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Contributor: cfallon

Date: 2003-04-17 12:00:34

Actually, CNN has kept shocking secrets of the madness of Saddam's regime to ensure they have access to Bagdhad.

Also, CNN is Ted Turner's baby and to say that it is a propaganda machine for Bush is not accurate: they are democrats!

The National Post was biased, but it never pretended to be otherwise.

CBC pretends to be a media source for all Canadians. But it only represents the left-wing perspective.

(Look at Counterspin, Sunday Morning, the National, etc..)

Anyone who disagrees with me is biased. Anyone who agrees with me is biased. That's the definition of biased! :)

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Contributor: codc01

Date: 2003-04-17 13:03:38

"Also, CNN is Ted Turner's baby "

Yes, but he no longer is president of CNN, so its quite possible that now CNN his republican (I'm not saying it is, i'm just saying its possible)...

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Contributor: cfallon

Date: 2003-04-21 09:46:37

He's still the biggest or in the top 3 shareholders...

Connie Chung and Larry King are hardly Republicans.

But I get your point.. :)

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Contributor: fatmomma

Date: 2003-04-22 08:43:22

Connie Chung? Thought I heard she got the axe again????

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Contributor: fatmomma

Date: 2003-04-18 00:15:50

I want a newspaper or news broadcast to give me the facts only. Editorial and opinion should be kept separate. I was
disgusted with the Vancouver Province; it gave a headline account of all the bodies that were found in the "torture rooms" in Iraq. This story appeared a day after it was confirmed that the 15 year old corpses were repatriated bodies returned by Iran. I never saw any correction for the story; if there was one it was tiny and unnoticeable. This type of newsreporting leaves many people still believing this nonsense as the truth.
I expect that kind of reporting from tabloids not my daily newspaper.

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Contributor: fatmomma

Date: 2003-04-18 12:17:16

Only biased, when they only present one side or only give lip service to other point of view.
I want my news to be the news not editorial or opinion. That can be aired but on a separate program. Just the facts please. If there is a need for opinion both sides should be allowed to present their views.
I am finding too much opinion being presented as facts.

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Contributor: cfallon

Date: 2003-04-21 10:08:06

The issue is also what facts and in what priority.

Some facts don't get aired because they don't support that particular media outlets point of view - or some get buried.

I think we'll never get around the problem of blurring fact and opinion.

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Contributor: fatmomma

Date: 2003-04-21 20:34:22

you are right on here. That is probably why we all have a different outlook on things, I have learnt to look for 3 sources before I repeat anthing. Stories change so often; others get dropped without comment when they are proven incorrect. I am sure there are lots of things happening that no one talks about. I am sure we all wish for peace so we can get on with our own life and let the politicians worry about the day to day running of government.

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Contributor: cfallon

Date: 2003-04-22 09:33:42

Look at us: complete agreement!

We all want peace and to get on with our lives. We want to know everyone on the planet can do the same.

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