GOOD ARTICLE -Fox News is in for a very rough 2008

[Danny Molina]

HAHAHA

G) The fledgling Fox Business Network, whose anemic ratings are in danger of being surpassed by some large city public access channels.

 

[jacmicwag]

Fox does not deserve to host another debate (ever) after what they did to Paul.

 

[Santana28]

okay, well.. how long til CNN learns that the boost they've been recieving will go away just as quickly at the point that they start censoring Ron Paul like Fox has? I can't wait to watch *NEITHER* network, quite honestly. Wolf's days are just as numbered as John Gibson's are.

 

[hueylong]

bump

 

[Paul Revered]

I posted this on MySpace.

 

[lastnymleft]

Well, I just had a really LONG talk with a supervisor at FCC. She tried to give me the 1st Amendment stuff--I told her the FCC was organized AFTER that constitutional amendment was, and that there was a REASON my tax dollars were funding it. I quoted their laws to her. I requested their definition of an "editorial". (They could not give me one, so I gave them mine, and told them ALL the stations had violated sending the three things to other candidates after one). I asked HER if she has seen anything about RP in print or on TV or radio. I asked her to ask her friends at work if they had (she admitted she had not). She asked me if we had called or written the stations. I told her NUMEROUS times and we had gotten different answers but RP still not listed in their election stuff. I told her the World was looking at this obvious manipulation unfavorably. I asked her what are they DOING to help the Public?

She asked me for the numbers of different rules I was citing. SHe promised me to refer this to their legal dept. I told her the FCC blew off a legitimate complaint from Kucinich already, and that was WRONG for the American People. I asked her to follow up, and ask the legal dept. to SEARCH and find ANY WAY that this horrible manipulation could be fought by the FCC because the big picture is that OUR 1st amendment rights are being denied. SHe said she would. I do not know.

There are "equal time" provisions regarding political candidates, aren't there? I wonder how their equal time provisions work in relation to the numbers here:
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showpost.php?p=1104379&postcount=53
McCain got 85 times more coverage than Dr Paul last week. Dr Paul got statistically closer to ZERO than 0.1% of main-focus coverage, and only 0.2% overall. Check out the graphs in the link. It's disgusting.

 

[RonPaulFTFW]

Too bad that it's all just a write off for murdoch.

It doesn't matter if Faux makes money or not and he's aknowledged that basically.

 

[pacelli]

Well it seems the bury brigade is out in full force against this digg article:

http://anonym.to/?http://digg.com/politics/Prediction_Fox_News_is_in_for_a_very_rough_2008

The article is from Media Matters. That alone is reason enough to bury this story. However, since this entire article is unfounded speculation I'm going to bury it for that reason.

Please help against the bury brigade!

 

[seeker1]

That was a great article.

Glad to see those guys getting their due.

 

[Neomatrix]

Ha ha....Blow back!

 

[slamhead]

They are the main banner advertisers on Myspace.com
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[JenaS62]

All I can say is - What goes around, comes around. I love it!

 

[acptulsa]

There are "equal time" provisions regarding political candidates, aren't there?

Used to be. Then everyone with a filing fee got on every debate. I remember as a kid watching one debate where one candidate's answer to every question was "Push the button!" (yes, the nuclear button). It's a shame.

As for Faux, the less those of us with cable/satellite watch the better, as that will help their ratings sink more. Those of us who pull tv from the ether via an antenna should be able to keep everyone informed about the usual newscasts. As for the dedicated news channel, it's turning into a who cares anyway. If you have cable or sat., viewing is bumping their ratings, which bumps what they can charge advertisers. Boycott them!

 

[peters]

I only wonder what the great FOX journalists will say when the day comes.

"In the news: nameless old man won the elections, Hillary Clinton achieved surprising 39% of the vote."

 

[lastnymleft]

Used to be. Then everyone with a filing fee got on every debate. I remember as a kid watching one debate where one candidate's answer to every question was "Push the button!" (yes, the nuclear button). It's a shame.

I'm sure there's still *something* enacted. Someone around here was dancing with the FEC about nuances such as the difference between news and editorial, or some such, because that was a bit of a loophole that allows them to show more of another. But it's probably being abused, which we can monitor.

As for Faux, the less those of us with cable/satellite watch the better, as that will help their ratings sink more. Those of us who pull tv from the ether via an antenna should be able to keep everyone informed about the usual newscasts. As for the dedicated news channel, it's turning into a who cares anyway. If you have cable or sat., viewing is bumping their ratings, which bumps what they can charge advertisers. Boycott them!

I don't have a TV, and I highly recommend others ditch theirs, too. It's so liberating. You'll miss it for maybe a week, and then after that... bliss!