I recently found an article on http://www.mediamatters.org/ that argued Fox News is running a crusade against Muslims. "The network has a history of making controversial assertions about Muslims-often by basely branding them as "terrorists" or "terrorist sympathizers"--calling for profiling, or equating Islam and all of its adherents with radical extremists who claim to act in its name."
On today's edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Fox news hosted evangelist Rev. Franklin Graham, son of Rev. Billy Graham, to discuss reports that the Army is reconsidering their invitation for him to appear at the Pentagon on the National Day of Prayer due to his negative words towards the Islamic religion.
More comments from Graham and other Fox & Friends guests can be found here: www.tinyurl.com/2e9bwaz
Fox has always played to an audience. During the election, it is possible they dug themself into a hole, or gold mine, by branding themself as conservative. I feel, in order to keep their network and ratings, they are playing to a specific crowd, through the messages they are sending.
This is perfect for our class, in my opinion, because it reminds you that our society is about making money, suppy and demand. Initially, this article annoyed me with the media, and it blew my mind that the media would allow this coverage.
Though it seemed shocking, media wouldn't cover this if there wasn't a demand. So many people are mad at media, including myself sometimes, but we are to blame and actually have more control than we think.
Additional thoughts?
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I like this post because I had not actually heard anything about this situation. Interesting. I agree that Fox is biased and yes, along with an article in "Politic's Daily" which said, "Fox News execs could only be happier if this occurred during sweeps weeks."
My goodness. Fox&Friends found out what had happened and all the attention it was drawing, decided to put him on their show...
"...here was a chance for Graham to engage in healing, to call a truce. But he chose not to do so. And Fox News helped him make matters worse."
It's true. Religious matters are pretty debatable in such a free and diverse country, and THAT deserves news coverage. What doesn't, or in my opinion, is to exploit a situation of irrelevance to just get people "worked up"...and that's what this did. The Christians v. the Muslims. FoxNews seems to do this...BUT other times the more liberal networks take stories and run with their views just as much. Supply and Demand- yeah, the story was there, the demand will be huge with so many Americans knowing Rev. Graham... FoxNews played their cards right...for attention sake. It is sad. In the end, the story that every other network is running has more to do with how the conservatives are defending Graham's "rhetoric" and then the Pentagon w/ Obama are having to explain their reasoning. Man, the "National Day of Prayer at the Pentagon" has turned into a HUGE publicity market.
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