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Required reading for all FOX fans I just heard an interview on CBC Radio 1 with Joe Muto who spent eight years at FOX. He has published a book entitled 'An Atheist In The Foxhole' describing his career at FOX, where he did well. He revealed several interesting things. Among them: - O'Reilly isn't as nice and funny in person as he is on air, and he has a hair trigger temper that can go off at any moment. - Even the most right wing people at FOX don't think FOX is fair and balanced. - FOX was inspired by US conservative talk radio. The founders saw talk radio attracting a large audience, and thought it might work on cable. All those SFF'ers who love FOX should read this book just to demonstrate to the rest of us how fair and balance they are. |
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7/7/2013 7:29 am |
Personally I'm not concerned anymore with what those outside the USA think about our media. But it appears that you are right -Obviously they vote liberal. What's ur point? GBU, Gavin I have always thought it a good idea to get outside opinion on Canadian matters since it gives me a broader perspective. Knowledge is good, even if the source is a poor, benighted foreigner. There is always the chance one might learn something of benefit.
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I hope you realize that many outside the US find the idea that there is a liberal bias in the mainstream media pretty outlandish. The mainstream media report what the public will accept. If your statement were true, then the US public is mostly liberal. What's ur point? GBU, Gavin
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7/6/2013 5:38 am |
I'm a conservative, knew all this stuff long ago. I just didn't care then like I don't care now. All the other channels have a liberal bias. And none of them are perfect personalities either. I'd never find out about the left's abuses if it weren't for FOX News. So what point is Joe Muto (Never heard of him before) trying to make? What new and revelatory info has he provided? NOTHING! GBU, Gavin The mainstream media report what the public will accept. If your statement were true, then the US public is mostly liberal.
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7/6/2013 5:34 am |
"Required reading for all FOX fans", your title. You would be posting this blog and you would not be reading it if you did not believe that we who work should give to those who do not or will not work.
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What's a "bubble head"?
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1. Did you know Muto before this? 2. Yup. All the major ones except FOX News have a liberal slant. If that weren't true, then FOX wouldn't be so successful. GBU, Gavin
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"Required reading for all FOX fans", your title. You would be posting this blog and you would not be reading it if you did not believe that we who work should give to those who do not or will not work. . The beginning of life, conception..
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I'm a conservative, knew all this stuff long ago. I just didn't care then like I don't care now. All the other channels have a liberal bias. And none of them are perfect personalities either. I'd never find out about the left's abuses if it weren't for FOX News. So what point is Joe Muto (Never heard of him before) trying to make? What new and revelatory info has he provided? NOTHING! GBU, Gavin
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As long as we're copying and pasting.  "Unsurprisingly, Muto writes that staffers at the network are under pressure to “Foxify” the news. That can mean rewriting wire copy to put the part most embarrassing to Democrats in the lede. It also can mean not contradicting O’Reilly when he says something blatantly false. When Muto first started going through the late-night clips in search of some jokes to run on the air the next day, he learned pretty quickly that anything that disparaged George W. Bush would be not be worth his time to pull, as it wouldn’t make it on the air."
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7/5/2013 11:27 am |
Bill Maher is not the focus of this blog. Your are free to write one, but I would prefer that people stay on topic in my blogs. The subject of this one is Joe, his book, and his experience at FOX.
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7/5/2013 10:32 am |
"O'Reilly isn't as nice and funny in person as he is on air, and he has a hair trigger temper that can go off at any moment." Have you ever witnessed Chris Matthews when he is on one of his famous anti-Conservative rants? I suspect he dreams about his idol in the White House. Have you ever seen Bill Maher when he goes berserk on live television? Using these two examples alone I would describe Fox News as being a lot more fair and balanced than the Obama chanters at MSNBC and other pro-Obama outlets. Fossil Ed Schultz is a fat blowhard. Just because I may agree with someone on an issue doesn't mean I like him or would even want to be in the same room with him. I found the comment about O'Reilly interesting only because I saw some redeeming value in him as a human being.
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7/5/2013 9:01 am |
Sounds like a good book but no surprises. Even when it's news we have to remember it is a TV show. Spiritwoman ^i^
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