Your opinion on fox news

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"][QUOTE="Ace6301"] I thought people who exclusively watched those two comedy shows were better versed on current events than Fox viewers according to surveys.Ace6301

  I remember taking a statistics class (got a B), last I remember, a survey like that would be too small to represent everyone, it is also skewed.  Btw, those questions suck, who is going to know unless they were focusing on those issues?  Sorry to burst your bubble.  Its not that hard to tell that political news is not neutral oriented.  

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="chessmaster1989"] Would have to see the source but I bet that's confounded by other news sources (online, newspapers, etc).mahlasor

  I remember taking a statistics class (got a B), last I remember, a survey like that would be too small to represent everyone, it is also skewed.  Btw, those questions suck, who is going to know unless they were focusing on those issues?  Sorry to burst your bubble.  Its not that hard to tell that political news is not neutral oriented.  

[QUOTE="mahlasor"]

[QUOTE="Ace6301"] http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/174826/survey-nprs-listeners-best-informed-fox-news-viewers-worst-informed/Ace6301

  I remember taking a statistics class (got a B), last I remember, a survey like that would be too small to represent everyone, it is also skewed.  Btw, those questions suck, who is going to know unless they were focusing on those issues?  Sorry to burst your bubble.  Its not that hard to tell that political news is not neutral oriented.  

[QUOTE="mahlasor"]

[QUOTE="Ace6301"] http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/174826/survey-nprs-listeners-best-informed-fox-news-viewers-worst-informed/Ace6301

  I remember taking a statistics class (got a B), last I remember, a survey like that would be too small to represent everyone, it is also skewed.  Btw, those questions suck, who is going to know unless they were focusing on those issues?  Sorry to burst your bubble.  Its not that hard to tell that political news is not neutral oriented.  

  Come on man, the first three paragraphs contradict eachother.  I remember in a statistic test question, they mentioned 1000 sample size, it was considering too low of a number to represent millions.  Its all open ended, so its very subjective.  It was obviously aimed against opposing Fox news opinion.  This is clearly a biased study.  Lets do the math

eight groups divided by 1000, that is 125 people representing millions of people of each group.  This "study," does not even say how many of each group was involved.  If you watched Jon Stewart, how the hell woudl you know the answer to any of those questions?  It is a pseudo study. 

They are about as good at giving you the news as The Daily Show or The Colbert Report, and are a lot less funny.chessmaster1989

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="mahlasor"]

  I remember taking a statistics class (got a B), last I remember, a survey like that would be too small to represent everyone, it is also skewed.  Btw, those questions suck, who is going to know unless they were focusing on those issues?  Sorry to burst your bubble.  Its not that hard to tell that political news is not neutral oriented.  

mahlasor

  Come on man, the first three paragraphs contradict eachother.  I remember in a statistic test question, they mentioned 1000 sample size, it was considering too low of a number to represent millions.  Its all open ended, so its very subjective.  It was obviously aimed against opposing Fox news opinion.  This is clearly a biased study.  Lets do the math

eight groups divided by 1000, that is 125 people representing millions of people of each group.  This "study," does not even say how many of each group was involved.  If you watched Jon Stewart, how the hell woudl you know the answer to any of those questions?  It is a pseudo study. 

[QUOTE="Ackad"]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwWbPpFZ31s

I'll just leave that here

mahlasor

That would be a biased sample, that would be about that individual, does not represent Fox as a whole.  Btw, I have seen liberals do that kind of thing far more often, and had it happen to me in real life.  I have listened to conservatives on the radio and I dont see them being rude and not letting people talk, or trying to downplay things.  

Actually, that's very representative of Fox News. According to Reza Aslan, some producers were shouting down Lauren Green's earpiece telling her what to say. Also, it's not the first time Fox News has done terribly biased interviews like that before.

[QUOTE="Chutebox"][QUOTE="Master_Live"]I like Charles Krauthammer. BMD004

[QUOTE="mahlasor"]

[QUOTE="Ackad"]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwWbPpFZ31s

I'll just leave that here

Jag85

That would be a biased sample, that would be about that individual, does not represent Fox as a whole.  Btw, I have seen liberals do that kind of thing far more often, and had it happen to me in real life.  I have listened to conservatives on the radio and I dont see them being rude and not letting people talk, or trying to downplay things.  

Actually, that's very representative of Fox News. According to Reza Aslan, some producers were shouting down Lauren Green's earpiece telling her what to say. Also, it's not the first time Fox News has done terribly biased interviews like that before.

[QUOTE="mahlasor"]

[QUOTE="Ace6301"] That sample size is not small. Right away I'm already doubting your claim due to a poor understanding of how statistics works. You need to explain why it is "skewed". I can answer all those questions despite some being quite dated and several not being areas of interest, I would expect people who actively watch the news to be aware of these especially while they were major news stories. Chess has legitimate questions about the validity of the study but I also know that Chess is quite well versed on a number of things. I cannot say the same about you in either respect.Ace6301

  Come on man, the first three paragraphs contradict eachother.  I remember in a statistic test question, they mentioned 1000 sample size, it was considering too low of a number to represent millions.  Its all open ended, so its very subjective.  It was obviously aimed against opposing Fox news opinion.  This is clearly a biased study.  Lets do the math

eight groups divided by 1000, that is 125 people representing millions of people of each group.  This "study," does not even say how many of each group was involved.  If you watched Jon Stewart, how the hell woudl you know the answer to any of those questions?  It is a pseudo study. 

You really think people would do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies?

[QUOTE="Ace6301"][QUOTE="mahlasor"]

  Come on man, the first three paragraphs contradict eachother.  I remember in a statistic test question, they mentioned 1000 sample size, it was considering too low of a number to represent millions.  Its all open ended, so its very subjective.  It was obviously aimed against opposing Fox news opinion.  This is clearly a biased study.  Lets do the math

eight groups divided by 1000, that is 125 people representing millions of people of each group.  This "study," does not even say how many of each group was involved.  If you watched Jon Stewart, how the hell woudl you know the answer to any of those questions?  It is a pseudo study. 

wis3boi

You really think people would do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies?

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[QUOTE="jimkabrhel"]

No, they aren't. If you want news and not spin, best get it from Reuters or the BBC. MSNBC, CNN and Fox are all about political spin, not facts.

jimkabrhel

Oh please. A religious blog that is critical of new coverage? That's less legitimate as Fox News coverage.

I just saw on World Over Live recently, Raymond Arroyo was analyzing the media "spin" on Pope Francis' recent press interview on the flight back for World Youth Day in Rio.

[QUOTE="BMD004"]

[QUOTE="Chutebox"] He is scary looking, but always straight forward. Good guyChutebox

lolFoxNews

They are no better or worse than any other news station out there.  BBC isnt bad.. FoxNews is the counter to MSNBC and CNN dances on both sides

The only credible news station out there.

deeliman

share it please I want to knowBlessedChill

90% editorial entertainment that panders to the viewers politics, 10% news.

just like the rest of the "news" outlets.

Riverwolf007