Fox and MSN, MSNBC, What in the heck?
Okay, I don’t get a lot of things in this world, but this is pathetic. I went to Fox news’ website and watched some video clips from Bill O’Reilly’s OFactor show. I am not a fan of Bill O or any other extreme right or left wing commentator, but I catch as much of their nonsense as I can for my blogs.(sounds a bit hypocritical I know, but a necessary evil) While watching I was forced to view ads from MSN before each clip. I know that ads are also unavoidable and accept that we don’t always have total control in what is shown. However, if I have a show that makes it a point to attack MSNBC on their views and opinions, and show ads for MSN on the website for that show, I am sending mixed signals to say the least.
To call one network the devil and show their ads is hypocritical and undermines your credibility. When we want to be taken at our word, we must act as if our word means something to ourselves first. Otherwise, our words will seem like lip service and fail to inspire even our own target audience. Fox news does have the power and money to say no when they need to, and show some integrity within their own website. Just like I can say no when given the chance to spout off BS to up my page rank, or speak from my own conscience and hope it will be enough.
I feel all news networks are suspect at this point. All of them play to an audience handed to them by their respective corporations. The views of those corporations are pushed on us while they claim to be unbiased, and the facts are just interpretations with questionable reasoning. The only way for us to get unbiased news anymore, is to collect as many sources as possible and filter out the BS.
