http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/12/white-house-escalates-war-words-fox-news/ Here is an interesting quote from the article: As for Dunn's complaint about Fox News' coverage of the Obama campaign, a study by the Pew Research Center showed that 40 percent of Fox News stories on Obama in the last six weeks of the campaign were negative. Similarly, 40 percent of Fox News' stories on Obama's Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, were negative. On CNN, by contrast, there was a 22-point disparity in the percentage of negative stories on Obama (39 percent) and McCain (61 percent). The disparity was even greater at MSNBC, according to Pew, where just 14 percent of Obama stories were negative, compared to a whopping 73 percent of McCain stories -- a spread of 59 points. The Pew Research Center has always done, IMHO, a good job of polling and 'research'. http://pewresearch.org/
So the question to answer, I guess, is what is the right percentage of negative stories about Obama, and what is the right percentage of negative stories about McCain? Should they be the same number? Or different? barfo
I never thought the Obama Administration would use the Nixon Administration as an example of how to treat the media. So much for transparency.
To be fair, Nixon never actually included portions of the media to his enemies list. We're all treading new ground here. The White House is basically trying to publically discredit the #1 cable news network by appearing in the #2 cable news network.
He also kept his enemies list secret, at least until the tapes came out. The NYT and WP were on the list.
I wonder what the outcry would have been if the Bush Administration would have actively boycotted MSNBC?
Any thought of Obama being a "uniter" is complete bullshit at this point. He's hanging on by a thread, and the dollar is about to tank. His incompetence as a leader is astounding (and outstanding).
Actually, the story was about the White House accusing Fox News of being biased, not about whether or not Fox News is biased.
I disagree. He's doing one hell of a job uniting the loyal opposition. The decline of the USD as the de facto world currency is the biggest story being ignored right now. If people don't use the dollar as a safe haven, we're going to see an overnight drop in our standard of living. Think of other countries as our personal VISA card and it's been our habit to run an increasing credit balance month after month. One day, they not only tell us our credit is cut off, but we must repay it in short order. In his short time in office, President Obama has been the worst president in my lifetime. He still has time to turn it around and I hope he does. However, he needs to come to the same realization Bill Clinton came to in 1993. I'm not sure he's capable of that kind of personal reflection.
It's true, there's no question about whether fox news is biased. Still, using fox as the source for the story isn't exactly fair and balanced. Fox might not be entirely objective about this story. barfo
No, but the Pew research study was not the entirety, or even the majority, of the linked article. barfo
Actually, there's no question the FOX opinion shows are biased. I have yet to see a report that says FOX news is biased. In fact, I've seen reports that they actually are "fair and balanced".
True, but then that means every network using human beings is biased. So that's the starting point. Is Chris Matthews biased? Is Keith Olberman biased? Why? Are you saying Fox News is lying about the statistics they quoted? If so, which news source would you trust to provide linked statistics?
The story is the White House calling out Fox News for being biased, not whether or not Fox News is biased. That's the news, regardless of the source.
I would say yes and yes based on what I've read, but I haven't seen enough of either of them to really form an opinion for myself. It isn't that I'm saying they are lying about the things they did present, but that they may have been selective about the things they presented. Generally speaking, it isn't a great idea to ask one of the two people getting a divorce whose fault the divorce is. Those involved are not likely to have an unbiased view. barfo