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Fox news hands down. Many do not like them just because they do not put out the liberal mantra like the others.

The rest are just liberal shills. If they cannot spin the news to be anti-Christian and anti-conservative, it is not news. If I had kids, I would block out those stations.
 
I really can’t stomach Fox News (this is the network that cancelled Firefly after all so in my eyes their judgment is suspect from the get-go)

Too much shouting
Too much personality driven shows
Too much opinion
Not enough background
Not enough analysis

Although to be fair I really don’t watch much TV news
(Maybe the NBC network news or the Newshour on PBS when I get a chance)
So Fox might have changed… but I have my doubts

But I’m mostly a radio guy
I can get my news and still keep busy
TV can be kind of passive

I listen to NPR and the BBC mostly.

Those BBC interviewers have a great talent for calling BS
Why can’t the US have someone on like Paxman?
 
steveandersen said:
I really can’t stomach Fox News (this is the network that cancelled Firefly after all so in my eyes their judgment is suspect from the get-go)

Too much shouting
Too much personality driven shows
Too much opinion
Not enough background
Not enough analysis

Although to be fair I really don’t watch much TV news
(Maybe the NBC network news or the Newshour on PBS when I get a chance)
So Fox might have changed… but I have my doubts

But I’m mostly a radio guy
I can get my news and still keep busy
TV can be kind of passive

I listen to NPR and the BBC mostly.

Those BBC interviewers have a great talent for calling BS
Why can’t the US have someone on like Paxman?
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Who cancelled the program, the Fox News Channel, Fox Network, or one of the Fox Sports Channels?
 
roanoker said:
I’ve listened to NPR a lot. You’re right, they don’t shout. They usually drone along in a monotone. But you have to admit they’re blatantly anti-Christian. They really don’t try to hide it, in my opinion…
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Actually they are pretty fair. Look up the MPR produced “Speaking of Faith” and it is a good reflection on Christianity and other faiths.

speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/
 
steveandersen said:
I really can’t stomach Fox News (this is the network that cancelled Firefly after all so in my eyes their judgment is suspect from the get-go)

Too much shouting
Too much personality driven shows
Too much opinion
Not enough background
Not enough analysis

Although to be fair I really don’t watch much TV news
(Maybe the NBC network news or the Newshour on PBS when I get a chance)
So Fox might have changed… but I have my doubts

But I’m mostly a radio guy
I can get my news and still keep busy
TV can be kind of passive

I listen to NPR and the BBC mostly.

Those BBC interviewers have a great talent for calling BS
Why can’t the US have someone on like Paxman?
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I remember sitting in Heathrow airport watching a BBC reporter grill the Prime Minister for nearly an hour. (very few commercials, lucky Brits) There was no getting away from the questions and the public got answers. It was amazing. There is no network here that offers anything like that.

As for Fox news, I see it as a combination of Pravda and Comical Ali.
 
max37 said:
I remember sitting in Heathrow airport watching a BBC reporter grill the Prime Minister for nearly an hour. (very few commercials, lucky Brits) There was no getting away from the questions and the public got answers. It was amazing. There is no network here that offers anything like that.

As for Fox news, I see it as a combination of Pravda and Comical Ali.
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I also Podcast from the ABC.au and CBC besides the BBC (or even streaming them). They touch on tough international and even domestic-US issues to a degree you cannot find inside the US.

The ABC.au is tops when it comes to serious reporting on Religious issues you hear the hard, frank questions everyone else tip-toes around.
 
There is no one best news source.

That’s why in the 80’s there was a huge increase in the numbers of newsletters.

And that why so many people get their news by surfing the internet.

You have to scan a large number of sources and then compare the various representations.

Either that, or if you’re a real news junkie, get on a plane and go their yourself.
I was invited to dinner at a friend’s house and he wanted me to meet an editor. The editor told this story. A German newspaper reporter who was assigned to Boston got invited to make a junket with the Honduran Army. So the guy showed up and because he was going to get dirty, he wore his antique old German army fatigue pants … a size or so too small by then. Also along for the ride was a New York Times reporter. Trying to make small talk in the wee small hours zero dark early thirty, as they say], the NY Times reporter asked the German reporter who was wearing too-small German army fatigue pants, where he was from. The German reporter said, “Boston”. And the next day, the NY Times reporter’s front page New York Times story read “American soldiers go into battle in Honduras.”

So, given that so many news stories reflect either incompetence or bias, it becomes doubly important to read the news from many different sources.

OR, use your frequent flier miles.

[Or, start with www.drudgereport.com :cool: ]
 
Best news source:

Drudge report

human events

wnd.com

lifesite news

onenewsnow

cnsnews

newsbusters

👍 👍 👍

liberal news providers like cnn bbc and many other secular humanist relativist networks and websites are all garbage and should be ignored.
 
The UCLA Political Science department analyzed various news sources for which one was the most balanced, most even-handed. (Sorry, I don’t have a link for their study, but there might be something posted for those that choose to search.)

Now, bear in mind, UCLA is a public university, which usually means it is a bastion of Liberal Orthodoxy, but they couldn’t ignore the facts.

The result was that Fox News Channels “Special Report with Brit Hume” was found to be the most even handed.

Since Brit had been my favorite for a very long time, I was very happy for him to receive this recognition!
 
holdencaulfield said:
Honestly I think that Fox News is the best out there and heres why:

-They aren’t extremist liberals like most cable news

-They show both sides of the issue

-They tell things like they are

-They don’t have agendas like other news programs

What do you think?
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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Can I have some of whatever you’re smoking?

Sadly, it seems that there are a lot of Foxbots here on CAF.
 
I agree with those that said Fox is the most balanced, but it appears that CNN is trying to be more balanced.

I watched network news and CNN for years, and quite honestly I felt like I was a “loner” in my conservative views. They made it seem like almost the whole country, if not the world, had more liberal ideas than me.

Then (I can’t vouch for the chronological accuracy, but only in the order that it happened to me), along came Limbaugh, and there was finally someone expressing my views. Finally there was someone on the public airwaves whcih was pro-life, pro-America, etc. Finally someone was talking about the God-family-country values I was raised on.

After that came other conservative talk shows, FoxNews, etc., and I guess CNN has found that they were losing market share. Now you can find the likes of Glenn Beck, and hear conservative viewpoints juxtaposed against the liberal viewpoints previously presented as incontrovertible truths during the Ted Turner years.

I do admit that I do not like the yelling and talking over one another that you find on so many talk shows, including many on FoxNews. It seems that the “scream at each other” format is the norm for both news and sports shows, and I don’t care for it. This year I decided to cut back on news-watching, in favor of more spiritual time. It’s hard to change, but I’m working on it!

As for the Fox Network (including Fox News and the others), I don’t like the idea that they seem to play both side of the coin. They got me as a viewer years ago by providing the conservative viewpoint (along with the liberal viewpoint), but now they seem to be moving in the “entertainment” direction. I can’t stand “Red Eye,” and I don’t like shows like O’Reilly Factor putting up the racy videos (strippers, the cell phone video of the almost-naked teacher which she sent to her student, etc.) Many viewers have complained, and O’Reilly continues to do so. This reminds me of when I used to enjoy “LA Law” because of all the interesting court cases, until it became more of a soap opera.

I guess my favorite news sources now are “The Mark Davis Show” (a radio show on WBAP in Dallas/Ft. Worth), “Paul Harvey,” Brit Hume, Bill O’Reilly, and Glenn Beck.
 
Fox news is a pretty good news source. I would say its better than CNN in that it would report the type of news that I am interested in. However I don’t limit to my news learning to just Fox. I also like reading other news sources that INFORMS me as to the type of news that I LIKE to know.

WND started out great but as a Canadian I want more than just about the Border between the US and Mexico.

Lifesite news is very good.

Catholic Forums!! I could live without Fox news but I don’t think I could live without here as with so many people from all over the world with a similar view point as me, this website is a GREAT site for news.
 
I usually have my TV on Fox News when I get home from work. I really think that Brit Hume does a fantastic job. I can’t say that I care too much for Shepard Smith though. I understand that all Fox channels fall under one umbrella, but I do not care what is going on in American Idol. I like watching O’Reilly, but I can’t stomach watching Hannity and Colmes.

During bigger stories (like the primaries) I switch channels through the evening between Fox and CNN, just to see what else is being said.

From time to time I listen to NPR. Although they do lean left - I think it is quality programing. Besides - not all of their programs are political.
 
NY Times… has クルグマン・パル.

Along with these blogs:

economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/
futurepundit.com/
parapundit.com/

And the news section on this website:
kurzweilai.net/

as they have links to relevant articles and topics that interest me.
Catholic Forums!! I could live without Fox news but I don’t think I could live without here as with so many people from all over the world with a similar view point as me, this website is a GREAT site for news.
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I would say the same thing on the Internet Infidels Discussion Boards. Most of them are godless liberals such as myself.
 
Most, if not practically all, media are bias to their own political/moral/philosophical thoughts. Most of these stories, especially those on politics, the War, and religion are spun to convey a certain message either: “This is right on.” or “What a bunch of nonsense.” I watch FoxNews because I am more “conservative” in the sense that American politics defines that word, and yeah, FoxNews seems to be more “conservative” because it attacks the rest of the “liberal” stations on a regular basis. I rarely hear purely objective news when it comes to these “hot” topics that everyone feels passionately for or against.
 
holdencaulfield said:
Honestly I think that Fox News is the best out there and heres why:

-They aren’t extremist liberals like most cable news

-They show both sides of the issue

-They tell things like they are

-They don’t have agendas like other news programs

What do you think?
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I think that (living in the dark ages here, as I do;) ) I don’t know WHICH Fox you mean. Free air / antenna Fox 5 or Cable Fox? (See? I told you I live in the dark ages.) Many of my friends are listening to foreign news, such as RAI (Italy), BBC (British) and French (sorry, I don’t know the call letters), because they give us the news we don’t get here in the U.S. And you know, they’re right. For example, it’s amazing how U.S. channels gave actor Heath Ledger’s death top/constant coverage, almost as if he were a president/dignitary, while the overseas broadcasters covered the story - but not as if it were the only issue of the day.

Wishing I had Cable, so I could answer your question thoroughly.
 
FOX? FOX?!

LOL!!! :rotfl:

I’d say the BBC. Left-wingers say it’s biased to the right and right-wingers say it’s biased to the left so it must be pretty in the middle!

Odd to see LifeSite mentioned… very biased!
 
CNN is too liberal. FOX is too conservative. NPR is run by the government. I vote for MSNBC.
 
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