Taken from the Lewis piece, concerning media in the Middle East:
"Even some of the intensely and unscrupulously propagandist television programs that now infest the airwaves contribute to this process, indirectly and unintentionally, by offering a diversity of lies that arouse suspicion and questioning."
...Fox News?
(They do, of course, provide more substance from time to time, but the comparison was just asking to be made. ...And before you sic Ann Coulter on me, please a.recover your sense of humor, and b.know that I am an independent raised on a house of Fox-lovers... and Shepard Smith, at least, could be an exception.)
We all have our own perspective. It is important I think to know what Fox news is reporting, even though you may not agree with what they are reporting.
ReplyDeletewow, sorry, just now seeing this- I completely agree, and have argued that as well on more than one occasion. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is also important to be able to discern the distinctions between reporting and commenting. Some media outlets do better than others in keeping those activities distinct.
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