Fox News brought to task by Vermont high schoolers

HughFreakingDillon
HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,842
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This is incredibly telling. Go back to Hard Copy, Bill.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/01/23/fox-news-and-bill-oreilly-get-hammered-by-high-school-students-for-their-lack-of-journalistic-ethics-video/
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  • backseatLover12
    backseatLover12 Posts: 2,312
    If just more people weren't lazy about the news they watch and think is real, we wouldn't have to remind O'Reilly and Fox News how out of line they are with real journalistic integrity.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,677
    O’Reilly sent his media goon, Jesse Waters, to their city in an effort to discover the most liberal state in America and antagonize the residents who live there.

    A desperate act by desperate people. Or maybe just an attempt to boost their own ego. In any case, one word: Fail.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    brianlux wrote: »
    O’Reilly sent his media goon, Jesse Waters, to their city in an effort to discover the most liberal state in America and antagonize the residents who live there.

    A desperate act by desperate people. Or maybe just an attempt to boost their own ego. In any case, one word: Fail.

    I can't tell who you think failed. O'Reilly and fox or the students.
  • backseatLover12
    backseatLover12 Posts: 2,312
    O'Reilley and Fox NEVER think they fail. That's how disillusioned both are. Watching interviews of Jon Stewart and O'Reilley verifies that. You can tell Jon wants to tear his own hair out because being reasonable with the likes of O'Reilley is simply inconceivable.
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,081
    One problem; The O'Reilly Factor is political commentary...not objective reporting.

    This is like calling a carrot a bad vegetable for not adhering to the principals of broccoli.

    I have no doubt FOX news, MSNBC, CNN or any cable news station is more interested in ratings than content. But if you're going to call them out, you've got to make sure you do it using proper examples, or else it just comes across as being naive about the topic at hand.
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    mookeywrench wrote: »
    One problem; The O'Reilly Factor is political commentary...not objective reporting.

    This is like calling a carrot a bad vegetable for not adhering to the principals of broccoli.

    I have no doubt FOX news, MSNBC, CNN or any cable news station is more interested in ratings than content. But if you're going to call them out, you've got to make sure you do it using proper examples, or else it just comes across as being naive about the topic at hand.

    I agree with you. The problem with fox is that their two prime time shows (O'Reilly and Megan Kelly) think they are objective when reporting news. They think their opinions are facts.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Me x2.
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,081
    edited January 2015
    Last-12-Exit wrote: »

    I agree with you. The problem with fox is that their two prime time shows (O'Reilly and Megan Kelly) think they are objective when reporting news. They think their opinions are facts.

    The shows think that? Or viewers think that? It seems to me the only people who think what any talking head has to say as fact either adores or hates the person saying it. The viewer should have some responsibility in understanding what they're watching.
    Post edited by mookeywrench on
  • backseatLover12
    backseatLover12 Posts: 2,312
    mookeywrench wrote: »
    Last-12-Exit wrote: »

    I agree with you. The problem with fox is that their two prime time shows (O'Reilly and Megan Kelly) think they are objective when reporting news. They think their opinions are facts.

    The shows think that? Or viewers think that? It seems to me the only people who think what any talking head has to say as fact either adores or hates the person saying it. The viewer should have some responsibility in understanding what they're watching.

    Great post, completely agree.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    edited January 2015
    mookeywrench wrote: »
    Last-12-Exit wrote: »

    I agree with you. The problem with fox is that their two prime time shows (O'Reilly and Megan Kelly) think they are objective when reporting news. They think their opinions are facts.

    The shows think that? Or viewers think that? It seems to me the only people who think what any talking head has to say as fact either adores or hates the person saying it. The viewer should have some responsibility in understanding what they're watching.
    They do (edit!!! in terms of responsibility, not taking the words of blind melons as gospel). Well, I do, since I can only speak for myself. Can't limit this only to Fox programming, it's all over the place. I use common sense and gut when seeing this all, these reports.

    Not bragging at all, but I'm pretty comfortable with my level of intelligence and grasp on things.

    Honest :D
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,677
    Last-12-Exit wrote: »
    brianlux wrote: »
    O’Reilly sent his media goon, Jesse Waters, to their city in an effort to discover the most liberal state in America and antagonize the residents who live there.

    A desperate act by desperate people. Or maybe just an attempt to boost their own ego. In any case, one word: Fail.

    I can't tell who you think failed. O'Reilly and fox or the students.

    Oh, the brats, of course! Who do they think they are criticizing those smart folks from FOX?

    (I know you know I know you were kidding!)

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    I'll clarify, Bill O'Reilly and Megan Kelly think their opinion is fact.
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    brianlux wrote: »
    Last-12-Exit wrote: »
    brianlux wrote: »
    O’Reilly sent his media goon, Jesse Waters, to their city in an effort to discover the most liberal state in America and antagonize the residents who live there.

    A desperate act by desperate people. Or maybe just an attempt to boost their own ego. In any case, one word: Fail.

    I can't tell who you think failed. O'Reilly and fox or the students.

    Oh, the brats, of course! Who do they think they are criticizing those smart folks from FOX?

    (I know you know I know you were kidding!)
    I know you I know that you know. I'm mean, come on!
    :))
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,677
    edited January 2015
    Last-12-Exit wrote: »
    brianlux wrote: »
    Last-12-Exit wrote: »
    brianlux wrote: »
    O’Reilly sent his media goon, Jesse Waters, to their city in an effort to discover the most liberal state in America and antagonize the residents who live there.

    A desperate act by desperate people. Or maybe just an attempt to boost their own ego. In any case, one word: Fail.

    I can't tell who you think failed. O'Reilly and fox or the students.

    Oh, the brats, of course! Who do they think they are criticizing those smart folks from FOX?

    (I know you know I know you were kidding!)
    I know you I know that you know. I'm mean, come on!
    :))

    What can I say- it's one of those great lines. Kinda like John Mayall's "I was looking back to see if she was looking back to see if I was looking back at her." :-))

    Edit: Minor faux pas- that was originally a Johnny "Guitar" Watson line. :-)
    Post edited by brianlux on
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,842
    mookeywrench wrote: »
    One problem; The O'Reilly Factor is political commentary...not objective reporting.

    This is like calling a carrot a bad vegetable for not adhering to the principals of broccoli.

    I have no doubt FOX news, MSNBC, CNN or any cable news station is more interested in ratings than content. But if you're going to call them out, you've got to make sure you do it using proper examples, or else it just comes across as being naive about the topic at hand.

    but they portray it as "reporting". you don't see this kind of trash from any other news outlet, regardless of how partisan.

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