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They've been stepping up the assault in recent years, so it's hard to say. The Haperites would definitely get rid of the CBC. Martin's side of the Liberal Party is ambivalent about it at best. They won't dispose of the CBC, but they have no problem starving it and refusing to put laws in place to protect it.

Solid journalism is a very real threat to corporations that pollute, abuse employees, attack governments and so on. Those are the same corporations that influence the right side of the political spectrum.

   

Aleast FOX does not receive money from the Goverment like the CBC does. Who will have a bias. I have listened to the CBC its a bunch of crap. They just say thing nicely so Liberals love it. And want to talk about left leaning pleeeease.

   

[web]http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1067[/web]

   

Too bad Fiz63

Fox News is #1 cable news network.

I guess that says something about it's programming, maybe that they don't slant so far left that causes them to fall over ie : cnn, msnbc, cbc, abc, cbs, ctv forgetting anybody ?

   

So wait are you saying no Ex Clinton people or Carter people work in the media. All I have to say is CBS and Rather come on really. I admit FOX is right leaning but it is refreshing to have a different point of view. My whole life all i heard was left leaning media. CNN "Clinton News Network". Its one thing to lean left or right but to make up lies like CBS and the NY times is just BAD journalism. Never saw FOX make a whole story up. To be honest when Canada would not let FOX on their airwaves that told me smoething . They were scared for proplr might see a different view.

   

The CBC does lean left. Fox is so far right it's not even funny. They are a bunch of fucking Repulican cheerleaders. It's to the point that it doesn't even matter what a republican does, so long as they are Republican.

There are 'conservative' talk radio shows that aren't near as far gone as Fox is. If you can argue anything else, your head is up your ass.

   

this is hilarious

I should post some of the documentaries on fox and the american media, just worried about bandwidth and opyright.

   

Robair

"It's to the point that it doesn't even matter what a republican does, so long as they are Republican"

Thats right and don't you forget it !

Robair and relation to Airliberal or whatever that talk station is that makes the sucking sound ?

   

I was refering to the Savage Nation, actually. I have at least heard that rant-o-holic criticise Dubyas fiscal behavior on a few occasions. According to Fox, the current administration can do no wrong.

It is the journalists responsibility to hold elected officials accountable. That is the job description. If you are a cheerleader for a political party, you are not a journalist.

   

hey Robair my head is not up my ass like yours is. The CBC is crap and no one even watchs it please FOX will take over Canada now too.

   

By that do you mean Fox has already taken over the States?

   

the CBC is probably the best news channel i have seen. The BBC is good too, and CNN Europe is alright, CNN in the states.. not so much.

The CBC also has lots of great side shows and documentaries, like Foriegn asignment.

I used to have satelite tv so i used to watch all the big american news networks.

   

wow pigeon-holed, that explains a lot

   

Here you go Robair

Ratings success
FOX News currently leads the cable news market, earning better ratings than its chief competitors CNN and MSNBC combined; Nielsen ratings show that though more unique individuals watch CNN, FOX News viewers are likely to watch for longer periods of time, which results in higher ratings for it.

The BBC reported that FOX News saw its profits double during the Iraq conflict, due in part to what the report called "patriotic" coverage of the war. By some reports, at the height of the conflict, they enjoyed as much as a 300% increase in their numbers, to average 3.3 million viewers daily ([6] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3148015.stm)).

In 2004, the perceived gain in ratings began to become more apparent. Coverage of the Democratic National Convention in Boston ranked higher in the ratings than its two closest cable competitors combined. In September, FOX News Channel made television history when ratings for its broadcast of the Republican National Convention beat those of all three broadcast networks. During President Bush's address, FOX News notched 7.3 million viewers nationally, while NBC, CBS, and ABC scored ratings of 5.9, 5.0, and 5.1, respectively.

The founder of CNN, Ted Turner, said, upon the debut of FOX News, that his network would "squish Rupert like a bug", referring to FOX media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

http://www.answers.com/topic/fox-news

I copied this off the web site above click to see full article

   

On June 18, 2003, the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association (CCTA), an organization representing approximately 90 cable companies in Canada, applied to add FOX News, ESPN, HBO, and other non-domestic programming to the CRTC's Lists of Eligible Satellite Services on a digital basis. In their application the CCTA duly noted that, absent a change in CRTC policy, some of the channels were likely to be ineligible for addition to the lists as some were partially or totally competitive with licensed Canadian programming. Some Canadian channels additionally might hold exclusive rights. In a lengthy response, the CRTC stated that "the Commission considers that CCTA has not raised sufficient question as to the validity of the existing policy, or sufficient argument or evidence as to the benefits of its proposed approach, to warrant a policy review at this time" and noted that "CCTA has not provided the information generally required for the Commission to consider requests to add services to the Lists. Accordingly, the Commission is not in a position to examine whether it would be appropriate to authorize for distribution any of the specific services noted in CCTA’s request" ([8] (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Lette ... 031107.htm)).

The CCTA applied on April 15, 2004 solely to add FOX News, along with the NFL Network. [9] (http://www.ccta.com/english/View.asp?t= ... amp;id=331) CCTA's acting president Michael Hennessy said that the previous "bulk approach... ...was just too big", adding it raised "significant issues" with respect to broadcast rights and competition with existing domestic services ([10] (http://www.friends.ca/News/Friends_News ... 160401.asp)) On November 18, 2004 the CRTC announced that a digital license would be granted to FOX News ([11] (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Notic ... 004-88.htm)). In its proposal, FOX News stated, with reference to FOX News Canada, that "Fox News does not intend to implement this service and therefore will not meet the extended deadline to commence operations" ([12] (http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Notic ... 004-45.htm)). On December 16, 2004, Rogers Communications became the first Canadian cable or satellite provider to broadcast FOX News, with other companies following suit within the next several days.

The CRTC's previous refusal to grant Fox News a license had been contested by some Canadians, as well as American fans of the channel, who believed the decision to be politically motivated.

   

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