[BC] Station Positioning

[Rich Wood]

------ At 03:58 PM 1/7/2006, Kirk Harnack wrote: -------

>Rich, I think you can discern "news" from "commentary".  At least a 
>couple of university studies have shown that Fox News's "news" is as 
>accurate and *more* balanced than other major media.

If you're going to take that route, then you have to accept the 
similar studies that claim the same for PBS and NPR. I know that 
hurts, but they don't lean.

>The problem with so many other media is that what they call "news" 
>is actually "commentary".  Fox tends to make clear which is 
>which.  If Bill O'Reilly is talking, it's commentary.  If Donna 
>Feducia is reading a newscast, it's news.  If Kelly Wright is 
>reporting from the White House, it's news.  If Kelly Wright is 
>co-hosting their weekend morning show, it's commentary.

If you lean to the right, then FOX is at your center. When I watch it 
I see no balance. For me, Bill O'Reilly embodies the old lawyer joke: 
"How can you tell when a lawyer is lying? His lips are moving."

When I watch The News Hour on PBS I almost always see representatives 
from a number of sides. I don't see that either in FOX News or in its 
commentary.

Rich