22 July 2004
Fear and Friends
:: Issues
My good friend Tim posted an excellent blog regarding this morning's Fox and Friends, which we were both (un)fortunate enough to watch. Go read what Tim has to say.
My personal view on the topic: Fox continues to pander to their primarily right-wing audience while neglecting their obligation to be, and let's not kid ourselves here, fair and balanced. (And yes, I do think private media agencies have an obligation to be responsible journalists so long as they are presenting themselves as such!) What's worse, they participate regularly in what basically amounts to fear-mongering. After all, as the Broadcast Arm of the Bush White House, Fox News clearly benefits from an America whose citizens are paralyzed by fear.
It makes me sick.