In the mainstream media's case, I don't think it has much to do with "respecting" opinions and more to do with ratings, sensationalism, and the fact that we don't have a free press -- we have a press that is essentially controlled by huge corporations that lean heavily right.
Bingo. How can there possibly be such a thing as "fair and balanced" reporting with the situation as it is?
One person's daffy theory is another's nugget of truth. The left and right leaning networks will pound away at what they know their viewers want until kingdom come.
Way too many people in this country watch Fox and believe its "fair and balanced" credo. The Right, by its sheer volume and consistency, has managed to bring down Obama's poll numbers. MSNBC just aids their cause by its own reporting of that nonsense. Where are the loud liberals?
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Date: 2009-08-19 12:39 am (UTC)Bingo. How can there possibly be such a thing as "fair and balanced" reporting with the situation as it is?
One person's daffy theory is another's nugget of truth. The left and right leaning networks will pound away at what they know their viewers want until kingdom come.
Way too many people in this country watch Fox and believe its "fair and balanced" credo. The Right, by its sheer volume and consistency, has managed to bring down Obama's poll numbers. MSNBC just aids their cause by its own reporting of that nonsense. Where are the loud liberals?