…and it turns out Fox News is, well, fair and balanced.
If you believe that the cable news landscape is symptomatic of our two-party political system, then you also probably, and predictably, saw a different tone in last nights election results. Fox News presented its coverage with a patina of celebration, while MSNBC’s took a more gloom and doom approach. But there was one important distinction between the two outlets: Fox News offered a far more balanced set of analysts for the election coverage than did MSNBC.
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Being more balanced than msDNC doesn’t make you fair and blanced.
I watch Fox News regularly, I read its Web content, I know which way they slant. They have every major Republican candidate on the payroll. All of their major shows are hosted by conservatives. It’s not hard to figure out.
By the way, I don’t dislike Fox News. I watch it all the time. As in every day. Cable news is like junk food to me. I know it’s not good for me, but I can’t resist.