Battle for the crappy news: Fox v. CNN (Guess who wins)

Americans Need Stupid News

Right now (7:28PM PDT) these are the top stories on the following news websites (these are the best headlines as they are listed):

CNN.com (ooh its been redesigned, look how snazzy it is!)

1. "Child-sex suspect sought; tape's finder held"
2. "Senate vote on regionalizing Iraq spurs criticism"
3. "U.N. envoy meets with Myanmar dissident"

Foxnews.com (ooh it still looks like it was made by a 5th-grader in a computer tech class)

1. "More than 60 insurgents killed in Iraq firefight- most casualties believed to be to be Al Qaeda"
2. "Hopefuls await fundraising results"
3. "Jews irate over 'Nazi Collection'"

Just looking at the second part its hard to argue Fox doesn't have an agenda. Just in the way the write their headlines you can see the complete lack of objectivism (is that a word? if not it is now, internet is printed word and is therefore 100% accurate). Story #1 implies in the headline there is a connection between Iraqi insurgents and Al Qaeda. Fantastico! Fox proves the administrations' theories about who were "really" fighting in Iraq. Plus after you click it suddenly changes from "60 killed" to "more than 60 killed". What about those hundreds of thousands of other people that have been killed since the war started, sheesh! On to story #2, where the headline reads "Hopefuls". We can assume this refers to some political campaign. In actuality it refers only to Republican Presidential nominees who are apparently the only "hopefuls" according to Fox, though democrats are mentioned at the end of the article. On the final story, rather than stating what the article is really about Fox goes for the kick in the crotch. Even after you click it reads "Indian Jews Outraged Over 'The Nazi Collection' Line of Bedspreads", though in reality it is the leaders of a Jewish Community who are upset, and it is specifically about the swastika, which was originally a Hindu symbol. I guess Fox knows what its readers want.

It just goes to show there really is a difference, even minute-to-minute. Lets just hope Fox remembers how to count come next November. At least Bush can't get re-elected to a 3rd term... or can he?

I realize that I am being just as biased in the way I'm writing, but I mean really, I don't have to say anything and you'd figure it out yourself. Its a good thing no one reads this or Fox might be upset! It's not slander if no one reads it.