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Originally Posted by Kroboth
It's no secret the U.S ONCE funded "terrorist" training...I really don't understand how people like O'Reilly try to deny that
All news broadcasts, however, are biased in their own ways...people watch whatever broadcast are biased to the way they like it to be..opinions that are so outrageous (like O'Reilly's) draws in all types of people because they either strongly agree or strongly disagree which gives him much higher ratings. Reason why BOTH Republicans/Democrats Liberals/Conservatives watch it. The charts posted earlier are completely irrelevant. Watching O'Reilly does not at all mean you agree or follow him, many people watch him because the sole fact they disagree so strongly with what he says
also I saw about a year ago how FOX even said O'Reilly wasn't "real news" because all his show is is his personal opinions (along a few of their other commentators.) Obviously it was worded differently but that's simply what they meant. Tried finding it on youtube but O'Reilly sucks videos are the only thing that really show up
sum it up. Ratings don't mean anything. ALL news is biased. Don't believe everything you hear and see on T.V...
Most good commentators, regardless of network, will not claim to be objective. I've heard Bill O'Reilly use phrases like "that's my opinion" or "that's not how I see it" often enough that I don't believe he's claiming to be anything but a commentator. On other Fox News shows that include commentary, Juan Williams and Alan Coombs (sp?) have referred to themselves as liberals, Sean Hannity calls himself a conservative, and John Stossel identifies himself as a libertarian.
On the other hand, Mike Wallace, who is a Fox News anchor and moderator, asks a lot of questions, but rarely if ever injects his own opinons, and I have no idea what his political views are. I think that the division between news reporting and commentary is pretty clear on Fox News Channel, so I don't see a problem.
I also listen to NPR quite a bit when I'm driving, and you will rarely hear anyone on that network, including commentators, identify their bias or affiliation.