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Fox News Caught Flat-Footed Again When Terrorists Hit Jakarta Hotels
July 16th 2009

Posted on 07/16/2009 9:20:37 PM PDT by Steelfish

Why is that only CNN is able to immediately bring video footage of internationally occurring events? As usual Fox News is caught flat-footed and keep running their regular programs.


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To: Steelfish

CNN has deals with news channels all over the world to provide footage.

Fox News Channel takes the night off


61 posted on 07/16/2009 9:53:56 PM PDT by GeronL (UnitedCitizen.Blogspot.Com --------- United Citizens Nation! ------------- Join Today!)
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To: Steelfish

I have no respect for anyone that visits or does business with a rag head and if they get killed by doing so, so what.


62 posted on 07/16/2009 9:55:12 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: GeronL

You may be onto something.


63 posted on 07/16/2009 9:55:24 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: dalereed

So then it shouldn’t matter to you even if Americans doing business with “ragheads “ in the US are killed here by them? And FoxNews should go on with its regular programming?


64 posted on 07/16/2009 9:59:32 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Hey Steelfish honey go on Twitter breaking news page that real news

http://twitter.com/BreakingNews


65 posted on 07/16/2009 9:59:37 PM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: DLfromthedesert
hannity's strong point is that he HAMMERS a point incessantly. Its good for getting the word out, but I just can't listen to him anymore. Any random listen to his radio show will guarantee this:

"Quick break right back 3 hours a day every day dick morris newt gingrich Great American".

he wears me out.

66 posted on 07/16/2009 10:00:31 PM PDT by LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot ("If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir"-Gen.Sherman)
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To: Steelfish

Sooner or later the guy who sweeps the floor might throw up a live feed or a pic and a phone conversation.


67 posted on 07/16/2009 10:00:31 PM PDT by GeronL (UnitedCitizen.Blogspot.Com --------- United Citizens Nation! ------------- Join Today!)
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To: OldDeckHand
Well said. Exactly my feelings about FNC. I hate CNN, but they do seem to have a more nimble news gathering staff.

I just know Greta will go chasing the next sensational murdered babe story instead of covering Obama flushing this nation down the toilet.

68 posted on 07/16/2009 10:05:16 PM PDT by LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot ("If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir"-Gen.Sherman)
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To: Steelfish

I don’t have cable anymore, but when I did, I was always astounded how Fox stuck with the old “give us eleven minutes, and we’ll give you the world” model. Their daytime programming seems to cover about four stories at a time, over and over and over, in a cycle of about ten minutes.

If I were in charge, they would cover a hundred stories in an hour, and give good weblinks for more information on each story.


69 posted on 07/16/2009 10:07:07 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: Steelfish

I will stay with Fox.


70 posted on 07/16/2009 10:13:47 PM PDT by Big Horn (Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
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To: seowulf
"Maybe CNN staff are the terrorists who did the bombing."

LOL!!! I like your mind set. Thats what Chaney should respond to Congress. "We can't tell you guys much because we are sure a number of you are enemy agents." Funny how much of what Joe McCarthy said is now discovered to be true.

71 posted on 07/16/2009 10:15:35 PM PDT by Lockbar (March toward the sound of the guns.)
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To: Steelfish

CNN has been around a lot longer and has built up an international organization, FNC is newer and hasn’t expanded as much outside the U.S. as of yet.


72 posted on 07/16/2009 10:18:10 PM PDT by eclecticEel (The Most High rules in the kingdom of men ... and sets over it the basest of men.)
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To: eclecticEel

Isn’t Fox News linked to SkyNews?


73 posted on 07/16/2009 10:19:24 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish
Why is that only CNN is able to immediately bring video footage of internationally occurring events?

Because CNN has been known to ACTIVELY work with the terrorists to document their actions.

74 posted on 07/16/2009 10:24:30 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (Only feces and dead fish go with the flow.)
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To: Steelfish

That may be, but they still don’t have the overseas network that CNN has. CNN’s coverage of international events is also pretty weak in reality; beyond the unusually sensational terror strike they don’t cover much of anything.


75 posted on 07/16/2009 10:29:50 PM PDT by eclecticEel (The Most High rules in the kingdom of men ... and sets over it the basest of men.)
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To: Steelfish

Check the ratings tommorow. Fox replays will beat CNN.

A couple bombs go off in a muslim country and that’s big news?


76 posted on 07/16/2009 11:04:49 PM PDT by Finalapproach29er (A woman will be the next President; I hope it's Palin instead of HRC.)
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To: nutmeg

What I do know is there has been an investment of $250 million dollars in remote parts of the world to transfer technology so if breaking news does happen they will be able to have connections lined up. Fox has an international agreement with SKY News so don’t look for an international base just yet...mainly because they air American Fox as it is...they are trying to buy up blocks and contracts that are coming up or being set up for the future in hotels, ships, airlines, airports, bus stations, train stations etc...it is very very tedious and hard work when you have rights on the cheap for something like Headline News HLN to air at half the price.

Their internals are estimating a big global pick up by 2013 however which means we will more than likely be seeing more changes to the network in the next 2 years...as a matter of fact...we might not even recognize how different they plan to become...in a good way.


77 posted on 07/16/2009 11:09:23 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache (An oath to a liar is no oath at all)
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To: My Favorite Headache

CNN has been covering this event ad nauseum. Bombings in Islamic countries is a cultural event and doesn’t warrant this much coverage since the death count is rather low. I’m sure that CNN is simply letting zero know what’s going on in the old neighborhood.


78 posted on 07/16/2009 11:36:30 PM PDT by yorkie01
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To: Steelfish
When there are major Islamic terror strikes, I say immediately ditch the O’Reilly tape and other regular programming.

O'Reilly's repeat gets much higher ratings than anything on CNN. I think that FNC made the right decision. I flipped channels a few times and all I saw on CNN was clueless flaming Anderson Cooper showing the same hotel pictures over and over again. No breaking news or information.

79 posted on 07/16/2009 11:56:38 PM PDT by iowamark (certified by Michael Steele as "ugly and incendiary")
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To: nmh

CNN is definitely not my favorite, but I have turned to it several times to cover a major story when FOX was following a car chase or the death of some celebrity who I don’t care about.


80 posted on 07/17/2009 12:47:02 AM PDT by driftless2 (for long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
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