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gulliver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-14-08 10:43 AM
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The unstated assumption that "fair and balanced" is good.
Fox "News" Channel has the motto "fair and balanced." We laugh at the idea that the FNC is fair and balanced, but the joke is on us. The true joke is the successfully sold assumption that "fair and balanced" is good. It isn't. Accurate, informative, and objective news is quality news. Fair and balanced news is neither news nor quality--apologies to Linda Richman.
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-14-08 10:49 AM
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"Fair and balanced" means equal coverage for truth and lies.
:puke:

NGU.
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-14-08 10:49 AM
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1. Let's be fair to Charles Manson here...
He wasn't there when his people killed those folks. People only assumed he gave them the orders to kill. And hasn't Mr Manson served enough time? Fair and balanced?
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