Tigerlure said:
Do the other news outlets misinform? Probably. Did they go after Obama as hard as they did Palin? I don't think so. But even then, no matter what party you're from, I think we can agree Sarah Palin wasn't very knowledgeable in many aspects of the presidency.
The reason Fox News needs to be held accountable is because they claim to be "fair and balanced" which is ridiculous (having Juan Williams doesn't make you balanced), they get the most viewers out of all 3 major news organization, and they are apparently the most "trusted" name in news.
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No, Juan Williams doesn't make you balanced. But between Juan Williams, Kirsten Powers, Alan Colmes, Susan Estrich, Bob Beckel, Geraldine Ferraro, Alicia Menendez, Ellis Henican, et al, Fox is easily more balanced than either CNN (whose idea of a conservative is Kathleen Parker) or MSNBC (whose idea of a conservative is probably Dennis Kucinich).
By all means, hold everyone accountable. But all complaints about how shitty the media in general, and cable news in particular, is seem to start and end with Fox News. Granted, they are the ratings leader by lightyears, but no one seriously thinks that's why they're the whipping boy. Nor are they especially bad as far as cable news goes. It's because and only because they dare to lean the other way.