Read this:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301168,00.html
If you can manage to finish the short article without vomiting, please try to defend it (with information, not opinions from your gut).
I've got some issues with this article and this schmuck...
First and foremost, it doesn't say "blog" anywhere. I don't see anywhere that it states the word "opinion." This is spun as news? I can't argue with this man's opinions, they're opinions. But I can argue with the Fox "News" story as any sort of news. I don't even see any facts whatsoever in it (although I guess it is a fact that Al Gore is nominated and Arafat and Carter both won one... You like how he grouped Arafat and Carter together?)
I guess the FCC can't say anything about it because it's a for-profit cable channel and Fox doesn't broadcast a national news program on their Fox affiliates, but if they did, wouldn't Fox be breaking some sorts of laws? Isn't the whole reason that the government allows channels to broadcast is because they serve some purpose for the greater good, which has been defined as broadcasting a news program. But JESUS CHRIST MAN! WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS! Is there anything anyone can do about it? Can Al Gore sue for slander? Can Arafat? Can Carter? Can the Nobel committee? Can me as an offended citizen? Can someone punish them for lying to the country? Or is the punishment going to be for the whole country as our society continues to plummet deeper and deeper into the void of fact-based news?
What can be done to fix this? Is it possible? If they made it clear, or even mentioned, that the majority of the words being spewed from the morons who get paid handsomely to convince the country to elect politicians to fatten Rupert Murdoch's already over-stuffed pockets is not news but is rather opinions of individuals who's primary objective is money, fame, and power, then I'd be ok with it all. Truth in advertising should apply not only to toothpaste and automobiles, but should also apply to "news" channels and television programs.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
this is a NEWS story?!?!?!?!?!?!
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It may not say blog anywhere in the article, but that is implied in the picture of the author in the article. It lists a web page under his name, and labels the title as "the greg-alogue."
I must agree with a lot of what you say on this article. I do not agree with a lot of the fox news bashing though. The common misconception about fox news is that it is biased. There are a lot of biased programs on the channel, but they are not labeled as news. Shows, such as The O’Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes, are by no means ‘news’ shows. They are supposed to be platforms for argument. The same thing could be said about CNN. They have shows that are by no means news shows (Nancy Grace) and are biased, but are still sponsored and presented by a ‘news’ network.
About the author, he is a jackass. I may not agree that Al Gore deserved the Nobel Prize, but I will not go around making boneheaded comments about his character. This is a ridiculous article that does nothing but bash who he is. It says nothing of importance about the issue of global warming. He writes this article as a high school bully picking on the loser of the class.
Nobody can do anything about this slander as you put it. Al Gore is a public figure and he has put himself out there to receive this type of criticism. Jimmy Carter cannot do anything about it for the same reason. Yasser Arafat cannot do anything about it because he is dead (rejoice) .
Good article my friend. Keep them coming, just on a more frequent basis.
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