As previously stated, Fox News continues to be the hands-down ratings winner across the board in cable news.
I rest my case.
Originally Posted by budrn
and what fucking case are you trying to make? that ratings means greatness? justin bieber is hugely popular and he sucks. what the fuck does ratings have to do with quality of news reporting? roger ailes...head of fox news (you fox news fans know who roger ailes is right?)...once stated his objective was to move the country to the right. please tell me how this is 'objective reporting'?
and as far as ratings...look at the absolute shit that has topped the ratings over the years, not just in news but in tv in general. ratings do not equal quality or objectvity.
i actually listen to al jazeera for any believeable news about what is happening in the middle east (yes...some of us care about what is going on there and want to know the real story) . yeah...call me a terroist. and i can't believe anybody would brag about watching/listening to a pontificating blowhard like bill o'reilly who claims his opinion is fact (like fatboy drug smuggling rush limbaugh).
anyway...carry on . and the daily show is great for humorous news commentary...but fox news fans will not like it. but certainly not the only source of news you should access.
websites like buzzflash (a portal). salon. the guardian, motherjones, alternet, and journalists like greg palast (gregpalast.com) many others give a much greater news coverage of serious stories than the mainstream media. and the idea that conservatives have tried to convince americans that the MSM is so liberal would be laughable, if it wasn't so widely believed. fact is almost all media in this country is owned by 6 huge corporations. thank the telecomm act of 1996 for that (hopefully you are aware of that and the results). none of them liberal. fact is the far right wing labels anybody that does not agree with them 100% as 'liberal'.
and i have no idea who the fuck candy crowly is.
anyway...i have an appointment tomorrow who will make me forget about all this.
JPdM