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* The fact that FOX news, being a major news network that airs on a media device presumably available to millions of people across the country doesn't consider itself to be "mainstream" media -- how is it not "mainstream"? It's not as if FOX news is some underground news wire available exclusively to a select group of individuals. It's as mainstream as MSNBC and CNN, just with a right-wing viewpoint. |
* The fact that FOX news, being a major news network that airs on a media device presumably available to millions of people across the country doesn't consider itself to be "mainstream" media -- how is it not "mainstream"? It's not as if FOX news is some underground news wire available exclusively to a select group of individuals. It's as mainstream as MSNBC and CNN, just with a right-wing viewpoint. |
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** Probably an example of [[Insistent Terminology]]. "Mainstream media" is often used as a derogatory term that FOX News might want to avoid, see [[Strawman News Media]] for details; "mainstream media" is sometimes skewed to mean "with a Liberal/Democratic slant." |
** Probably an example of [[Insistent Terminology]]. "Mainstream media" is often used as a derogatory term that FOX News might want to avoid, see [[Strawman News Media]] for details; "mainstream media" is sometimes skewed to mean "with a Liberal/Democratic slant." |
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