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Topic: Opinionated commentary (which I agree with)
msharmony's photo
Wed 07/28/10 05:23 PM
Edited by msharmony on Wed 07/28/10 05:24 PM
While working on his article published yesterday in the New York Times highlighting the right-wing media’s “misleading coverage,” reporter Brian Stelter did some background research into cable news viewership demographics. While he didn’t include the findings in his story, he found them notable enough to publish on Twitter. The Huffington Post summarizes the results:

The New York Times’ Brian Stelter tweeted that, according to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News has averaged just 29,000 black viewers in primetime so far this television season (9/09-7/10). That represents just 1.38% of its 2.102 million total viewer audience.

CNN and MSNBC, meanwhile, both have far more black viewers, both in absolute terms and as a proportion of their overall audiences.

Fox’s coverage of race hasn’t done anything to attract an African-American audience. Their “long history of aggressive race-baiting and racially charged commentary” has perhaps alienated many of their viewers. As Stelter reported in his article, “The National Association of Black Journalists has faulted Fox for years for inaccurately portraying blacks.” The group recently condemned the channel for their “lack of due diligence” on the Shirley Sherrod story. The group’s criticism came on the heels of Fox News contributor slamming Fox host Megyn Kelly being slammed on air for “doing the ’scary black man thing’” with her coverage of the New Black Panthers Party faux scandal.

– Charlie Eisenhood

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/07/27/fox-viewers-african-american/


in the interest of BALANCE, I am going to look up the numbers for MSNBC and CNN as well and I will edit this when I do,,,unless someone else wants to

thanx

Dragoness's photo
Wed 07/28/10 05:29 PM
Edited by Dragoness on Wed 07/28/10 05:52 PM
Irresponsible journalism that has a racist/homophobic undertone would and should turn off any non white person or non racist white person in this country unless they have an issue of some kind.

Fox news channel is a joke in the news department but great in the study of existing semi accepted social ills in this country.

no photo
Wed 07/28/10 05:36 PM
Pffffffft.

_The_Sugar_Fire_'s photo
Wed 07/28/10 05:38 PM
Oh, Come on!!

Fox News is Fair and Balanced and you know it!!laugh

But seriously, in today's age we have news that is streamlined for specific people. If you like Fox News and are a Republican, then everyday is Valentine's day, and the same is true for MSNBC and Democrats.

There aren't that many black republicans, so it stands to reason they wouldn't watch. And for the most part even black people who aren't politically inclined, are still very supportive of Obama simply because of what he represents to their children and grandchildren. So of course they wouldn't watch a channel that makes its dollars denigrating the man.

They once called a fist bump between the President and the First Lady, "a terrorist fist bump", for crying out loud...







Dragoness's photo
Wed 07/28/10 05:40 PM
surprised slaphead

msharmony's photo
Wed 07/28/10 05:48 PM

Oh, Come on!!

Fox News is Fair and Balanced and you know it!!laugh

But seriously, in today's age we have news that is streamlined for specific people. If you like Fox News and are a Republican, then everyday is Valentine's day, and the same is true for MSNBC and Democrats.

There aren't that many black republicans, so it stands to reason they wouldn't watch. And for the most part even black people who aren't politically inclined, are still very supportive of Obama simply because of what he represents to their children and grandchildren. So of course they wouldn't watch a channel that makes its dollars denigrating the man.

They once called a fist bump between the President and the First Lady, "a terrorist fist bump", for crying out loud...





hey suga,, yeah, I totally agree

I learned a long time ago that you can often tell what type of movie you are renting by the types of movies that have their trailer attached

same is true of television and news,, you can often tell who is paying the bills by their advertising and that gives a good indication of the audience they expect to be viewing and what they choose to air or report in response,,,

mightymoe's photo
Wed 07/28/10 06:23 PM


Oh, Come on!!

Fox News is Fair and Balanced and you know it!!laugh

But seriously, in today's age we have news that is streamlined for specific people. If you like Fox News and are a Republican, then everyday is Valentine's day, and the same is true for MSNBC and Democrats.

There aren't that many black republicans, so it stands to reason they wouldn't watch. And for the most part even black people who aren't politically inclined, are still very supportive of Obama simply because of what he represents to their children and grandchildren. So of course they wouldn't watch a channel that makes its dollars denigrating the man.

They once called a fist bump between the President and the First Lady, "a terrorist fist bump", for crying out loud...





hey suga,, yeah, I totally agree

I learned a long time ago that you can often tell what type of movie you are renting by the types of movies that have their trailer attached

same is true of television and news,, you can often tell who is paying the bills by their advertising and that gives a good indication of the audience they expect to be viewing and what they choose to air or report in response,,,
so is fox news racist because their are not a lot of blacks that watch them? i meaqn, if they are republican, they are going to broadcast for the republicans, which is not what minorities would want to listen to.

msharmony's photo
Wed 07/28/10 06:31 PM



Oh, Come on!!

Fox News is Fair and Balanced and you know it!!laugh

But seriously, in today's age we have news that is streamlined for specific people. If you like Fox News and are a Republican, then everyday is Valentine's day, and the same is true for MSNBC and Democrats.

There aren't that many black republicans, so it stands to reason they wouldn't watch. And for the most part even black people who aren't politically inclined, are still very supportive of Obama simply because of what he represents to their children and grandchildren. So of course they wouldn't watch a channel that makes its dollars denigrating the man.

They once called a fist bump between the President and the First Lady, "a terrorist fist bump", for crying out loud...





hey suga,, yeah, I totally agree

I learned a long time ago that you can often tell what type of movie you are renting by the types of movies that have their trailer attached

same is true of television and news,, you can often tell who is paying the bills by their advertising and that gives a good indication of the audience they expect to be viewing and what they choose to air or report in response,,,
so is fox news racist because their are not a lot of blacks that watch them? i meaqn, if they are republican, they are going to broadcast for the republicans, which is not what minorities would want to listen to.


not saying shes a golddigger, but she aint messing with no broke,,,

,,sorry, I just had to do that

not saying they are racist,, but they are hardly going to air much POSITIVE press about minorities,,,who arent a very big part of their audience,,

mightymoe's photo
Wed 07/28/10 06:34 PM




Oh, Come on!!

Fox News is Fair and Balanced and you know it!!laugh

But seriously, in today's age we have news that is streamlined for specific people. If you like Fox News and are a Republican, then everyday is Valentine's day, and the same is true for MSNBC and Democrats.

There aren't that many black republicans, so it stands to reason they wouldn't watch. And for the most part even black people who aren't politically inclined, are still very supportive of Obama simply because of what he represents to their children and grandchildren. So of course they wouldn't watch a channel that makes its dollars denigrating the man.

They once called a fist bump between the President and the First Lady, "a terrorist fist bump", for crying out loud...





hey suga,, yeah, I totally agree

I learned a long time ago that you can often tell what type of movie you are renting by the types of movies that have their trailer attached

same is true of television and news,, you can often tell who is paying the bills by their advertising and that gives a good indication of the audience they expect to be viewing and what they choose to air or report in response,,,
so is fox news racist because their are not a lot of blacks that watch them? i meaqn, if they are republican, they are going to broadcast for the republicans, which is not what minorities would want to listen to.


not saying shes a golddigger, but she aint messing with no broke,,,

,,sorry, I just had to do that

not saying they are racist,, but they are hardly going to air much POSITIVE press about minorities,,,who arent a very big part of their audience,,


thats my point.... the news is for republicans, and it would probably piss everyone else off. if i know shes a golddigger, i can keep away from her.

msharmony's photo
Wed 07/28/10 06:35 PM





Oh, Come on!!

Fox News is Fair and Balanced and you know it!!laugh

But seriously, in today's age we have news that is streamlined for specific people. If you like Fox News and are a Republican, then everyday is Valentine's day, and the same is true for MSNBC and Democrats.

There aren't that many black republicans, so it stands to reason they wouldn't watch. And for the most part even black people who aren't politically inclined, are still very supportive of Obama simply because of what he represents to their children and grandchildren. So of course they wouldn't watch a channel that makes its dollars denigrating the man.

They once called a fist bump between the President and the First Lady, "a terrorist fist bump", for crying out loud...





hey suga,, yeah, I totally agree

I learned a long time ago that you can often tell what type of movie you are renting by the types of movies that have their trailer attached

same is true of television and news,, you can often tell who is paying the bills by their advertising and that gives a good indication of the audience they expect to be viewing and what they choose to air or report in response,,,
so is fox news racist because their are not a lot of blacks that watch them? i meaqn, if they are republican, they are going to broadcast for the republicans, which is not what minorities would want to listen to.


not saying shes a golddigger, but she aint messing with no broke,,,

,,sorry, I just had to do that

not saying they are racist,, but they are hardly going to air much POSITIVE press about minorities,,,who arent a very big part of their audience,,


thats my point.... the news is for republicans, and it would probably piss everyone else off. if i know shes a golddigger, i can keep away from her.


true, most news is slanted, including Fox which is why I advocate for a BALANCE of information from sources on both sides and (in the middle when one can be found)

mightymoe's photo
Wed 07/28/10 06:38 PM






Oh, Come on!!

Fox News is Fair and Balanced and you know it!!laugh

But seriously, in today's age we have news that is streamlined for specific people. If you like Fox News and are a Republican, then everyday is Valentine's day, and the same is true for MSNBC and Democrats.

There aren't that many black republicans, so it stands to reason they wouldn't watch. And for the most part even black people who aren't politically inclined, are still very supportive of Obama simply because of what he represents to their children and grandchildren. So of course they wouldn't watch a channel that makes its dollars denigrating the man.

They once called a fist bump between the President and the First Lady, "a terrorist fist bump", for crying out loud...





hey suga,, yeah, I totally agree

I learned a long time ago that you can often tell what type of movie you are renting by the types of movies that have their trailer attached

same is true of television and news,, you can often tell who is paying the bills by their advertising and that gives a good indication of the audience they expect to be viewing and what they choose to air or report in response,,,
so is fox news racist because their are not a lot of blacks that watch them? i meaqn, if they are republican, they are going to broadcast for the republicans, which is not what minorities would want to listen to.


not saying shes a golddigger, but she aint messing with no broke,,,

,,sorry, I just had to do that

not saying they are racist,, but they are hardly going to air much POSITIVE press about minorities,,,who arent a very big part of their audience,,


thats my point.... the news is for republicans, and it would probably piss everyone else off. if i know shes a golddigger, i can keep away from her.


true, most news is slanted, including Fox which is why I advocate for a BALANCE of information from sources on both sides and (in the middle when one can be found)



lol good luck... sherrard made a point on his video, that there is no mainstream news for the black folks... maybe there should be.

msharmony's photo
Wed 07/28/10 06:41 PM







Oh, Come on!!

Fox News is Fair and Balanced and you know it!!laugh

But seriously, in today's age we have news that is streamlined for specific people. If you like Fox News and are a Republican, then everyday is Valentine's day, and the same is true for MSNBC and Democrats.

There aren't that many black republicans, so it stands to reason they wouldn't watch. And for the most part even black people who aren't politically inclined, are still very supportive of Obama simply because of what he represents to their children and grandchildren. So of course they wouldn't watch a channel that makes its dollars denigrating the man.

They once called a fist bump between the President and the First Lady, "a terrorist fist bump", for crying out loud...





hey suga,, yeah, I totally agree

I learned a long time ago that you can often tell what type of movie you are renting by the types of movies that have their trailer attached

same is true of television and news,, you can often tell who is paying the bills by their advertising and that gives a good indication of the audience they expect to be viewing and what they choose to air or report in response,,,
so is fox news racist because their are not a lot of blacks that watch them? i meaqn, if they are republican, they are going to broadcast for the republicans, which is not what minorities would want to listen to.


not saying shes a golddigger, but she aint messing with no broke,,,

,,sorry, I just had to do that

not saying they are racist,, but they are hardly going to air much POSITIVE press about minorities,,,who arent a very big part of their audience,,


thats my point.... the news is for republicans, and it would probably piss everyone else off. if i know shes a golddigger, i can keep away from her.


true, most news is slanted, including Fox which is why I advocate for a BALANCE of information from sources on both sides and (in the middle when one can be found)



lol good luck... sherrard made a point on his video, that there is no mainstream news for the black folks... maybe there should be.



well, I agree and disagree. I agree there isnt technically a msm for blacks because blacks are not in the MAINSTREAM ,, as a minority

but I disagree that there isnt news for the mainstream of black americans,,, there are resources which attempt to focus on those issues affecting and occuring in minority communities,,,

RoamingOrator's photo
Wed 07/28/10 07:08 PM
The best thing about Fox News is that it gives John Stewart and the Daily Show (as well as Stephen Colbert and the Colbert Report) ammuntion for some fantastic jokes. :thumbsup:

TonkaTruck3's photo
Wed 07/28/10 08:03 PM
Any news thats specifically aimed at blacks or any "race" of people, is racist.

no photo
Wed 07/28/10 08:08 PM
... < ahem > ... PFFFFFFFFT ... !

Thomas3474's photo
Wed 07/28/10 08:20 PM

While working on his article published yesterday in the New York Times highlighting the right-wing media’s “misleading coverage,” reporter Brian Stelter did some background research into cable news viewership demographics. While he didn’t include the findings in his story, he found them notable enough to publish on Twitter. The Huffington Post summarizes the results:

The New York Times’ Brian Stelter tweeted that, according to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News has averaged just 29,000 black viewers in primetime so far this television season (9/09-7/10). That represents just 1.38% of its 2.102 million total viewer audience.

CNN and MSNBC, meanwhile, both have far more black viewers, both in absolute terms and as a proportion of their overall audiences.

Fox’s coverage of race hasn’t done anything to attract an African-American audience. Their “long history of aggressive race-baiting and racially charged commentary” has perhaps alienated many of their viewers. As Stelter reported in his article, “The National Association of Black Journalists has faulted Fox for years for inaccurately portraying blacks.” The group recently condemned the channel for their “lack of due diligence” on the Shirley Sherrod story. The group’s criticism came on the heels of Fox News contributor slamming Fox host Megyn Kelly being slammed on air for “doing the ’scary black man thing’” with her coverage of the New Black Panthers Party faux scandal.

– Charlie Eisenhood

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/07/27/fox-viewers-african-american/


in the interest of BALANCE, I am going to look up the numbers for MSNBC and CNN as well and I will edit this when I do,,,unless someone else wants to

thanx





This kind of nonsense is exactly why all your liberal newspapers and tv stations are going out of business.Instead of focusing on the things that are really important to people and this country you have idiots that are worrying about why a certain number of black people are not watching fox news.Seriously who cares about this worthless piece of news?The reason Fox news and the Tea party are making huge gains with the American people is because they are telling and showing the American people what they want to hear and see.Fox news and the Tea party are focusing on the real issues out there,the important issues.Taxes,big Government,spending,laws,Constitutional issues.Meanwhile you have CNN talking about is this moron a racist,is that moron a racist?Is the Tea party racists.How many blacks are in the tea party?Is Arizona racists?Right wing this,right wing that.Name calling,whining,crying,gloom and doom,blame this guy,blame that guy.It's enough to make you puke.

Fox news and the Tea party are fighting for EVERYONE.They are fighting for America.CNN and all your other liberal idiots are only looking out for their cause,their audience,and their agenda.That is why they are losing ratings.Only a small majority feel like they are speaking to them.

no photo
Wed 07/28/10 10:07 PM
across the board, what passes for journalism today is nothing more than speculation, opinion and propaganda...its sad and scary how the media has been dominated by special interest groups to mold and control public opinion for decades now...

big brother isnt just watching, hes telling you what to think and most people buy it lock, stock and barrel...

_The_Sugar_Fire_'s photo
Wed 07/28/10 10:18 PM


While working on his article published yesterday in the New York Times highlighting the right-wing media’s “misleading coverage,” reporter Brian Stelter did some background research into cable news viewership demographics. While he didn’t include the findings in his story, he found them notable enough to publish on Twitter. The Huffington Post summarizes the results:

The New York Times’ Brian Stelter tweeted that, according to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News has averaged just 29,000 black viewers in primetime so far this television season (9/09-7/10). That represents just 1.38% of its 2.102 million total viewer audience.

CNN and MSNBC, meanwhile, both have far more black viewers, both in absolute terms and as a proportion of their overall audiences.

Fox’s coverage of race hasn’t done anything to attract an African-American audience. Their “long history of aggressive race-baiting and racially charged commentary” has perhaps alienated many of their viewers. As Stelter reported in his article, “The National Association of Black Journalists has faulted Fox for years for inaccurately portraying blacks.” The group recently condemned the channel for their “lack of due diligence” on the Shirley Sherrod story. The group’s criticism came on the heels of Fox News contributor slamming Fox host Megyn Kelly being slammed on air for “doing the ’scary black man thing’” with her coverage of the New Black Panthers Party faux scandal.

– Charlie Eisenhood

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/07/27/fox-viewers-african-american/


in the interest of BALANCE, I am going to look up the numbers for MSNBC and CNN as well and I will edit this when I do,,,unless someone else wants to

thanx





This kind of nonsense is exactly why all your liberal newspapers and tv stations are going out of business.Instead of focusing on the things that are really important to people and this country you have idiots that are worrying about why a certain number of black people are not watching fox news.Seriously who cares about this worthless piece of news?The reason Fox news and the Tea party are making huge gains with the American people is because they are telling and showing the American people what they want to hear and see.Fox news and the Tea party are focusing on the real issues out there,the important issues.Taxes,big Government,spending,laws,Constitutional issues.Meanwhile you have CNN talking about is this moron a racist,is that moron a racist?Is the Tea party racists.How many blacks are in the tea party?Is Arizona racists?Right wing this,right wing that.Name calling,whining,crying,gloom and doom,blame this guy,blame that guy.It's enough to make you puke.

Fox news and the Tea party are fighting for EVERYONE.They are fighting for America.CNN and all your other liberal idiots are only looking out for their cause,their audience,and their agenda.That is why they are losing ratings.Only a small majority feel like they are speaking to them.




What happens when you streamline the media to cater to certain people??

Complete Self-righteousness on both ends of the political spectrum. When you watch fox news all day, as a Republican, you never have to face the concept that you might be wrong. The Tea Party isn't fighting for everyone anymore than anti-war protestors are fighting for everyone. I personally couldn't care any less about expanded government, or taxes, that's what the tea party cares about.

Clinton raised taxes and did more to expand the government than any president in recent history and created millions of jobs in the process, not to mention a roaring economy.

"The reason Fox news and the Tea party are making huge gains with the American people..."

But I am glad you acknowledged that Fox news and the tea party are one in the same.

msharmony's photo
Wed 07/28/10 11:32 PM

Any news thats specifically aimed at blacks or any "race" of people, is racist.


really, so what is news aimed at one political party, or one nationality, or one gender,,,,,,


no news can cover EVERYTHING, and when other sources arent covering something I dont feel it racist for someone else to fill in the gaps...

msharmony's photo
Wed 07/28/10 11:35 PM
Edited by msharmony on Wed 07/28/10 11:35 PM


While working on his article published yesterday in the New York Times highlighting the right-wing media’s “misleading coverage,” reporter Brian Stelter did some background research into cable news viewership demographics. While he didn’t include the findings in his story, he found them notable enough to publish on Twitter. The Huffington Post summarizes the results:

The New York Times’ Brian Stelter tweeted that, according to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News has averaged just 29,000 black viewers in primetime so far this television season (9/09-7/10). That represents just 1.38% of its 2.102 million total viewer audience.

CNN and MSNBC, meanwhile, both have far more black viewers, both in absolute terms and as a proportion of their overall audiences.

Fox’s coverage of race hasn’t done anything to attract an African-American audience. Their “long history of aggressive race-baiting and racially charged commentary” has perhaps alienated many of their viewers. As Stelter reported in his article, “The National Association of Black Journalists has faulted Fox for years for inaccurately portraying blacks.” The group recently condemned the channel for their “lack of due diligence” on the Shirley Sherrod story. The group’s criticism came on the heels of Fox News contributor slamming Fox host Megyn Kelly being slammed on air for “doing the ’scary black man thing’” with her coverage of the New Black Panthers Party faux scandal.

– Charlie Eisenhood

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/07/27/fox-viewers-african-american/


in the interest of BALANCE, I am going to look up the numbers for MSNBC and CNN as well and I will edit this when I do,,,unless someone else wants to

thanx





This kind of nonsense is exactly why all your liberal newspapers and tv stations are going out of business.Instead of focusing on the things that are really important to people and this country you have idiots that are worrying about why a certain number of black people are not watching fox news.Seriously who cares about this worthless piece of news?The reason Fox news and the Tea party are making huge gains with the American people is because they are telling and showing the American people what they want to hear and see.Fox news and the Tea party are focusing on the real issues out there,the important issues.Taxes,big Government,spending,laws,Constitutional issues.Meanwhile you have CNN talking about is this moron a racist,is that moron a racist?Is the Tea party racists.How many blacks are in the tea party?Is Arizona racists?Right wing this,right wing that.Name calling,whining,crying,gloom and doom,blame this guy,blame that guy.It's enough to make you puke.

Fox news and the Tea party are fighting for EVERYONE.They are fighting for America.CNN and all your other liberal idiots are only looking out for their cause,their audience,and their agenda.That is why they are losing ratings.Only a small majority feel like they are speaking to them.




things that are really important to WHOM? whats important to one person may not be important to the next

blacks starting a riot, for instance, may be very important for some people but for some black folks could sound like the same old racial rhetoric,,

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