RE: More enthusiasm than news in Fox's coverage of war

From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Mar 28 2003 - 19:45:43 MST

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    Spudboy100@aol.com wrote:

    > I like FoxNews the best, and find that in the "Foreign Policy" realm;
    Fox/Republicans are
    > spot-on.

    Well, yes, the FOX/Republicans are most definitely spot-on *if you want the
    GOP point of view*. You can't do any better than FOX's analyst Newt
    Gingrich! Gingrich is no longer in politics but he's still a major god of
    the party.

    > Spot-off is CNN, and typically the least pro-American of the "news
    channels."

    I won't disagree that CNN is "typically the least pro-American of the news
    channels." However I don't personally want my international news to be
    "pro-American" in the first place. I want to see the news from the point of
    view (POV) of all human-kind. Ideally I would like to see the news from the
    POV of a hypothetical Martian who comes to Earth and reports earthly events
    to his fellow Martians.

    > MsNBC is rather good, in that it seems incisive; biting in the way Fox is,
    but less
    > personality-dependent.

    That could be true. I don't personally watch MSNBC. My only experience with
    it is from links at the msn.com homepage on the net, which I do visit every
    day.

    > For news analysis (tell me what to think!!!) I enjoy the National Review,
    Weekly Standard,
    > occasionally, The New Republic and the like.

    I was a subscriber to the National Review for a long time, and still read it
    when I have the opportunity. I have a great deal of respect for William F.
    Buckley. He seems to understand the important distinction between freedom
    politics and GOP politics. For example he breaks with the GOP in his
    opposition to the War on Drugs.

    I don't read the other publications you mention, so I can't really comment,
    but I will say that my general impression of them is favorable.

    By the way, I sent a message a couple of hours ago in which I stated that in
    my opinion FOX News is a news network designed by and for morons. I hope you
    don't think I was referring specifically to you. I just have some pretty
    strong feelings about this subject. I think bias in the media should be
    investigated and exposed.

    -gts

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