(August 2, 2018 at 8:30 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: What would you guys say are the most and least trustworthy news sources? I tend to source my news from Google news, and I normally read the same story by 3 different news sources to see the different spin. My personal favorite news is Vice. I think they give a very raw look into events.
I think corporate owned news media does need to do less punditry and more reporting. Having said that, there still are plenty of mom and pop newspapers and local TV stations that have objectivity.
But when you compare Fox with CNN or MSNBC, while opinions are stated on all of them, FOX is the most misleading and lies far more than any other network.
I do warn the Fox staff though, if they continue to give a bullhorn to a bully, and 45 destroys the free press, he will eventually go after them too.
Fox is a mouthpiece for those afraid of change. America's history went from slavery, and denial of women voting, to ending segregation. Journalism played a roll in that progress. But now we have a leader who has repeatedly vilified migrants, knowing that Ivana admitted to a fake marriage to ultimately getting to America. He has shit on war heros, shit on his own INTEL, even yesterday, even after several of his own staff repeated what we've known for 2 years now, went out and shit on them by calling it a "hoax".
All he has is the sell of fear and bigotry. And vilifying the watchdog press is dangerous in a seat of political power.
If Fox and CNN want to go after each other, that is the private sector. If a viewer wants to complain about a story being inaccurate, also, that is the private sector. It is dangerous for a President to attack the institution of journalism in such a blanket manor.
The staff at Fox would be stupid to think, because they agree with conservative economics that they'd be safe.
Paraphrasing A famous quote from WW2 "First they came after.........group, another group, another group, and another, then they came after me."
I am horrified to see the Press Secretary refuse to condemn 45's comment about the press he keeps repeating. This is no game, this is not an episode of Jerry Springer. His words hold weight and people will act on his vilification, and when the first journalist is murdered because of his vile rhetoric, he should be put in prison.
I've said many times, I'd be happy if he merely stepped down. I have changed that position. His rhetoric is anti American, he is not merely telling it like it is. He is a bully and only doing this to avoid any challenge to his power.
