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 Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:16 pm
So, can we? Do you believe that we can trust Fox News? CNN? BBC? etc? Do you believe they're biased? Do you believe that they show us the whole story? Where do you prefer to get your news from?
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:29 pm
All I know is that the news sources are good at telling what they want to tell. That's it. I don't trusty them in political matters, only local, national, and weather stuff. Deaths, crimes, etc...
Also, fox news? Really? o.e
That's my most least trusted source of news. They are one-sided, completely unintellectual, and more importantly, they have people like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin. As I remember, Fox News even wanted to REMOVE Glenn Beck at one point. As for Sarah Palin, I don't think I even need to explain.
If the only news source left on the planet would be fox news, I would either create my own news source or stop with watching news all together.
As for CNN, I find it alright. It appears to be a news I can trust for what they want to tell. That's not saying much, though.
As for BBC, I greatly trusted the BBC at a point. They were spot on, quick, and got the details on all the latest events. The only thing I hate is them trying to cover up what's currently going on in Europe with the riots. They are literally trying to place on the fence, not taking any sides. Usually, they lean towards the police. It's awful.
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:36 pm
Millions of things across the world happen every day, and the news has to boil it down to about half an hour on the stuff they feel is worth talking about that day. So, are they a reliable method of finding out what went on? No. They're just the best thing you're going to get. There isn't enough time in the day to tell you everything that happened. Now, are the networks you cited the best source of information on items that more closely impact you? No. The local news is a better source for that. Also, local news rooms tend to be a little more apolitical since they tend not to cater as much to a political audience.
Now, are national news outlets biased? Yes. All of them are. Odds are if you trust a particular outlet or outlets, it's not because they're unbiased, it's because they share your bias. The ones you distrust really are just playing the same game as the ones you trust, they just do it from a different angle. The best thing you can do is get a firm grounding in statistics, basic economics, and basic government, and then read both sides. Don't develop any loyalty to any one source, and question the hell out of anything you see.
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:16 pm
I think you got it spot on. news networks cater to either the left or right wing (so you gotta choose whether you're a redneck or a hippie, because that's how the other side sees you), and are telling people what they want to hear, sucking on the teat of their choice. especially fox news, which is near gospel as far as utah's concerned (glenn beck's mormon. this is a wonderful step!!!!!!!! whatever), and their commentaters are always right. cnn is the same on the left wing and bbc is kinda like the college dropout's answer to being intellectual. the local news is likely the best bet (maybe i'm just not a fan of our local news because i'm not in a city, so its stories aren't always relevent to me, and the only time we get exposure is if there's criminals fleeing through here or the government is wanting to dump nuclear waste or drill for oil here). i mostly get my news off the internet or the local news (didja know they want to make polygamy legal in utah?)
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:07 pm
I don't bother with the news, unless it impacts me at the moment I could be doing something better like laughing at Lindsay Lohan's arrest on the news.
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