The Problem with Fox News

The "Fair and Balanced" news network appears to believe that its catch phrase means that by having a definite right-leaning bias the network promotes "fair and balanced" coverage across the entire TV news genre. I'm not going to elaborate here on the fact that Fox News is slanted. Frankly, only the completely blind GOP or conservative activist could miss it. And, judging by the angry response I've gotten from some Fox defenders, I'm convinced that deep down they know it is true but don't like to have their comfy little biases revealed or challenged.

What really irks me is that on a morning when a U.S. Congressman pleads guilty to absolutely outrageous bribery charges that Fox News would bury the story as the fourth in a list of "Latest Headlines." Bad winter weather in the West leads.

Now on one hand, I could accuse Fox of downplaying the story because we are talking about a Republican congressman. OK, I'll do that. But even more frustrating is this network's obsession with entertainment over hard news. They have a good set of reporters and commentators that have the resources and capabilities to do solid research and reporting. However, they tend not to push these issues to the forefront for coverage.