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Sherwood Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I'm of the firm belief that the newscaster should detach themselves from the story. That's a swell idea, but it is all but nonexistent in major news coverage in the US at the moment. I suppose this sort of thing waxes and wanes, but the general journalistic approach seems to have migrated from "present all the facts" to "inform all the viewers". Despite my personal political leanings, I really think Fox is in large part to blame for this. They are a decidedly, unabashedly right-leaning news organization, created as a counterweight to the other big three organizations, all of whom tend to lean more left. I think Fox's assault on journalistic neutrality really opened the door for the media climate we have today. Luckily, that is what the internet is for. Television news cannot hope to keep up. Watch the ten minutes of pundits, then get the stories from whatever organization covers them best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Others could argue that decades of the news shifting to a more and more left wing perspective created the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 ...but the general journalistic approach seems to have migrated from "present all the facts" to "inform all the viewers". I prefer to think of it as "postulate to the lowest common denominator". That goes for all stations, right and left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Others could argue that decades of the news shifting to a more and more left wing perspective created the problem. I don't disagree with this, but I think Fox's approach was the kick, rather than the gradual shift. I don't think it caused the problem, but I do think it was one of the first openly partisan approaches to news coverage, and that in the last 5 years both sides have had fewer reservations about displaying their partisan underpinnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 It gives me great amusement to see the degree of malice and hatred so many have for Fox (and I'm not lumping you in here, I'm referring to others). What they do is really not all that different than what a bunch of the other major networks do. Its just not as fun when it happens to the other side, I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oogabooga Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 the general journalistic approach seems to have migrated from "present all the facts" to "inform all the viewers". Agreed. The networks don't seem to think viewers can draw their own conlusions, IMO. Despite my personal political leanings, I really think Fox is in large part to blame for this. They are a decidedly, unabashedly right-leaning news organization, created as a counterweight to the other big three organizations, all of whom tend to lean more left. I think Fox's assault on journalistic neutrality really opened the door for the media climate we have today. Here in Canada we generally consider "Fox News" to be an oxymoron BBC news (as well as CNN) is broadcast in Canada, so we have a few options to choose from, thankfully. It gives me great amusement to see the degree of malice and hatred so many have for Fox (and I'm not lumping you in here, I'm referring to others). What they do is really not all that different than what a bunch of the other major networks do. Its just not as fun when it happens to the other side, I guess For me it's the delivery of Fox News - from what little I've seen I've found it biased and focussed on the wrong issues at times. Mind you, I am by no means a regular watcher of TV news, so take my comments with a large grain of NaCl. The only "news" show I watch with any regularity is the communistic Daily Show, and its right-wing nutjob counterpart, the Colbert Report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I hardly think CNN is any better, though I do enjoy the BBC. Still, the internet is the best source of news that has ever existed. Why bother with anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Bearback sex is so dangerous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I think that the big problem with American news broadcasting happened 30 or so years ago. Before then, the news broadcast was to inform. Then somebody got the brilliant idea that the news should be a profit center too. So instead of presenting the news, the stations started selling it. Now the "news" is an enhanced, packaged product designed to sell to the desired audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MoonShine Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I like the BBC as well. They still practice journalism. Just tell me the facts, not how I should feel about them. And please don't give every story some lame catch phrase label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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oogabooga Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I like the BBC as well. They still practice journalism. Just tell me the facts, not how I should feel about them. Very true. I especially like when the BBC does state anything that could be construed as an opinion, they preface it with "Our correspondent says", or "in our correspondent's view" or some-such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Knuckledragger Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 There's a whole Flickr group of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I'll order those black tissues as soon as the Merkin dollar gains some strength on the yen. Or not. Do want, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dusty Chalk Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 (beat) (beat) (beat) LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostonetr Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 ^ nice. they didn't put the whole long ass line. the i heard you like dolls and image was more than enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) Final Message From the White House | The Daily Show | Comedy Central Edited January 20, 2009 by tkam fixed so it would embed properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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