Fox News is one of the largest and most powerful news agencies in the world. They have a wide presence across many different media and in many different areas, most specifically in the United States. The Fox News network holds a largely conservative viewpoint, though they claim not to have any particular bias. Their motto is "Fair and Balanced."
Why then, do we always hear stories of Bill O'Reilly and his explosive temper going off on liberals? Well, a news organization is permitted to have a political viewpoint. Ok, that's fair. Distorting truth is to be expected of huge corporations such as Fox.
But, Fox News on occasion even goes as far as blatantly lying. At the end of this posting you will find a link to "The Ten Most Egregious Fox News Distortions". They range from choosing video clips that deliberately portray the opposite of someone's point, plagiarizing reports from political party releases, reporting statistics that are completely made up, and even likening a gesture made by President Obama to a "terrorist fist bump".
How can this be allowed in a society which claims to value truth and fairness? This is mere propaganda, for individual gain and power. Corporate ownership of media has turned Fox News into a monster capable even of influencing the politics of the most powerful nation in the world. As Abilash stated previously, television is indeed a cold media because there is such a passive audience. That is the reason that Fox News has been continually allowed to make such outrageous mistakes with nothing more than a slap on the wrist.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/the-ten-most-egregious-fo_n_327140.html
Ben Biel
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