Fox news must die, CNN too

Watch MSNBC, or better yet NWI. I haven't heard either refer to the insurgents as terrorists; I most often hear the word 'rebels' used.I could be wrong about MSNBC, but I don't think so unless we're talking about the opinion shows and not the straight news reporting. I certainly haven't heard this on NWI.

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RAZD, have you noticed that we're not hearing anything specific about these upcoming "elections"? No talk of candidates or platforms, just a commitment to hold "elections".As I recall, the Soviet Union used to hold "elections".

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MSNBC is my personal favorite of the American cable news networks. It's not perfect, but I don't see the bias I see at Fox News. CNN is less biased, but they seem too heavily influenced by Fox News.Of the opinion shows, Olberman's Countdown is my favorite. Keith can be downright silly and ridiculous at times, but often his comments are dead-on and sometimes quite funny.For straight news reporting I don't think NWI can be beat. They give complete coverage of American news but they devote a significant portion of airtime to English-language versions of foreign news broadcasts and a good dose of in-depth reports on important stories around the world. Many of the stories they cover, particularly those from Africa and Asia, are completely ignored by American news broadcasters.

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To add to your point, Bob, there may still be many people who don't realize that Aljazeera now has a complete English-language news website. It's another great resource if you want to know what kind of news coverage Arabs are getting.

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I'm sitting here watching NWI right now. They're currently reading and responding to mail and phone calls from viewers. They say that they're working on new agreements with a South African news agency and with Aljazeera to procure English-language news programs from each. That would be a great expansion in coverage for this little network.You should check your cable or satelite listings to see if you have the channel available to you. If not, you should contact your provider and insist that they add it. Those of you who complain about the major American news networks will probably like NWI very much.EDITED to add the topic subtitle.This message has been edited by berberry, 11-14-2004 06:28 PM

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