Tuesday, October 26

Oh dear

"It's full of Democrats and Republicans, the others only have Democrats. We don't take any position at all," Mr Murdoch said in response to a question about Fox's impartiality.

"We're not in the least bit biased, we're a fair and balanced company."

Murdoch: Fox News does not favour Bush.

I think he's missing the point: it's not whether you have Republicans or Democrats on your staff. Not only does that make it sound like those are the only two possibilities for political alignment, but it's about the language and nuances you use to present information. I can't believe that the importance of language isn't touched upon more often - using the word 'liberator' has different connotations than 'troop'. This rabid nationalism, or jingoism as a friend put it, that is displayed by our media is insulting.

The scariest part here, as Albright pointed out, is that they (the administration and their talking heads) actually believe what they say. This isn't a charade - it's worse.

The punch line is that Fox News makes CNN look like an objective source of information.