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kentuck

(111,056 posts)
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 07:05 AM Mar 2018

With FOX, it's not what they report, it's what they don't report.

For the last hour, they have been live from Austin, TX.

No doubt, that is a big story. Maybe even bigger than Stormy Daniels and the Putin phone call story?

But, it is not the only story.

Unfortunately, it is the only story that FOX is choosing to show their viewers this morning.

Sometimes, we need to monitor these propagandists to understand them better and to expose them whenever possible. We should hold all the networks to a similar standard.

To what extent will FOX go to protect Donald J Trump?

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With FOX, it's not what they report, it's what they don't report. (Original Post) kentuck Mar 2018 OP
This is a HUGE issue. Atman Mar 2018 #1
Did the mention he is white Soxfan58 Mar 2018 #2
Same with RT. DetlefK Mar 2018 #3
Yep. kentuck Mar 2018 #4
Exactly. They go to great lengths to avoid reporting anything negative about the GOP. Different Drummer Mar 2018 #5
FOX is now on their third consecutive hour of coverage of the Austin bomber... kentuck Mar 2018 #6

Atman

(31,464 posts)
1. This is a HUGE issue.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 07:09 AM
Mar 2018

Perhaps the biggest issue when dealing with Fox Watchers. They don't know what they don't know because when serious news is breaking that sheds more negative light on the criminal machinations of Dear Leader, Fox runs stories about puppies being rescued from a well, or Crooked Hillary's uranium deal. Fox viewers then believe that everyone else is just making stuff up because their "trusted" news source didn't even mention it.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
3. Same with RT.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 07:20 AM
Mar 2018

90% of their reporting on the US is negative, 90% of their reporting on Russia is positive.

An Amnesty International report accusing both the syrian government and syrian rebels of torture gets selectively quoted to only accuse the rebels.

A financial watchdog report accusing the US of being too nice to tax-evaders compared to Russia, omits that Russia is worse than the Ukraine, while other reporting routinely bashes the Ukraine as corrupt.

Important facts get mentioned in passing in one sentence in the middle of an article.

Three critical tweets get hyped into a "tweet shitstorm".




And the funny thing is that "Russia Today" barely has any news about Russia at all.

Different Drummer

(7,606 posts)
5. Exactly. They go to great lengths to avoid reporting anything negative about the GOP.
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 07:44 AM
Mar 2018

Fox is nothing more than the PR agency of the Republican Party and makes no pretense to be otherwise.

kentuck

(111,056 posts)
6. FOX is now on their third consecutive hour of coverage of the Austin bomber...
Wed Mar 21, 2018, 08:19 AM
Mar 2018

Loyalty is deep with that morning crew of FOX News.

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