Fox & Friends
Credit: Daily Kos
People who work at Fox News might like to think that they are despised by real journalists only because they are conservative and most journalists are liberal. Anyone who read the admiring obituaries of William F. Buckley Jr. in mainstream and liberal outlets would know that is nonsense. Journalists, both liberals and ones with no ideology in particular, are quite capable of respecting conservative pundits and reporters who deserve their respect.
But Fox does not. The reason is not because it holds a set of values that others may not share. And that is only partially because it claims to be “Fair and Balanced” when it is neither.
Rather, it is because it fails the fundamental test of journalism: are you informing your audience? According to a new study by Farleigh Dickinson University, Fox viewers are the least knowledgeable audience of any outlet, and they know even less about politics and current events than people who watch no news at all. (emphasis added)
At least Fox News Radio, at least in my area of residence has Alan Colmes (the author of the book “Thank the Liberals”) on a daily broadcast, although the rightists around here in central Pa. hound him to death. My wife and I still use “rabbit ears” antenna to get television and do not and would not ever watch Fox News Television stations which they do not even have on our system which is still “free” except for having to watch commercials (which we despise).
This is a 2012 article. Was news then. Why now?
This guy is full of crap. It is the best news organization on the air and they show both sides. People who are inflexible and have a fixation OF WHAT IS GOOD LISTEN TO msnbc ETC. have never listened to FOX. Who has the largest listening group of any news group.