Weisberg is clearly not a pot who knows his kettles. This petty little rant is no more factual or responsible than the Fox News content he roars against. Where are the examples that illustrate his assertions? Even though a lot of us know why we don't like Fox, we still deserve evidence. Worst is the charge that the news network is "actively try[ing] to kill its viewers" -- yes, Jake, even Fox viewers ultimately decide for themselves whether to get vaccinated. And for that matter, CNN ... More »

Provocative opinion about Fox News, which was recently rebuked by the Obama Administration for injecting right-wing bias in its news coverage. While I found this article to be reasonable, the author doesn't present the opposing viewpoint very well, and at times goes too far (suggesting that Fox is killing its viewers by questioning the value of swine-flu vaccines, for example). Still, I found this piece to be helpful in raising questions about this serious issue.

Loses points for not being rigorous itself in it's critique of Fox News (no links, let alone explicit examples).

I have a mixed opinion regarding this opinion piece. In making its case it presents little evidence but rather relies on the readers' experience. As a consequence, it resonates with me, one who has abandoned cable news, but it is unlikely to sway the opinion of the avid Fox News watcher. The reference to the politicized journalism model of other Western countries is interesting.

Oh, please. Let's remember the tradition of the news media to protect its own, even rivals, because any administration--yes, including this one--can hide information from the public.

A remarkably myopic look at Fox News Channel. Commentator Jacob Weisberg assumes that Fox's rightward tilt results from a disingenuous desire to boost ratings, when it more likely springs from a philosophical perspective that is so foreign to Weisberg that he takes refuge in cynicism. What is surprising is that he employs the "un-American" mantra usually reserved by the Right.

The teaser: "Fox News isn't just bad. It's un-American." Point is not proven, but the piece isn't crap. The news organization it reviews (Fox News) is thoroughly full of crap, well-documented with several examples. But this doesn't imply that it is anti-American. Yellow journalism may or may not be an American invention, but Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch are certainly following in a sordid, very American, tradition. I think Weisberg is overreaching here. But just because there's ... More »

Weisberg looks at the violation by Fox of the American journalistic tradition of independence from parties and administrations. His short tour of recent abuses is familiar from seeing past abuses. He calls for responsible journalists not to appear on Fox.

This well written opinion piece certainly plays to those of us who agree that Fox News provides a shallow parody of responsible journalism. More to the point, the author charges that the folks at Fox News are neither journalists nor do they even have any interest in pursuing the ideals and objectives of ethical journalism. As such, the author sees Fox News as something that reputable journalists should consciously avoid.

It just states the fairly obvious. I suppose the fact that Newsweek runs it is significant.

The tone of this piece is just so snooty and I think the author should get off his high horse. I find his argument that Fox takes a right-wing stance less credible simply because of his tone. I would also like to have some straight forward examples of when and how Fox news has been biased, not because I disagree with him but so I could have an intelligent comment on what makes Fox biased.

Jacob Weisberg is stating the obvious. That Fox News is biased toward the right end of the political spectrum is apparent to everyone except conservatives. Indeed, the right-leaning bias of Fox News reporting stands in sharp contrast even to that of two newspapers known for their conservative editorials -- The Wall Street Journal (which is also owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation) and The Washington Times (which is owned by a company with ties to the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's ... More »

Definately high quality journalism. Any time a well respected member of the mainstream media takes on Republican propaganda pimps such as Murdoch and Ailes and exposes their partisan poisoning of news reporting it is a welcome defense of the once respected profession of journalism. Fox News has gotten away with a amazing con job on it's viewers. It's brainwashed these uninformed Republican voters that un-American hopes for failure of the government and demonizing attacks on the ... More »