Fox News article here.
Here's another example of bias from our friends over at Fox News. They take a more subtle approach in this article than their usual outright conservative bias by exclusively quoting people with one viewpoint on a particular issue, this one being net neutrality. Besides the biased headline, we can see that Fox is trying to paint a picture of "Obama versus the industry" by the quoted content of their article. Besides quoting the President himself, Fox twice quoted an industry lobbyist who's sole job is to represent the Internet providers who are against any kind of regulation to their business, as are all businesses. Fox also goes on to quote Ted Cruz, a Republican who has nothing to do with the issue, but happened to take this opportunity to attack the President anyways. No other sources are represented in the article from the other side of the issue, beyond a quick mention of "Internet activists".
Given that Ted Cruz is a senator and is part of a legislative body that makes laws, I think he has far more to say on the issue than the president, who you know does not make laws and shouldn't be in charge of unilaterally making regulatory policy. I think that's sorta supposed to be left to you know, the law makers like... Ted Cruz?
ReplyDeleteYou argue that Fox News is biased and so it is, just as many news stations are but the fact that you do not object to the idea of a president unilaterally creating regulatory policy is far more horrifying to me.
Your rhetoric is noted and appreciated. As this is a blog examining the media, and not the policies being reported upon, I can't fathom where you got the notion that I "do not object to the idea of a president unilaterally creating regulatory policy". I'm sure Ted Cruz appreciates the support, there is no doubt that he certainly needs it.
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