[CS-FSLUG] Television

[Timothy R. Butler]

>
> I'm very surprised at you......CNN isn't quite as bad about distortion 
> or out
> and out lies as CBS, but their close!! FOX is MUCH, MUCH more accurate 
> for
> news.

	I figured that would catch someone's attention. :-) Well, I figure 
maybe if I watch the left wing and the right wing, I'll get something 
like the real picture -- at least as much of it as the media is willing 
to give. I lost some "faith" in Fox News after they were declaring 
victory in Baghdad before the collation troops had even gotten into the 
city... it was about a day later before it appears what they were 
saying was happening actually happened (as it turned out they were 
right, but a little bit too fast on saying it). I'm all for supporting 
the troops, but I tend to prefer media that reports neither what "they" 
want to hear or what "I" want to hear.

	Of course, to Dan Rather and the like, that must mean I'm a right wing 
nut... they aren't biased, not at all! <g> Bernard Goldberg should be 
able to get another book out of this current CBS scandal. But, back to 
what I was saying.

	CNN provides a bit more professional feeling "package," I'd say. I 
think they definitely have a liberal bias, but even with Wesley Clark 
heading up the Iraq coverage last year, they did pretty good at staying 
objective I thought (Gen. Clark makes a better talking head on TV than 
he did a presidential candidate). I like some of the Fox News people 
too. The nice thing is, I can switch back and forth when something is 
happening and get more than one perspective. :-)

	-Tim

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