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To: tejek who wrote (149205)	8/7/2002 2:52:44 PM
From: Yousef	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577951

Ted, Re: "Tim, if mainstream America found the press offensive, they would not watch or read it. They would watch Fox or read the National Review." Actually Ted, Fox News is growing much faster than network or other cable (CNN/MSNBC) news. I guess mainstream America doesn't agree with your assessment ... Again. Make It So, Yousef

To: tejek who wrote (149205)	8/7/2002 3:28:33 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577951

Tim, if mainstream America found the press offensive, they would not watch or read it. They would watch Fox or read the National Review. Ted, you make an excellent point. You'll agree with me most people get their news from TV. Until recently, ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN were the only significant sources of TV news, they were all liberal, and the people had no alternative. In effect, the liberals held news hostage. Along came Fox News. People have FLOCKED to it, to where you have weirdness like O'Reilly's sudden rise in the ratings to defeat Larry King Live, a CNN extremist liberal program. In markets that were not controlled by liberals, conservative shows have consistently captured the markets -- for example Limbaugh, Dr. Laura, Mike Reagan, etc., programs with longevity against such programs as Jim Hightower's (extremist liberal, former Texas RR Commissioner) which collapsed. The point being, when given a choice, the people prefer a conservative or more neutral perspective, yet the news media is still dominated by liberalism. Few liberal programs survive the listenership test when you put them to the people. This is NOT a free press. This is propaganda.

To: tejek who wrote (149205)	8/7/2002 4:07:50 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577951

Tim, if mainstream America found the press offensive, they would not watch or read it. They would watch Fox or read the National Review. I didn't say they find it offensive. Most of it is left of center, but not hard left, and not very offensive to moderates. People do watch Fox. I think it might even beet CNN in ratings. National Review isn't mainstream because most people don't read political magazines, but I think it does have a larger readership then The New Republic, Mother Jones, or The Nation. Tim