We Report, We Decide
The State of the News Media 2005
Fox was measurably more one-sided than the other networks, and Fox journalists were more opinionated on the air. The news channel was also decidedly more positive in its coverage of the war in Iraq, while the others were largely neutral. At the same time, the story segments on the Fox programs studied did have more sources and shared more about them with audiences.
It's easier to get Caesar to return calls when you come to praise rather than bury him.
Fox journalists were even more prone to offer their own opinions in the channel's coverage of the war in Iraq. There 73% of the stories included such personal judgments. On CNN the figure was 2%, and on MSNBC, 29%.The same was true in coverage of the Presidential election, where 82% of Fox stories included journalist opinions, compared to 7% on CNN and 27% on MSNBC.
Those findings seem to challenge Fox's promotional marketing, particularly its slogan, "We Report. You Decide."
Evidently, the phrase "seems to challenge" better adheres to the grammar of academese than "makes a mockery of".
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