FLO Tunes In to CNN
There are people still watching....
Actually FOX NEWS is the leader, with the most viewers. Fact, not opinion. But CNN is definetly the biggest. CNN has corespondents all over the world.
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I watch CNN. I cannot stand the liberal slant of MSNBC and I don't need to know the opinion of people on the right- I already know what I think. CNN is liberal, but not so bad that I can't watch it. (Glenn Beck is an exception, I do watch that, but just because I think it is good entertainment, not for the news value.)
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CNN is fun entertainment alright. It is about as slanted as MSNBC. Fox news is number one. Beck is pulling in more ratings in that slot than all others combined. I will watch any program that presents good ideas and makes you think.
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We are all human. In journalism the word is "gatekeeper". We let in info based on our bias. The problem is most "main stream" journalists will not admit their bias. They claim they are fair. But it comes out in word choice, story placement and even if they cover it at all. At least some will admit it most will deny that there ii is even a problem.
If you watch and read different points of view then you can get closer to the entire picture. I happen to have a degree in journalism. But after 20 years I got tired of it. Mostly that bias. Plus mostly the liberal bias. But now with the Internet and others, along with the ratings of the big three networks in the trash can, it is a more even field.
Both media and government can no longer get...
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If you watch and read different points of view then you can get closer to the entire picture. I happen to have a degree in journalism. But after 20 years I got tired of it. Mostly that bias. Plus mostly the liberal bias. But now with the Internet and others, along with the ratings of the big three networks in the trash can, it is a more even field.
Both media and government can no longer get...
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