[AdaGray]

I don’t watch MSNBC, CCN, et. al. but I agree that the whole Fox News operation has become formulaic and tiresome. I can only watch moments of it until the shout ing starts of the likes of Juan Williams appear and then I hit the remote. As Newt would say (when he is not saying the opposite), it is time to crush and defeat the Left. One side of the story is the truth.

[sodpoodle]

The MSM is in it to spin it.

[PENANCE]

What I wonder is whether FoxNews was created for this purpose?

That is, to pull the perspective of the MSM-watching nation LEFTWARD by initially positioning themselves as "right-wing"; thus allowing other MSM outlets to spew all-out radical leftism, while FoxNews gradually moves it's presentation toward the Left. With the net result that FoxNews is now as bad as the MSM HAD been (prior to the entry of Fox), and the rest of the MSM is now even farther Left. Thus, the perception of what is "middle-of-the-road", "main-stream", or "moderate" has been moved significantly toward the Left -- NOT the Right -- in recent years.

[FreedBird]

Both sides say predictable things. They have little grins on their faces, thinking in their own minds they are being clever. It is a silly game these networks play.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Because, by presenting the public with two competing perspectives you mislead viewers into believing that indeed there are two realities, and that it is up to them to decide which one is more compelling.

As opposed to WND's yellow journalism tactic of printing one sensational view including demonstrably false Internet rumors ...

[Bluebeard16]

I can’t stand listening to Bob Bennett. The man is a fool. Why would I want to listen to that garbage?

[xzins]

Excellent article, OL. Thanks

Everyone should go to the link.