25 Nov 11
Also from the link to the actual poll: "Viewers of cable news on MSNBC are the most likely to think the [Occupy Wall Street] protestors are Republicans."
Oversimplified generalizations don't do anybody any good.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/jun/20/jon-stewart/jon-stewart-says-those-who-watch-fox-news-are-most/
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27 Nov 11
Originally posted by FMFI used to watch it more, but they yell too much. Same with MSNBC. I just don't need people yelling at me in my own living room.
Fox News is not part of my satellite package at home anymore. But when I am working away from home or travelling it tends to be the news channel I watch in my hotel room.
27 Nov 11
Originally posted by KunsooI tend to enjoy reading and watching things I might be inclined to disagree with, rather than reinforcing my views by consuming material with which I might be inclined to agree. When I visit the U.K. I have a habit of buying/reading conservative papers.
I used to watch it more, but they yell too much. Same with MSNBC. I just don't need people yelling at me in my own living room.
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27 Nov 11
Originally posted by FMFI used to read conservative material on a regular basis, but the Buckleys and Sowells have been replaced by the Hannitys and Savages. Human Events used to be a serious literary magazine from a conservative perspective. It's not so much the ideological content as the decibel level.
I tend to enjoy reading and watching things I might be inclined to disagree with, rather than reinforcing my views by consuming material with which I might be inclined to agree. When I visit the U.K. I have a habit of buying/reading conservative papers.
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27 Nov 11
Originally posted by wittywonkaMaddow is good. And I sometimes like to watch Greta Van Sustern on Fox, and Red Eye.
Watch Rachel Maddow. Don't watch Chris Matthews (or even Lawrence O'Donnell). 😉
O'Donnell can be shrill, but his wit and prose is sometimes worth the watch.
28 Nov 11
Originally posted by FMFDo you often congratulate yourself for being so independently-minded and capable of transcending the pervasive bias of the media?
I tend to enjoy reading and watching things I might be inclined to disagree with, rather than reinforcing my views by consuming material with which I might be inclined to agree. When I visit the U.K. I have a habit of buying/reading conservative papers.
28 Nov 11
Originally posted by generalissimoNo. I just enjoy reading and watching things I tend to disagree with having been encouraged to do so by my dad since I was a teenager.
Do you often congratulate yourself for being so independently-minded and capable of transcending the pervasive bias of the media?
30 Nov 11
Originally posted by normbenignI would imagine it never occurred to the researchers that their own bias in making the questions could affect the results.
Oh, big surprise, a group of university types think Fox News is less informative, than what??
They probably get their information from the propaganda group at MSNBC which I also watch, just to see what some of my airhead friends are going to try to pass off as facts.
Clue - Information is not just what supports your preconceived notions. Informatio ...[text shortened]... e that people who don't read, get more than regular viewers of any news station, defies reason.
For example, did Sarah Palin say she could see Russia from her house? The correct answer is "no". I would expect conservatives would be much more likely to get that right than liberals. I'd be surprised if that question was used in the research.
Another one, and this has been trotted out in the NY Times a few times (I think it was Krugman). Did they find WMDs in Iraq? According to the NY Times, the correct answer is "no", and anyone that says "yes", is "uninformed" or "ignorant". Even though most of us realize we found nowhere near the quantity of WMDs that were expected and that those that were found were old, if asked the question as stated, I would have to say "yes". (see: http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=15918). In this case, it would be possible to be "too informed" to get the NY Times question right.