Fox "News" banned from Democratic Debates

[Voltron]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/cutting-fox-news-off-from-democratic-debates-will-backfire/2019/03/08/7c6666f0-41d0-11e9-922c-64d6b7840b82_story.html?utm_term=.785864e80aa6

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/business/media/fox-news-democratic-debates-chris-wallace.html


Turn about is fair play, it seems, as the Democratic Party has banned the notoriously biased FOX entertainment network from playing a part in the Democratic primary debates.

This comes in response to Fox News' alarmingly close relationship with President Donald Trump and near unfaltering pro-Republican coverage of political news.

Despite being called "Fox News", it's important to note that Fox hosts are mostly pundits and have no reason to present facts as they are. Many of the Fox personalities have been shown to spin news coverage by telling half truths and flat out lies.

The move to ban them from the debates is not only a wise one, but precedented one as President Donald Trump has banned other news outlets from his own media events.

In response, Fox "News" has protested the choice citing the journalistic integrity of a few of its agents, including Chris Wallace.

President Trump has insisted that he'll ban "liberal" news outlets from participating in the presidential debates, a promise that holds no water since Trump has no authority over that. They are publicly funded events.
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Trump's growing authoritarianism is getting alarming. I guess Fox will have to settle for giving soft ball questions to King Cyrus. That means we can't talk about the record deficit or the recent spike in unauthorized border crossings. Sad.

[Redeemer]

I hate how biased Fox news is, but this is a very dangerous precedent.

[Autbot_Benz]

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In response, Fox "News" has protested the choice citing the journalistic integrity of a few of its agents, including Chris Wallace.

Fox News really used journalistic integrity?

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The Same Fox News that hosts the 3 Stooges (Laura Ingram Sean Hannity and Tucker " I always look like I had sex explained to me for the first time" Carlson

[The Deadman]

Only Fox News is biased? LOL.

[snake]

Cool, let’s all just retreat into our own echo-boxes. It’s what’s been happening anyway and clearly what people wamt.

[Toitlefan]

I hate how biased Fox news is, but this is a very dangerous precedent.

Seriously. It seems the “divide and conquer” plan is working out exactly as they want it.

[Powder]

Scary & hypocritical stuff.

[IndigoErth]

Not too surprised really. Bias is one thing, which is fine, it goes both ways, but their association with Trump himself is a whole heck of lot closer than normal, making that sort of weird, questionable, and unappealing, and they kind of brought that on themselves.


Now, if it was an inter-party candidate debate and that Jeanine Pirro witch was hosting and with the same total bitch aggression she uses on tv... now that might be entertaining. (Well, had being "entertaining" been appropriate for that sort of thing.)

[Redeemer]

Not too surprised really. Bias is one thing, which is fine, it goes both ways, but their association with Trump himself is a whole heck of lot closer than normal, making that sort of weird, questionable, and unappealing, and they kind of brought that on themselves.



Is it really that bad????? I haven't been watching Fox. But I remember giving up on MSNBC during the Obama years, bc of how bad they were slanting the stories his way. They even had his campaign slogan on in the background during the broadcast "Lean Forward" or whatever it was......

[Xav]

I guess the Republicans should ban CNN and MSNBC from their debates. We don't want any of these candidates being asked hard questions.

[Voltron]

No, they shouldn't ban news outlets from hosting debates.

Fox "News", however, is not a news outlet. It's an entertainment company that pretends to be news.

This op-ed sheds some light on their rhetoric and how it poisons our discourse.

https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article227269894.html

[snake]

You do realize the irony in what you’re saying, right? The same could be said for any mainstream newsgroup. They’re all giant corporations who are going to operate on entertainment value than “integrity”, regardless of your political affiliation.

[Redeemer]

You do realize the irony in what you’re saying, right? The same could be said for any mainstream newsgroup. They’re all giant corporations who are going to operate on entertainment value than “integrity”, regardless of your political affiliation.

yeah i don't even watch the news on MSNBC I just watch "Locked Up" :lol:

[The Deadman]

No, they shouldn't ban news outlets from hosting debates.

Fox "News", however, is not a news outlet. It's an entertainment company that pretends to be news.

This op-ed sheds some light on their rhetoric and how it poisons our discourse.

https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article227269894.html

So what about CNN and MSNBC?

[Sumac]

So what about CNN and MSNBC?
They are spreading propaganda from right side of history, so they are A-OK. :lol: