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How many of you know the difference in hard news reporting and commentary?
It is obvious from questions and answers on this forum, that many of you think Rachel Maddow and Glenn Beck are news reporters. They are not and are not represented as such. So when Beck makes a ridiculous statement, it is not Fox News lying. When Maddow makes a ridiculous statement, it is not MSNBC lying. Both networks do have news reporting programs and are usually accurate.
With all due respect to the small cross section of libs, cons and libertarians who are educated, thank you for your indulgence.
10 Answers
- CaptainLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
I do.
Maddow, Beck, Hannity, Schultz, etc = commentary
Nameless, faceless anchor = hard news.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Of course, that's obvious.
Fox and MSNBC don't "lie," but they do intentionally omit information at times and definitely have commentary on the new reports. It's all about bias, not the veracity of information.
On top of that, many Americans aren't the brightest bulbs in the landfill, and they DO believe that Maddow and Beck are news. Or at least that every word that froths up out of their mouths is factually accurate. That can be dangerous.
- ?Lv 51 decade ago
There are very few tv networks that are free from corporate or government control one example is the bbc. The drawback of this unbiased news is that it tends to just state the facts as they occur meaning no foresight. If I want to know what has happened I watch the bbc, if I want to know what is going to happen i will turn to one of these speculators which is similar to this man Americans keep banging on about Beck. I admit i have seen one of his shows about China and on some points he was completely right and people need to be scared into action sometimes.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
i"ve been around a long long time, and remember well what hard news used to be like. It's a thing of the past, I'm afraid.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Sorry to tell you but most people are stupid.
Most people even put their own spin on hard news stories.
Btw, GlennBeck, like him or not he was the first to say the uprisings would spread all around the middle east.
And he was totally right, not that any news person is going to give him any credit.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Beck does a significant amount of investigative reporting, in addition to commentary. He has broken some major stories. Putting him in the same category as Maddow is ignorant.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
There is very little hard news available and you really have to search it out on line as well.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
the same ones think jon sterart is a credible news source
fox and msnbc should show disclaimers stating that they are for entetainment ourpoces
