Source: Pundit Fact Survey
A new analysis by PunditFact found that of every statement made by a Fox News host or guest, over half of them were flat-out false. What’s more, only a measly 8% could be considered completely “true.”
In other words, a fancy review of hundreds of hours of video confirmed what many who watch Fox News with any regularity already know: Fox News lies. A lot. Like all the time.
A PublicMind survey out of Fairleigh Dickinson University found that “people who said they consumed no news” fared better on a current events questionnaire than people who had been primarily using Fox News to find out what was going on in the world. Let that sink in for a moment. People who categorically don’t watch the news know more than people who watch a network whose primary function is ostensibly to relay the news. Adding insult to injury, it was the only network that ranked below “blind ignorance” the survey. (By the way, the most informed audience was that of NPR.)
How do Fox News viewers know less than people who literally don’t know anything about current events? If you would allow me to hazard a guess, it could be because unlike people who didn’t bother to watch any news programs, Fox viewers thought they were watching informational content – instead they were being lied to under a carefully constructed veneer of responsible journalism. Later, when someone asks them about what’s going on, they feel like they know the answer when they haven’t a clue.
So, next time you overhear a Fox News host boldly stating their position as fact, flip a coin. Heads it’s half true, tails it’s Pants on Fire. Either way, switch the station.
Read more: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/07/09/...
Actually they got more professional, the 'sponsors' pay to get certain reports on TV, and avoid others.
It killed Journalism, because commercial interests can't be involved in your decision-making when you're trying to report objectively, and factually.
But the business-side has never been more professional.
I consider it more entertainment than news. Cancer is now the No. 1 killer in the US, but the news wasn't allowed to tell you that.
only look who owns those "news" channels. the owner of fox news is aol/timewarner and the owner of aol/timewarner is gerald levin (notice the "levi" in that name), of course they wont mind professional journalism, all they have is propaganda.
here a scematic picture of the media corporations, what media channels they wont and the names of their owners, it is always the same people as the owner of aol/timewarner.
its difficult understanding the mindset of the right wing
who would gladly sell democracy and freedom, just for a piece of the action
maybe they have failed to evolve and are the missing link
