This is one of the reasons I can't take Fox News as a serious organization. Fox, more than any other network, constantly rails against what it perceives to be liberal bias in the rest of the media.

Why would you waste so much time attacking the rest of the media? I don't know any other network that does this. Of course, I don't watch MSNBC--I don't subscribe to cable--but I've never seen such an obsessive focus on this in other news outlets. Slate is not a good example of standard journalism; it is a collection of articles, most of them editorials; naturally it is going to be full of opinions, and those opinions may lean to the Left (though hardly as overtly as Fox leans to the Right).

If Fox were a serious news organization, they would just report the news. This obsession with the rest of the media is very odd.

Fox News is basically nothing more than televised wingnut radio. So it's no surprise that both Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity are such big draws on that station. And even though both of these pathetic ass clowns have their own radio "shows", they say the same thing on their Fox programs as they do over the radio waves. The same crazy wingnut shit gets repeated over and over.

And it's funny that Fox wants to be respected as a legit news organization. It isn't. Fox can't have it both ways. On one hand it wants to be seen as cutting edge journalism. But on the other hand it wants to have the freedom from being scrutinized by the MSM; which it always rages against.

How is it that Fox is off base and MSNBC is not criticised for the exact same thing? I try to watch both to stay balanced and I think that the overall lineup on MSNBC makes no effort to give a balanced approach. O'Reilly and several of the others on Fox upset me all the time as they always try too hard to give the Left view. CNN has a couple talking heads that give both sides too.

Mr. Ed (horse's butt who thinks Hee was elected pres.), Chris (just a groupie for Dems), Keith (the kind of guy who would flip you off only when surrounded by bodyguards), Rachel (a groupie of Keith), Shuster (rude who talked out of other side of mouth when at Fox), Andrea (incompetent) are all very left and their steady stream of friends/guests always talk as reinforcement to the hosts template. Joe is the only person on the channel that has an ounce of balance. Also, there are a number of other people on the right in all forms of media that have nothing to do with Fox, that are critical of Pres. but they are left alone. Is this just a Fox hunt?

Rupert is going to buy this NBC from the bankupt Green management of GE and pink slips will be flying.

MSNBC may be off base. I could really give a damn. What I find very strange about it, though, is that any criticism of Fox immediately qualifies as "attempting to silence" them.

Look, have at MSNBC all you want. It doesn't get around the fact that Fox News is not serious journalism. It has a very clear agenda, and for years--even today--it denies this.

Only use quote marks when you are quoting something someone actually said, not an echo in your mind. Appears that you hate it when someone disagrees with you. I have to go back to work now and make a hard earned income. By forever Slate.

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Only use quote marks when you are quoting something someone actually said, not an echo in your mind. Appears that you hate it when someone disagrees with you. I have to go back to work now and make a hard earned income. By forever Slate.

Where did you get the idea that I hate it when people disagree with me? You righties are really wacko. Where did I say that, or even insinuate it?

Wait, let me understand, in discussion of an article criticizing Fox for being biased, you criticize Fox for "wasting so much time" criticizing bias in other news organizations? Do you have the same criticism for Slate for "wasting so much time" criticising Fox's bias, or are they not held to the same standard? Or perhaps your comment was intended to be a ironic joke?

Slate does cover Fox and its Employees quite a bit..... What else are "investigative journalists" to do with a Democratic President in the White House and majorities in both houses of Congress ?

Larry Craig where are you?

I don't watch Fox personally. I did once upon a time, until I visited my relatives in the UK. Over there, they don't call it "FOX News". They call it the "Fox Comedy Hour". Most times times their coverage of American Politics borders on treason... It's too bad their corporate offices are in the US.

How can you watch any of the other news stations and not know they are biased to the left? Come on! They bury any news item that is negative for Obama unless and until Fox or some of the bloggers kick up enough dirt and PROOF that things went down they way they say before someone like Dan Rather or Stone Phillips will finally get the guts to at least acknowledge there might have been something going on. Look at all these Czars that have been appointed to powerful positions without any vetting! These folks are going to be in a position to pull the rug out from under all of us and no one has any say on who they are? How can we let that be? You ought to get down on your knees and thank God every day that there is someone looking out for your rights before these clowns make them all disappear!

"Of course, I don't watch MSNBC--I don't subscribe to cable--"

Then how on earth, are you remotely in a position to make claims about FOXNews?? You've already stated you don't subscribe to cable!!!

Another classic example of an individual so lost and brainwashed he's unable to even make his totally factless claim in a way in which he doesn't expose himself as a joke.

You don't subscribe to cable, so you don't watch MSNBC, FOXNews, CNN, etc... You have no valid opinion in this discussion, so why would you even contribute? Oh wait, i know, most likely to voice your dislike of anything that's not Pro-Left or Pro-Obama.. Further your agenda more, you're just another leftist who trolls msg boards i'm sure making posts that don't even make sense.

noob.

"...Of course, I don't watch MSNBC--I don't subscribe to cable--...". Hmm, then how do you somehow manage to watch Fox News Network, A CABLE SHOW? LIAR!!! Another liberal liar, commenting on something they've looked at. Wow just like the dems trying to get us to buy into the health care plan they've never read.

Since you don't suscribe to cable, I find it hard to fathom how you know what FNC reports. Perhaps you receive your info from other libs.

As you yourself pointed out, you don't watch msnbc OR have cable so then I can only assume you don't watch any other news network. Clearly you have been swayed by the writers from msn or other liberal media outlets because you yourself admit you have never seen any other side of the coin... because you don't have cable. It's tough to take your opinion seriously when you are so hastely uninformed about the topics at hand. Everyone knows Obama has msnbc in his back pocket. He continues to decline requests for him to appear on Fox; is it because they might ask the tough questions and not roll over like dead dogs when he steps off his high throne of celebrity?

Take a moment and watch the Countdown with Keith O. and you will see a nightly blubbering rant for 15 minutes on how Fox and Glen Beck are the antichrist. Open your eyes for a moment and you will see its the liberal media lashing out at Fox and not the other way around. Maybe its just jealousy that Fox continues to kick their ass in the ratings... hmmm a report by the liberal Huffington Post. Take a minute and read up on all the facts before spewing more liberal hate.

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For the record I went through the trouble to sign up here just so I could say GOODBYE Slate! One thing Fox does not do is say "Stop watching ___" They ask people to come on and tell their side. Did this silly writer interview anyone? Um sure, I'll blindly trust you.
Someone said they focus too much on what the other media does not cover. That is only because they cover something and then ask "why isn't this important to the rest of the media?" The point is that the rest of the media, Slate included, is overtly biased. Wake up please.
As for the comment of the Brit sympathizer, its called freedom of the press and is the same reason Fox doesn't call the network news channels traitors. Oh, wait, they still have a Queen there don't they?

Anyway, thanks for the chuckle... hahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha