Conservatives fear Fox tilting to left

[DeepModem Mom]

Accuracy in Media: Fox News and Conservatives
By Cliff Kincaid | January 25, 2006


Accuracy in Media has led the way in reporting on concern among conservatives that the Fox News Channel is drifting to the left. Perhaps the most egregious example was the global warming program on Fox featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a "special correspondent." Some people who responded to our comments noted that FNC host Bill O'Reilly had bought into the man-made global warming theory long before the channel ran the Kennedy special.

"Your writing is 'right on' and we can't agree more," said one. "O'Reilly has really gone bonkers..."

Another said, "Just read your recent article regarding Fox News Channel and the global warming issue and I am glad you chose to address this matter. I've forwarded to you an email I sent FNC after seeing portions of their show. I did not bother to watch all of it. I thought you might appreciate reading my email response to FNC after they aired their environmental propaganda piece."

He added, "FNC is not the cure-all broadcaster to counter liberally biased MSM. It is better than MSM, but is not perfect. Much of its regular programming fails to meet its own 'fair and balanced' mantra; your analysis of Bill O'Reilly is a good example."

One person wrote in to say, "No one has even mentioned the spate of ex-CNN reporters, such as Bill Hemmer, coming to FOX...and he certainly is NOT fair and balanced. He has the Washington Post and NY Times people on more than any other sources. Wesley Clark? Conservative? I don't think so! No one to rebut him either. What has happened to Shepard Smith? Apparently he has been in NYC too long.....and New Orleans! It has gotten to him, I think. Oh well, it was too good to last..."...


http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/4292_0_2_0_C/

[stop the bleeding]

1. I really do not know what to say, I am at a loss for words n/t

[Akoto]

2. There's one thing in this article with which I can agree entirely.

"O'Reilly has really gone bonkers."

:D

[fasttense]

3. They are running out of right-wing hate mongers and

have imported some intelligence. But it wont last, Fox will force the Kool-Aid down their throats.

[ClintonTyree]

4. You have to be shitting me........

FAUX tilting to the left? :rofl: That'll be the day!

[never_get_over_it]

11. This is without a doubt

the funniest freaking thing I have ever seen...........OH MY GOD I have to stop typing now I'm doubled over the key board in laughter......

[ProfessorGAC]

14. No, No. It Could Happen

They moved their center of gravity so far right they distorted space and time, and ended up in 1947 instead of 1946, and they moved a nanometer to the left.

Of course, it happened because they were TOO fair and balanced.
The Professor

[DeepModem Mom]

18. Very good!

[LiberalinNC]

5. Isn't that an oxymoron? Fox - left!

:evilgrin:

[Dinger]

7. Well, Compared To CNN, It Could Be

Just more abrasive characters on Faux, but even that is debatable.

[BlueEyedSon]

6. True, verifiable facts = Leftward drift

I'm cool with that, as long as those on the right agree that their mindset is based on spin, lies & provably false opinions.

[porphyrian]

8. Oh, like we'd want Murdoch's piece of lying shit.

May they all rot in fucking hell.

[atommom]

9. Have I slipped into the Bizarro Universe?

[Ron Green]

10. It's a brilliant strategy. The new meme: "You can't trust any of the

media, because they're all in danger of being controlled by liberal elites." Therefore, the new standard is: How pure is this source?

[ComerPerro]

12. Pretty typical. These people can't stand any dissent. Period

Anything that disrupts their purity of thought is a sign that they are persecuted victims of liberalism.

They always attack OhReally because he is so liberal...

:puke:

[Horse with no Name]

13. yeah right

and another corporate media outlet says this?
The entire lot are a bunch of fucking liars.
Faux leaning left?
Yeah and I have monkeys flying out of my butt as I type this...

[DeepModem Mom]

19. Actually, I think this is a conservative site, calling itself...

"Accuracy in Media."

[Horse with no Name]

23. What a misnomer

Accuracy in media indeed.
:rofl:

[stepnw1f]

15. Environmental propaganda?

And what do they have as evidence that Global Warming is propaganda? NOTHING!!!!

At least people here who have theories on what the right is doing do present evidence. These people are all ignorant self-destructive assholes claiming to know more than all the World's brightest minds.

I truly despise dangerously stupid people like this.

Note: When we ignore this supposed "Environmental Propaganda" no one benefits except for big polluters and their stock share holders.

But when we pay heed to "Environmental Propaganda" we ALL benefit.

Do the math assholes!!!

[bluestateguy]

16. Fox is just throwing us a few bones

I mean they have to at least PRENTEND like they are fair and balanced.

[obreaslan]

17. The right winger's absolute refusal to believe global warming...

Mystifies me. I don't understand why it is such a hot button issue with them. I know that their dark overlord masters in the PNAC discount global warming because the regulations put in place to reduce the effects upset their corporate gods. But this blind support for the anti-global warming crowd still amazes me. I guess they figure their invisible man in the sky would never let anything bad happen to them so it's ok to ignore the whole problem.

[bloom]

22. It is funny

even the Pentagon came out with a report on it and the consequences.

And the FOX nuts I've corresponded with believe the Pentagon on just about everything - but this. :shrug:

[MadHound]

20. Reporting on the reality taking place all around us is now "drifting left"

Jesus, every day I'm again suprised at the new depths of stupidity and Orwellian thought that these idiots sink to. It just astounds me.

[Angry Girl]

21. Murdoch's only loyalty is to making money

He'll switch parties in a heartbeat if he thought it would mean more money for his greedy ass.

[Warren DeMontague]

24. Yes. Because every once in a while they forget to make concessions to

their "batshit crazy" constituency.

[mattclearing]

25. DingDingDingDingDing!!!! n/t

[Initech]

26. If you think the media has liberal bias, you arent paying attention

There's no way in hell Fox could be drifting to the left. If they did, that would be nothing short of miraculous.