Sunday, December 04, 2005

CNN or Fox news: Which to watch for fair and balanced news?


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I watched several morning shows that had Stephen Hadley, National Security Advisor, being interviewed. One was with Wolf Blitzer of CNN and the other was on Fox news with Chris Wallace. The interviews were on similar topics i.e. the usual questions regarding the war in Iraq but both newscasters asked Hadley questions on the reported killing of the #3 Al-Qaida figure who was responsible for planning operations. When Chris Wallace inquired as to whether the story was true that he was shot down with a Missile fired by a drone by the CIA. Hadley gave an answer that said he can't confirm this as they were investigating the story and indeed they would be happy if it was in fact true that he had been killed. Then the questioning moved on to another topic. Wolf Blitzer on the other hand pursued Hadley with a followup question as to whether this meant that US personnel were actually in Pakistan. This was a much more probing question to which Hadley wouldn't answer. The moral of the story is watch CNN for fair and balanced news, not Fox news.

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