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> Over here we have "FoxNews" which I used to like at first, but it has become
> a highly right wing slanted network IMO. If anybody has seen that early
> morning "memefest" called "Fox and Friends" they might concur. Anybody into
> media studies should take a close look at that show and the subtle (or not
> so subtle?) spin.
You can't move for Rupert bloody Murdoch. Sky News (his effort in the
UK) is sensationalist, under-researched shite. The other day (pre all
this) they said that the American 'Anti-Terrorist Force' had been
involved in some internal security issue (militia-related I think). The
ATF is the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Fireamrms FFS. Idiots. We get a
feed from Fox News each day for a bit too, and that looks like it's
descending into the same vein (although he's had less time to fk them
up).
Thank a randomly selected god for the BBC. C-SPAN is ok too (although I
think they wallow in their own worthiness just a little). I wish I could
find the time to read more of the world media though. BBC radio is good
(you can get 4 and 5 over the web...). CNN is usually good too, the
contrast between CNN USA and CNN World is clear at the moment though.
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