All my life I have always loved newscasts. I am intrigued by the delivery and how great anchors can adlib even without a teleprompter. I even thought about becoming a journalist when I was younger.
Since I had access to cable networks and all that mess I have been in love with CNN. The whole gang of presenters I liked. At that time I would always dabble and watch some FOX and MSNBC. My least favourite was MSNBC, because I hated their production then.
Months ago, I decided I would keep a track of their ratings and I was shocked. All along I was hammered with CNN’s advertisement claiming which segments and times they were number one. Which when I researched was a lie. They were not the leaders at those times. I began to lose faith in them and watch as they became old fashioned in their style of presenting news. You saw the same things every hour, OLD NEWS.
The election campaign rolled along and boy I was interested. I was dubbed a politics ‘teh-teh-‘. I cannot tell you what means but I didn’t mind being called someone who was crazy about information and learning. In the election cycle I was a fan of Hillary. I wanted her to win the Democratic Nomination. I could not have favoured Obama who lacked experience and even with the many scandals that could have potentially ended his run, it didn’t because the media was in love with him and oh how he knows great marketing. I was upset because you would get a bias report and I thought at that time FOX NEWS presented a newscast that provided some balance.
I could not get why my friend would be upset when I tuned into FOX NEWS. Why would someone hate this network so much? I was confused. But, I have found out that many black Americans hate the network because they think the network is not pro-black. I however, do not get that feeling. Anytime I find FOX NEWS expressing hate towards people of different races then I will tune them out.
The ratings of the cable networks have been getting lots of attention these days because FOX NEWS who is hated for not providing ‘professional journalism’ is leading the market. I find it amazing that FOX NEWS is able to lead the market and do so convincingly. I love their presenters and the quality product.
FOX NEWS is doing their research unlike some other networks. We are currently in a market that is very open. People are not obligated to tune into one source for all information anymore. There are blogs, newspapers, different newscasts nationally, radio stations, social networks etc. People are tuning in now for the entertainment quality. They do not need to find out what Obama said last night. They are able to find it first in the media they choose to get that information. What they are going to come to your media house for commentary. Tell the public what heath care under the Obama administration means, etc. They want opinions, a discussion. FOX NEWS understands this and their programming are designed for this type of news.
To be honest, I have not been watching much of CNN these days. They have become boring, and insipid. I am crazy over FOX now. I love it. What makes me feel even better is that the network I depend on for information and quality commentary is the most watched network in the USA. That makes it even more special.
Rock on FOX NEWS.
Sorry, Bubba, but Fox News is one of the most biased organizations out there. They put all their money and efforts into getting you to watch, and completely ignore the quality of their content.
It is a home for rich old republican vampires to share stories about land raping and war profiteering and whore hopping. Fox is good for nothing but its prime-time cartoons–which are more politically accurate than it’s own newscast.
Corve I just lost all faith and respect for you as a blogger and a political person! You actually buy into the rtight wing bias that Fox News presents? Are you out of you natural mind? Fox News represents the racist right and while the media may be predominantly left wing they tolerate and have respect for black people which the republican party and Fox news HATE. They are the most biased news organization in the worlds and you know it, everyone k nows it! Dude you are a black Jamaican, have some sense. I would never choose a side that always perpetuates the bashing of a side with lies and fabrications. They are telling people that Obama wants to send people to their graves and that he is Hitler and hates America. They say he wants to pull the plug on grandma and praise groups such as the tea party movement that are racist and against Obama because he is a black man. Can you honestly say you support a side and a news corp like that when you know all what they say isn’t true. CNN is neither left nor right for your info. It is centrist and always present the truth. Look at Lou Dobbs and Wolf Blitzer, they are as right wing as they come. How in heaven’s name you could support Fox News is beyond me, it’s as bad as someone saying they are black republicans. A party that is symbolic of the KKK and shouting “you lie” at Obama in a congressional address to the nation. People hated Bush but they never disrespected him in such a public manner at a broadcast event like that. Palin is talking about how un-American Obama is and you have pastors in the US that say they hate Obama not because he is a Democrat or what he stands for, he hates him personally. That never happened before to a President. If the GOP would spend half the time trying to help Obama fix America than trying to bring him down the USA and the world would be a better place. Are you serious about Fox, please, give me a break, get real dude!
Are you saying that there are more rich old republican vampires? Because to have higher ratings I would like to think that you are growing all around in all segments and target markets. I know the baggage FOX NEWS has but I do not get the impression from their programming that they still have these qualities. People are clearly loving them more than ever.
HA! Were you watching Fox News last night when Rush Limbaugh was on air? His paranoid ramblings were almost too much for me to take! Their brand of news is nothing more than debunking anything Obama tries put forward. They spend more time talking about how he is wrong about everything than what he is actually doing.
It is well known that they are the conservative network, and yes, Rush Limbaugh is the head vampire. He spent an hour last night talking about how Obama’s healthcare plan will lead to socialism. If you think that high school gossip counts as news, by all means have fun with Fox, you will be quite entertained. If you want REAL news that isn’t littered with some idiots fear and loathing, stay the fuck away from Fox News.
Shit, they are still debating whether Obama is qualified to be president. Get over it, you childish little brats, and get on with your life!
I wouldn’t say people are losing sleep over this issue of his birth certificate. But it is an issue and because the media is in love or so afraid of going against Obama there are hardly any reports on this matter. I appreciate people like Lou Dobbs, FOX, MS NBC who are ready to have discussions on this. It is highly possible that Obama could be an illegal alien. If that doesn’t shock you about the leader of the free world I do not know what will.
I do not want the media to be so in love with the president that they cannot share objective views on issues. If Obama is presenting an overhaul of the Health care system. I want to know the mere advantages and disadvantages and that is what journalists ought to provide. Instead we have separated ourselves and caused division. Really, I think Obama is failing the US. Even within his own party they cannot pass this bill. I thought time was of the essence.
I want them to discuss the birth cert. issue because this is huge. There are rules to be followed and what is so hard in presenting a real document. For all we know Obama has the power to present a real document that can be jimmied by the respective department. The thing is his grandmother says he was born in Kenya, Obama says he was born in Hawaii.
This is one big drama that is not being covered.
There is a difference between finding out the truth, and blowing the fucking thing up into a god damned media frenzy. That’s all they want, my friend. People accuse the other networks of Obama worship just because they don’t taunt him all day and night like Fox.
We are losing sight of the big picture here, I certainly didn’t expect Obama to come in a immediately fix all the horrible things going on right now–but he was a better decision than John McCain, and that was our choice. Also, think about who Obama is following. Bush has got to be one of the worst things to happen to America since, well to be honest since Clinton–which isn’t a very long time, but it’s the truth, that man was a snake and didn’t give a fuck about anything but his own image.
There is nothing to be hopeful about in politics anymore, all we can dream of is someone who won’t keep guiding us down the same old dead-end road–and that thought alone is scary but it’s reality.
The only way to move forward is to stop dwelling and nitpicking and get our shit together so we can find the light at the end of the tunnel. I think Obama understands that too, and that’s the only reason I haven’t completely turned on him myself.
Great piece. I will allow you to have the final word. Thanks for the feedback. You added to the discussion.
As far as the birth certificate goes it is a dead issue in my opinion. His birth certificate has been up for debate for some time. There is no way a black man could just get into the most powerful office in this land without his stuff in tact.
Sorry Corve, you’re cool, but I ave to agree with sleepyeagle. Most of the newscasters are super racist even though they don’t show it they are. You have to read between the lines of what they say. Just watch Hannity or the O’Reily Factor, the ignorance makes me want to punch the screen in.
Sorry Corve, you’re cool, but I have to agree with sleepyeagle. Most of the newscasters are super racist even though they don’t show it they are. You have to read between the lines of what they say. Just watch Hannity or the O’Reily Factor, the ignorance makes me want to punch the screen in.
Fox news tends to focus on the scary black man stories and why white America is under fire stories. Hannity and Beck are two of the biggest perpetrators of this…O’Reilly is the papa bear of it all. I’m not saying the other stations are better; I think journalism is need of a come to Jesus talk.
Ahem.. Mr. DaCosta, I have to agree with the majority of posters here. Its Snooze News posing as an entertainment show or vice versa. And I had such high hopes for you.. tsk tsk. So sad.
So now I know the search term that brought you to The Raisin Chronicles….
And I find myself wondering if you truly love FOX News, or are just interested in garnering some excitement. For me, I constantly remind myself that conservatives have a right to news slanted their way, just as liberals have always had.
And FOX News certainly fills that bills.
Fox = Sensationalism. It’s a great model to follow, though, if you’re just interested in making money. I think they’re general reporting of the actual “News” is okay. It’s their talk shows and specifically the hosts of those shows that is completely right wing and pretty much backward-ass conservative. I wouldn’t even call it close to middle ground. There’s nothing wrong with them expressing it though – they have that right and should. It’s just unfortunate that so many tune in. It gives you the impression that a lot of people are being influenced by it.
Really dude? You might have never attended a good higher education institution if you can’t see the fabrications you deem as “news”. But you can rest assured there are thousands like you: CLUELESS and intellectually lazy fans of FAUX NEWS!
FOX news is designed to agitate the deep-seated sense of inequality felt by Middle Americans..it preys upon the uneducated gut-reactions of those whose cosmology is unburdened by the evidence of modern science.
This lowest common denominator bullsh*t is as vapid and transparent as the bloated pill poppin’ ass-grabbing millionaire presenters who so fervently pretend to be just-like-reg’lar-folks.
It is the National Enquirer of broadcast news, a travesty of the basics of fair, unbiased reporting. I am certain that the producers are blown away by how much ctrash-talkin crapola they are allowed to spew. Their Republican agenda is at least blatant and they make no bones about being Right Wing anti government staunch welders of a church regulated theocracy…which ironically would roast the on-air talent once in power because they are not just like reg’lar folks at all.
I do not prefer FAUX News, but I do appreciate their transparency.
Actually, I’d like to withdraw my comment and use Donn met twee n’s instead. He says it much better.
Hello! i came across your blog when i was looking for Glenn Becks photo, because i hate him. I don’t understand why you don’t see how you can be sooo oblivious to Fox News’ wrong and rude views about everything. I wanted to show you this example, it is from John Stewart’s show, he analysis stuff as it is, neutral, and so should everyone. please watch it. As a citizen you should see the real stuff that your “favorite” channel station says :
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-6-2009/playing-the-race-card
I don’t know if you’ve heard about that terrible earthquake in Haiti right now, but this is what someone from Fox News just said about it “We’ve already donated to Haiti. It’s called the U.S. income tax.”- Rush Limbaugh
How could any human associate with such an ignorant and heartless station?
Corve, this is one time I’ll disagree with you. I have found Fox making major mistakes in presenting news, especially political news. I find it odd all their mistakes to be in the Conservative favor and against the Democrats: every time. I don’t much like O’Reilly, and find Beck to be plainly obnoxious.
Understand political differences do not in any way affect my judgment of people I know. But when it comes to pundits, I have strong feelings, as you can tell by my posts on my blog. I do love good, intelligent discussions, as you may also know, but I hate arguments. So, if you want to discuss this, I have no problem. Just my opinion, dude 🙂
do you seriously think Fox News is “balanced”? That couldnt be further from the truth, providing the fact that they’ve never done or said a single positive thing about the president since his name was George W. Bush. In terms of it being the most watched, I do recall throughout history, the majority tended to be on the wrong side in a lot of the cases. Holocaust? Slavery? civil rights? gay rights? Granted MSNBC leans to the left, they are still critical of the president and his administration but they at least acknowledge the work he’s doing to help the country instead of painting everything as a negative. There is no logical way to argue Fox News is fair and balanced and people like Jon Stewart, as comical as it may be ,point out the insanely unbalanced elements of it every night. When every program on your network is doing everything it can to promote the failure of our nations leader, no matter what your political beliefs are, thats not balanced or fair. I dont agree with everything the president does, not by any means, but I know when people are lying and trying to create panic among people who are being spoon fed opinions and that’s most of the people who watch Fox News. Alot of the people who have political views that favor msnbc, like the urban black community, are not heavy cable news watchers so thats part of the reason Fox wins in ratings. Bottom line is, Fox News is a joke and contributes to everything thats wrong with this country and as soon as a republican president takes office again, you will definitely see a rhetoric change. Because its a far right winged conservative channel
your a fucking idiot, fox news is for the brainwashed scum who are infested with putrid puss herpes and warts inside of their minds. you suck the cocks of aids sufferers, i hope you die.
You are an idiot
your a fucking idiot, fox news is for the brainwashed scum who are infested with putrid puss herpes and warts inside of their minds. you suck the cocks of aids sufferers, i hope you die.
Man I’m not sure if you are just playing around or what but if you are truly serious about believing that Fox(not news) is fair and report the news fairly, then we have a whole lot of beachfront property to sell you in Nebraska. Are you kidding? I won’t even begin to list all of the biased right-wing propaganda that’s spewed there. It’s overwhelming. The country of Canada won’t allow them to broadcast there. In their efforts to TRY and appear fair, have you not seen those puppet so-called liberals they put on there whose only purpose is to be talked down and made to look dumb by Hannity? And I just want to scream as a black man when I see black people sitting there laughing and agreeing with Hannity and Oriley. Are they nuts? But I suspect they are paid well by Fox to come on there and make fools of themselves. They certainly are not fooling the black community and most honest whites.
I would also like to add that Fox(the GOP network), has viewers that are the most ill-informed anywhere. I tried an exercise oneday recently and listened to each of the other news networks when there was some great news concerning our economy. Each one had large coverage but when I tuned into Fox, it was not even mentioned. So the loyal viewers who watch Fox exclusively, got cheated and lied to by omission. That’s not being informed.