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Why Fox News Is Terrible Despite Rupert Murdoch's Rhetoric
June 9, 2009 |
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Fox News' Neil Cavuto "interviewed" Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch yesterday, and the News Corp. CEO denied that the obvious propaganda network has a partisan slant.
"If we weren't fair and balanced, we wouldn't have the number one network in news -- by a very wide margin. People believe we're fair and balanced, and they love us."
It's interesting how often this comes up, in a variety of contexts. If a movie makes a lot of money, it must be a great film -- if it weren't terrific, it wouldn't have been a blockbuster. If an album goes to the top of the charts, it must be the work of talented musicians -- if there was no real talent, the music wouldn't be a hit.
Steve Benen is "blogger in chief" of the popular Washington Monthly online blog, Political Animal. His background includes publishing The Carpetbagger Report, and writing for a variety of publications, including Talking Points Memo, The American Prospect, the Huffington Post, and The Guardian. He has also appeared on NPR's "Talk of the Nation," MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show," Air America Radio's "Sam Seder Show," and XM Radio's "POTUS '08."
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