On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 7:07 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If they drop everyone on FoxNews who has no credibility, the network >> would cease to exist. >> >> >> http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/12/fox-news-puts-karl-rove-on-the-bench.html > > > I don't read this as a punishment for impaired credibility, but more of an > attempt to distance themselves from the stink of losing. As you say, if > they were getting rid of anyone with a credibility problem there almost > nobody would be left. > > That's why this action is silly and absurd. FoxNews cannot eliminate the stink, to borrow your word, because the entire network is built upon it. This is an ex-post-facto decision, done now because their complete lack of journalistic ethics coupled with their heavy bias prevented them from acting sooner.
My favorite phrase tossed about by conservatives after the election is, "We need to find a way of communicating our message better to women, minorities, and the lower middle class." The phrase amuses me because their problem is actually that they were very effective in communicating their message -- problem was the aforementioned people didn't like their message. For all its bias and slant, FoxNews would seem to accurately and succinctly deliver the GOP's talking points. If the folks at FoxNews are attempting to make it appear they will cease doing that, they will lose the only viewers they have... well... except for the media watchdog groups paid to monitor them. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
