Comments on: News and the First Amendment Part 2 http://jesseandcandy.com/jesse/wordpress/2009/11/02/news-and-the-first-amendment-part-2/ If a man is considered guilty for what goes on in his mind then give me The Electric Chair for all my future crimes Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:23:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jesse http://jesseandcandy.com/jesse/wordpress/2009/11/02/news-and-the-first-amendment-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Jesse Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:07:01 +0000 http://jesseandcandy.com/jesse/wordpress/?p=79#comment-106 That's valid. I do believe they are fair and balanced on their reporting, and I'm sure that's what they really mean. I guess it'd be hard to add a disclaimer "Fox News: Fair and Balanced***" *** Fair and Balanced refers to strict news reporting as we attempt to talk to multiple sides when reporting on issues that can be spun multiple ways. Fox News is *not* Fair and Balanced when it comes to it's commentary, which covers a large amount of Fox News Programming. Further, "Fair and Balanced" can also refer to the fact that Fox News "Balances" the other news Networks by providing alternate views and opinions not found elsewhere *** Imagine all of that done in the superfast voice of the disclaimer spokesman. That’s valid. I do believe they are fair and balanced on their reporting, and I’m sure that’s what they really mean. I guess it’d be hard to add a disclaimer “Fox News: Fair and Balanced***”

*** Fair and Balanced refers to strict news reporting as we attempt to talk to multiple sides when reporting on issues that can be spun multiple ways. Fox News is *not* Fair and Balanced when it comes to it’s commentary, which covers a large amount of Fox News Programming. Further, “Fair and Balanced” can also refer to the fact that Fox News “Balances” the other news Networks by providing alternate views and opinions not found elsewhere ***

Imagine all of that done in the superfast voice of the disclaimer spokesman.

]]> By: Jesse http://jesseandcandy.com/jesse/wordpress/2009/11/02/news-and-the-first-amendment-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Jesse Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:33:06 +0000 http://jesseandcandy.com/jesse/wordpress/?p=79#comment-105 For all that hullabaloo, I prefer watching Fox to CNN, because at least when Fox gives news (or tries to, based upon your opinion on if organizing protests disqualifies a network from journalism), they still follow acceptable (to me anyways) journalistic standards(i.e. citing and checking sources, using credible sources, etc.). But Fox does disappoint me on how they market themselves as one way and produce a product tainted by strong bias (not that that's wrong, just that they market themselves heavily as "fair and balanced"). For all that hullabaloo, I prefer watching Fox to CNN, because at least when Fox gives news (or tries to, based upon your opinion on if organizing protests disqualifies a network from journalism), they still follow acceptable (to me anyways) journalistic standards(i.e. citing and checking sources, using credible sources, etc.). But Fox does disappoint me on how they market themselves as one way and produce a product tainted by strong bias (not that that’s wrong, just that they market themselves heavily as “fair and balanced”).

]]> By: Jesse http://jesseandcandy.com/jesse/wordpress/2009/11/02/news-and-the-first-amendment-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Jesse Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:28:48 +0000 http://jesseandcandy.com/jesse/wordpress/?p=79#comment-104 Perhaps, but it seems they are taking the high road, not that it will earn them any respect. Couldn't agree more on Bush's second term :P Perhaps, but it seems they are taking the high road, not that it will earn them any respect. Couldn’t agree more on Bush’s second term :P

]]> By: Krista http://jesseandcandy.com/jesse/wordpress/2009/11/02/news-and-the-first-amendment-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Krista Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:56:20 +0000 http://jesseandcandy.com/jesse/wordpress/?p=79#comment-102 Fox continually disappoints me. Sort of like G.W. Bush's second term. Fox continually disappoints me. Sort of like G.W. Bush’s second term.

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