Fox News viewers are the most misinformed

[Straight Shooter]

I don't need a study to tell me this. It seems Fox News just doesn't like facts.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/17/fox-news-viewers-are-the-_n_798146.html

 

[rizwano]

they could have use unreliable sources

 

[roronoa3000]

No shit.

 

[TheOrangeCat]

They could be agents of disinformation .......:eek:

 

[shayd]

I'm not sure anyone would be surprised by this.

 

[~~whimsy~~]

Any news you watch you should take it with a grain of salt. At least the major news networks.

Local news, fuck that shit. It's too depressing. If I want to know about people dying, fire starting, and crap like that I will play GTA IV or Saints Row II.

 

[DJCowboy]

Any news you watch you should take it with a grain of salt. At least the major news networks.

Local news, fuck that shit. It's too depressing. If I want to know about people dying, fire starting, and crap like that I will play GTA IV or Saints Row II.

That's why I stick to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, thank you very much! But even they are slightly partisan, but not as bad as most news networks

 

[xfire]

Fox News Channel is the professional wrestling of the news world- all fake.

 

[Rey C.]

I don't need a study to tell me this. It seems Fox News just doesn't like facts.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/17/fox-news-viewers-are-the-_n_798146.html

I've watched Fox News (and Fox Business News) many times over the years. But more often than not, it seems to be little more than a "echo chamber" for people who have a deep, desperate need to have their beliefs confirmed.

My problem with Fox News (and many of Murdoch's news outlets in general) is not the conservative bent. From a fiscal standpoint, I'd be inclined to agree with much of that. My problem with Fox News (and Fox Business News) is its use of factually incorrect claims and extreme hyperbole.

For "real news" I watch Bloomberg News. It's rather dry most of the time. They don't break their necks hiring former beauty pageant winners in short skirts and low cut blouses to read the news. And they don't try to pass shouting matches off as debates. Like any other news outlet, you will get whatever perspective that the reporter/producer chooses to present. But more often than not, the presentation will be factual... and they leave the small-minded hyperbole at the door. Unlike Fox, Bloomberg News is anything but an echo chamber. If you really want to be challenged, and not just hear what you WANT to hear, watch the Intelligence Squared debates on Bloomberg. But for the exact same reason that more Americans will watch Jersey Shoe than a documentary, more people watch Fox News than watch Bloomberg News.

As H. L. Mencken (reportedly) said: "No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people."

IMO, the success of outlets like Fox News (as well as Star Magazine, National Enquirer, etc.) is just further proof of that.

 

[GregCentauro]

The best informed viewers are those who watch the naked news on al-Jazeera, btw.

 

[Deepcover]

I'd rather watch CNN then Fox News anyday

 

[meesterperfect]

maybe, but the source is the huffington post, not exactly the poster child for impartiality.

 

[vodkazvictim]

Who knew?
This just in: Life is not fair.

 

[Ziggous]

typical liberal crap being thrown around to smash the Republican party and FOX news, the BEST news station in the WORLD!




.....
and at that moment Ziggous's hallucinagions wore off

 

[roronoa3000]

I was more shocked to hear Clay Aiken was gay.

 

[monicasilver]

I like Dennis Miller's description:

When you watch fox you're riding on the rumble strips on the right of the highway.
When you watch msnbs you're riding on the rumble strips on the left of the highway.
When you watch CNN, you're pretty much shooting down the middle of the highway.

I really can't stomach MSNBC or Fox for any lenght of time.

Props to the naked news comment above. I can't figure out their viewers though. lol

 

[Jane Burgess]

I watch Fox News and I don't think I am misinformed.

 

[Rey C.]

I watch Fox News and I don't think I am misinformed.

Not saying that you are, but have you ever met ANYONE who admits to being "misinformed"???

I don't think a person can watch just one news source and expect to be well informed. Especially not when the news source has an agenda... whether it be Fox or MSNBC or whatever.

 

[Jane Burgess]

Not saying that you are, but have you ever met ANYONE who admits to being "misinformed"???

I don't think a person can watch just one news source and expect to be well informed. Especially not when the news source has an agenda... whether it be Fox or MSNBC or whatever.

You can tell misinformed people by their postings and rants.

I enjoy reading a couple newspapers a day. I have found newspapers to be biased as well. We have the AZ Republic here and they are so biased.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

maybe, but the source is the huffington post, not exactly the poster child for impartiality.

Ain't that truth. O'Reilly's crew did a piece with Goldberg recently pointed out that the MSM (the alphabet networks) overwhelmingly emphasized negative people in their coverage of the immigration debate (remember, the one that Americans went crazy about last year), and really made the illegals look like saints who were being targeted by a racist government and people. They were basically a voice for passing immigration reform, despite the fact that the majority of Americans said fuck off. I trust Fox more than I do Couric or Williams, or any of the stiffs like Olberman or Mathews. :nono: