Hm...
from abroad I tend to see a broader picture:
Only when in the US, I am able to get FOX news, but to me they are no news broadcaster.
Again: Outsiders view.
FOX presents his news with a purpose. They do not want to give a balanced view, they want to present their view. Not that other news broadcaster are better.
CNN today is more a stage for reporter wannabes and quite boring.
The effect on the public debate is, that most people watch the news to get their political view supported and not to be informed.
To me the US are divided now politically more than ever.
Every move Obama makes is met at least with distrust or even utter hatred.
The same vice versa.
FOX news is to me nothing more than a news show, with the emphasis on the word show.
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ze germanguy
They are, in fact, a News Broadcaster. Their schedule includes straight news presentation. It also includes a lot of comment programs. You should learn the difference between 'news' and 'comment', before you form opinions about what Fox is or is not.
Well, actually I do, but as you know, even the choice of what to present in the news and what not, is a comment in itself.
To be frank: when I have watched the BBC News, I feel informed, when I have watched FOX, I feel the contrary.
The thing is, that to my opinion, the comments and so-called discussions are the real pain-in-the-neck. What you get is people confirming each others view.
Well, I prefer public-funded TV, as the BBC or the German system.
But perhaps I am a liberal.
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ze germanguy