The Fox News Channel had been accused of having a media bias in favour of the political right and the Republican Party. This is the main criticism of FNC, with other charges being that it is degrading the standards of journalism and that it is more entertainment than information. Another charge that critics have thrown at FNC is the use of opinions in place of hard actual facts in their news program. There is a blurring of line between reporting and opinions, often making it difficult to know when the facts end and the opinions starts.
Criticisms and allegations of media bias are not only confined to Fox News. CNN was also the target of such allegations. The CNN was also accused of both liberal and conservative bias before. Accuracy in Media, in particular holds the view that the CNN is a pro liberal network. Yet, such accusation, in my view, only served to show that CNN might not be tilted in either direction, and instead is moderate. This might make sense, seeing that they could capture a larger audience if their reporting is not slanted towards the political left or right. By being moderate, they do not risk being alienated by either side.
The unmistakable in-your-face style of reporting so evident in FNC is best represented by one of the channel‘s star, Bill O’Reilly. I believe that the next 2 videos would do a better job of illustrating that. We can see how Bill O’Reilly treat those who hold views that opposed his own.
FNC, then, is the only news network where the guests are treated that way by the host. And you do have to admit that it makes good television.
It is also worth noting that the guests who get hammered in his show are almost always liberals or hold different views on politics as O'Reilly.
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