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louis c

(8,652 posts)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:48 AM Jul 2017

Fox News is State Run TV.

After reading other OP's on this site about Sean Hannity's tweets, it seems Sean is very upset about being called "state run television" in describing the Fox News Channel.

Joe Scarborough appears to have hit a nerve and the term is quite catchy. Better than "Fake News".

As long as Trump is in the White House, I will always refer to Fox as "state run television".

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Fox News is State Run TV. (Original Post) louis c Jul 2017 OP
It is too! ...nt 2naSalit Jul 2017 #1
I've been calling it the ReTHUGs RT for ages malaise Jul 2017 #2
Pure propaganda. Now Sinclair Broadcast Group is doing the same thing on local newscasts Va Lefty Jul 2017 #3
Saw That on John Oliver ProfessorGAC Jul 2017 #5
Wkrc-tv in Cincinnati is running the Boris Epshteyn plugs. Revolting. A literal turn-off. No Vested Interest Jul 2017 #22
lov it,, Cryptoad Jul 2017 #4
That's a step up from The GOP Propaganda Ministry. lpbk2713 Jul 2017 #6
Fascist news lark Jul 2017 #7
Bingo - there it is. you are absolutely correct. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2017 #8
'Nazi Apologist' -- that one seemed to get under Tucker Carlson's skin. Chortle. byronius Jul 2017 #9
I have mixed feelings about this... mwooldri Jul 2017 #10
State Run News is accurate Johnny2X2X Jul 2017 #11
I think it fits iamateacher Jul 2017 #12
State run TV not so much... billpolonsky Jul 2017 #13
Consider it is NOW the state run since changing of the guard. Lyricalinklines Jul 2017 #15
Don't Think BBC FreeWheatForever Jul 2017 #18
The noose is tightening. colorado_ufo Jul 2017 #14
It's just a Republican Party propaganda station...always has been.As the Repub Party has become more Alice11111 Jul 2017 #16
It is Pravda. muntrv Jul 2017 #17
If the shoe fits. StarryNite Jul 2017 #19
Koch Channel More_Cowbell Jul 2017 #20
Doubleplusgood! progressoid Jul 2017 #21
Republicans propaganda fox TV IS excellent new name, _STATE RUN TV_ Sunlei Jul 2017 #23
Orwell is chuckling. raven mad Jul 2017 #24
It Is Hard Core GOP TV colsohlibgal Jul 2017 #25
Considering the influence Fox Noise has DFW Jul 2017 #26
Republican Pravda / Ministry of Truth Mike Niendorff Jul 2017 #27

No Vested Interest

(5,163 posts)
22. Wkrc-tv in Cincinnati is running the Boris Epshteyn plugs. Revolting. A literal turn-off.
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 02:28 PM
Jul 2017

I have emailed my thoughts on this travesty to the local station.
The last thing I want appearing on my local news is the visage of Boris Epshteyn.

lpbk2713

(42,736 posts)
6. That's a step up from The GOP Propaganda Ministry.
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 12:27 PM
Jul 2017



Their title officially changed in January of this year.

lark

(23,059 posts)
7. Fascist news
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 12:27 PM
Jul 2017

is what they are and what they promote in coordination with the administration and other prominent Repugs.

mwooldri

(10,299 posts)
10. I have mixed feelings about this...
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 12:48 PM
Jul 2017

... my beloved BBC is more like "state run TV" than Fox - on paper. News however on Fixed News Channel is more like the mouthpiece of the present government. BBC news is fiercely independent of the government.

But hey, if it gets under the skin of Sean Insanity then I'll live with it.

Johnny2X2X

(18,967 posts)
11. State Run News is accurate
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 12:52 PM
Jul 2017

Let's hope it sticks. If we can get the majority of America calling it that it will take away all its legitimacy.

 

billpolonsky

(270 posts)
13. State run TV not so much...
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 01:05 PM
Jul 2017

If this were true Fox would have been the mouthpiece of the Obama Administration.

I know Joe wants to make Fox news out to be all Soviet and make it sound like American Pravda, but in reality it is more the voice of the Oligarchs or the voice of Capitalism with a brain tumour.

In Canada we have the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), modelled on the BBC in the UK.

"...the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as the national public broadcaster, should provide radio and television services incorporating a wide range of programming that informs, enlightens and entertains;

...the programming provided by the Corporation should:

i-Be predominantly and distinctively Canadian, reflect Canada and its regions to national and regional audiences, while serving the
special needs of those regions,

ii-Actively contribute to the flow and exchange of cultural expression,

iii-Be in English and in French, reflecting the different needs and circumstances of each official language community, including the
particular needs and circumstances of English and French linguistic minorities,

iv-Strive to be of equivalent quality in English and French,

v-Contribute to shared national consciousness and identity,

vi-Be made available throughout Canada by the most appropriate and efficient means and as resources become available for the
purpose, and

vii-Reflect the multicultural and multiracial nature of Canada."

I don't see any similarities between this and Fox news.

Lyricalinklines

(367 posts)
15. Consider it is NOW the state run since changing of the guard.
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 01:14 PM
Jul 2017

They fulfilled their mission of mind control to enough people to assist them in their goal. Now their mission is to exert full control of a nation. It's their idea of "progressive."

Ugh.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
16. It's just a Republican Party propaganda station...always has been.As the Repub Party has become more
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 01:23 PM
Jul 2017

batshit crazy, bigtime gang thugs (like cartels), so has it. It is not tbe party of Eisenhower or Ford.
Trump loves the Saudis because he wants to model his own family dynasty of wealth, power, & secrecy into something akin to the Saudis. Shep Smith is the only one left with any credibility there. You are better than that, Shep. However, since Fox is what the masses are fed, maybe it is important to have a voice of reason there.

Meanwhile, Trump Kingdom, continue to lie, and throw your peasants some crumbs. It has been effective...until it is not. Now, why did the French & Russian Revolution start...when the people get enough, slowly, gradually, accidentally, anger will build and ignite.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
25. It Is Hard Core GOP TV
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:00 PM
Jul 2017

They have shown, by sticking up for Trump, that they would support Charlie Manson if need be.

Goebbels must be proud in Hell.

DFW

(54,268 posts)
26. Considering the influence Fox Noise has
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 06:14 AM
Jul 2017

I'd say it's more like we have a TV-run state at this point

Mike Niendorff

(3,456 posts)
27. Republican Pravda / Ministry of Truth
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 07:21 AM
Jul 2017

Although with Trump in power, I can also accept that "state run television" has more than a grain of truth to it.


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