Underdog Fox News wins war ratings race

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 03/30/03 | CAROLINE WILBERT

[thatdewd]

CNN lead anchor Aaron Brown said CNN's coverage would be viewed as historic because it has been broad and shown all sides of the story

yeah, from an extreme leftist point of view...

[BunnySlippers]

Bump

[ETERNAL WARMING]

WTG FNC! I love Fox...but I have to say that MSNBC has had the better coverage. Sorry...it's true. FNC doesn't have the Bill Gates billions to work with tho, so they're good, but limited.

[jimkress]

Critics snicker at the red-, white- and blue-festooned screen

These are the same critics that deride honesty, integrity, and patriotism as being passe and out of step with modern times.

Screw them.

[zarf]

These analyists don't have a fuc*in* clue as what is happening!!! It's incredible!!!

After 10 minutes of watching Dan Rather emphasize every negative aspect of the war, after 5 minutes of watching rancid BBC doom and gloom reports and 15 minutes of Aaron Brown's insufferable faux somber reports of the latest POW video.....I can't beleive these IDIOTS can't figure out why FOX is on top!!

Do these "experts" actually get payed for their opinions?!

[Future Useless Eater]

FNC, if you are listening, please find ways to offer your channel to the masses cheaper than $400 per year!

Thats what it takes now to get FNC via DirecTv or DishNetwork for FNC plus (99 channels of crap).

Please consider subscription streaming video for those who have a high speed internet like Starband or broadband. Better yet, maybe try to offer FNC on a 2nd satellite slot (on the Ku-band!).

[ConservativeLawyer]

Driving home tonight I was listening to the radio. CBS News radio said the war is now a STALEMATE.

I just about drove off the road.

[noutopia]

Get cable.

[Mike Darancette]

Since CNN can't win in the ratings they are now citing a poll that they claim says CNN is the most trusted.

Sorry CNN trusted don't feed the Bulldog.

[mrsalty]

It comes along with our basic service here in NC , or at least where I live. But I would pay to see a live cam in Baghdad right now on the puter! I love Hannity and Colmes. Hannity is a true American! Colmes is just lost as most Dems.

[patriciaruth]

I agree that MSNBC has seemed to try hard, at least part of the time, to appear that they are not rooting for us to lose nor gloating over every setback or death like ABC, etc. does.

Passing through ABC early on I noted Jennings said "the violence" in Baghdad, not "the bombing" in Baghdad and was appalled.

Yes, we have watched FOX the most, but made more forays to MSNBC more than to CNN.

[DED]

"Critics snicker at the red-, white- and blue-festooned screen and say the network ... offers opinion, not news."
What's new about this - ABC, CBS and NBC have been doing this since the days of Walter Cronkite. For liberals, when it's Brokaw, Rather, or Jennings, it's news, when it's Bill O'Reilly, it's biased.

Conversation overheard a couple days ago in a customer's office:
First guy: I'm sick of watching the news about the war on CNN. First we're up, then ten minutes later, we're down. It's depressing!
Second guy: That's what you get for watching CNN; can't you get Fox News?

Yes, I know it sounds like a commercial, but that's exactly the way I heard it.

[nutmeg]

FNC, if you are listening, please find ways to offer your channel to the masses cheaper than $400 per year!

Thats what it takes now to get FNC via DirecTv or DishNetwork for FNC plus (99 channels of crap).

Yes, I agree! We finally have FNC on our "expanded basic"/digital cable system (Cox Communications). I constantly badgered Cox to add FNC to the lineup for years, via phone and e-mail. It was finally added to our system in December 2001.

Relatives of mine have Dish Network with the cheapest "America's 50" package. The only news network is CNN and CNBC (which is more financial news). Another friend only gets MSNBC on her "basic" cable package. FNC MUST get itself on those basic/cheapest cable and satellite packages, but I have no idea how to help them do it.

[GeorgeBerryman]

Rock Steady, FNC!

[DED]

DON'T mess with Dish Network. They broadcast Al-Jazeera propaganda if you go with the Arabic option. We don't need a cable company that broadcasts the enemy's propaganda into OUR country.
DirecTV doesn't.

[Reagan is King]

Aaron Brown is like watching paint dry. If you're having trouble going to sleep just dim the lights and put him on for about 5 minutes and you'll be out!

I didn't think I'd ever see the liberal media control busted wide open but Fox did it in record time.

[DoughtyOne]

The Atlanta Journal Constitution, hmmmmm, now why would they be interested in a story about CNN vs FoxNews? What else would a leftist rag be interested in? Although FoxNews is rated number one, the AJC can't help pointing out all FoxNews' weeknesses. LOL, it's kicking your comrad organizaiton's butt. Gotta love it.

[webber]

"all sides of the story".

So that's why they get their facts wrong. It's impossible to see all sides of a story if you're only looking at it from the left side. LOL.

[samtheman]

FOX is the best, but CNN and MSNBC are also doing a good job and I find myself switching around a lot, getting differnt angles, different camera shots, different sets of stories and events.

The real kudos go to whatever genius thought up the idea of embedded reporters. I think it really goes a long way towards making everybody's reporting a little more fair and balanced (though FOX is the best).