is nothing but a vast conspiracy campus with evil communists and ultra leftists lying in wait under every rock and behind every tree. And only the children of "rich purveyors of Socialism" attend that suspect public university. I hear their history department still speaks fondly of Franklin D. Roosevelt. They even accept students who openly admit they are homosexual. Can you believe it!? Someone should alert the Family Values Committee for families and values and valued families who value values!

 

[dom2]

all news is someone elses opinion meaning that everything is bias or unbalanced , but within the uk news chanels by law i am lead to belive have to give ballanced arguments when dealing with situations

 

[unzipped]

and they use hot, blondes and sexy chicks to sink the message home... it works! Remember, it is show business!

 

[deleted213967]

MSNBC: Fair and Balanced?

Please , welcome to the new news business model: Tell the target audience what they want to hear...sell the pre-packaged audience to advertisers. Rinse. Repeat.