The Network for Church Monitoring has an article up call 14 Propaganda Techniques Fox “News” Uses to Brainwash Americans that manages to capture my frustration when trapped in a waiting room with Fox News. I question almost everything. It’s an old habit, but I cannot start to question Fox News content because I trip over their oafish manipulations. The one the bothers me the most is Projection/Flipping.
Projection/Flipping. This one is frustrating for the viewer who is trying to actually follow the argument. It involves taking whatever underhanded tactic you’re using and then accusing your opponent of doing it to you first. We see this frequently in the immigration discussion, where anti-racists are accused of racism, or in the climate change debate, where those who argue for human causes of the phenomenon are accused of not having science or facts on their side. It’s often called upon when the media host finds themselves on the ropes in the debate.
I find myself saying, “Wait. What?”
My total patronage of Fox News this year is no more than two hours. None of this was voluntary.
Logging you in...
Scott Hopkins · 653 weeks ago
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LCForevah · 653 weeks ago
www.newshounds.us is a volunteer watchdog group that does Faux News analysis so you don't have to. www.crooksandliars.com is a major political blog that also takes Fox apart, plus takes apart any politician, Rep or Dem, needing exposure about their lies.
I no longer have cable, dish or the digital box. The few programs I watch are taken care of with hulu. I can't take the three minutes of commercials at a time on any given program, and I'm certainly not going to watch the news channels. If I occasionally see Maddow, I do it on msnbc site.
Cullen Athey · 653 weeks ago
Every waiting room I visit in my red state has Fox on the waiting room TV. Every time, even at my favorite pizzeria/microbrewery--you should try it out, eh--I encounter Fox on the house TV, I suggest MSNBC an an accuracy moderator. Even the WaPo today gave Mittens a four Pinocchios rating on his tax break plan, eh?
It's fun, you know, Mojoey, to have a real discussion about the political scene that really affects us all. Thanks for the opportunity to engage in the differences between those who will take us forward and those who would take us backwards.
Obama's rationale won the day.