Heh, Fox News is at it again

[thalassa]

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and Fox has a huge viewership

But its a huge and SHRINKING viewership...

[B. de Corbin]

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But its a huge and SHRINKING viewership...

Love the article. Especially this:

Don't people watch Fox in order to become misinformed?

[iflewoverthecuckoosnest]

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Fox's latest Nielsen numbers are bad. Really bad. Its worst in 12 years. And early indications are the slump may be part of a larger, systemic problem that could cause bigger headache as fast-climbing MSNBC continues to post gains.

Definitely some good news
MSNBC may not be perfect, either, of course- just about any mainstream news station is going to have its biases and sensationalist moments- but it's certainly better than Fox.

[anunitu]

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I am not really surprised at this,the right tends to try and find scapegoats even if there is no basis in fact. I am surprised that they have not tried to say that Obama is not Christian but really Pagan,and was born and delivered by a witch or something. They need to stir up the S*it anyway they can,and are not concerned with truth or facts in their quest.

[Clive]

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I will never understand the thinking behind the demand for an apology. Whenever anyone says anything that isn't PC or that happens to offend someone, there will be a group of people somewhere bouncing up and down and screaming "Make them apologize!" Do they actually believe that a forced apology means something or it is a form of public humiliation?

[Denarius]

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Whenever a celebrity or otherwise notable person/group/organization does something like this the problem is not that they are bigoted or ignorant, but that they are spreading disinformation and/or encouraging discriminatory behaviour.

Such an apology would thus not about changing viewpoints, behaviours, opinions, or whathaveyou, of the person/group in question but rather of their fans.

People in the limelight have influence, and that can be a serious problem when it's a negative one. More so when it involves things that are relatively unknown to the general public.

[thalassa]

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OMG, this was fricking awesome!!

[Clive]

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Whenever a celebrity or otherwise notable person/group/organization does something like this the problem is not that they are bigoted or ignorant, but that they are spreading disinformation and/or encouraging discriminatory behaviour.

Such an apology would thus not about changing viewpoints, behaviours, opinions, or whathaveyou, of the person/group in question but rather of their fans.

People in the limelight have influence, and that can be a serious problem when it's a negative one. More so when it involves things that are relatively unknown to the general public.

I can understand that, but at least in the case of Fox News, I would think that a forced apology would fall on deaf ears. The people who want to hear said apology already know what exactly was wrong with what they said; the actual fans of Fox News would know that the apology was empty and continue their way of thinking.

[iflewoverthecuckoosnest]

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OMG, this was fricking awesome!!

The last few paragraphs were dynamite. Great article, thanks for sharing it

[Denarius]

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I was just pointing out that good can actually come out of such an apology, or at the very least less bad. As you said, perhaps not in this case.

I don't really see much of a point in forcing an apology either. That just leads to the "front page slander, twelfth page retraction" situation anyway.

Optimally they should recognize that they have made a mistake and put in a real effort to correct it. I wouldn't hold my breath either way.

[thalassa]

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More lol from bloggers

[volcaniclastic]

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I'm with Rafe for the most part. Initially, I was offended. It gives us a bad image, and dealing with discrimination sucks. I'm not in the closet, but I'm not really out of it, either. I practice my faith, and if someone happens to notice, we have a conversation about it.

But I'm like that because as a teen I tried to be open about it, and I got made fun of for being a gothy emo kid who worshipped satan (which entirely wasn't even an image I was projecting). People are assholes.

But then again, it's Fox News, and I'm Canadian. The only reason I even know it exists is because of the Simpsons.

[B. de Corbin]

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Fortunately, we don't live in Nepal...

[iflewoverthecuckoosnest]

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Fortunately, we don't live in Nepal...

o.o Some grade A crazy, right there.

[lightdragon]

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I will never understand the thinking behind the demand for an apology. Whenever anyone says anything that isn't PC or that happens to offend someone, there will be a group of people somewhere bouncing up and down and screaming "Make them apologize!" Do they actually believe that a forced apology means something or it is a form of public humiliation?

Clive you are one of the few people who have this viewpoint in this situation. very few. nothing wrong with your view. but just stating what i am observing. i would say 80-90% are not of this viewpoint.

This was first brought to my attention from an outraged Satanist. not an outraged Pagan or Wiccan so i took notice. signed a petition for the apology. and i am currently looking at the people posting just hit the 4800 mark. and not all of the people signing it are Pagan or Wiccan. some are Christian.

As for my view. enough is enough with their garbage spew. this was the straw that broke the camel's back with Faux News. and i think a few other people also think that way. so if we are going to after Faux news might as well start with this.