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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 01:20 AM

Doodley (7,654 posts)

Fox News defends CNN from Trump ban: CNN reporting is not fake. It has same standards as Fox News

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith defended CNN on Friday after the news organization was barred from spokesman Sean Spicer’s question-and-answer session at the White House.

"For the record, 'fake news' refers to stories that are created, often by entities pretending to be news organizations, solely to draw clicks and views and are based on nothing of substance," Smith said during his program.

"In short, fake news is made up nonsense delivered for financial gain. CNN’s reporting was not fake news. Its journalists followed the same standards to which other news organizations, including Fox News, adhere," he added.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/321111-foxs-shepard-smith-cnn-is-not-fake-news

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Fox News defends CNN from Trump ban: CNN reporting is not fake. It has same standards as Fox News (Original post)	Doodley	Feb 2017	OP
Eh, It's Shep Smith though.	SaschaHM	Feb 2017	#1
They know they could be next.	Dulcinea	Feb 2017	#13
Not a good Rec.. "same standards as fox.."	Cha	Feb 2017	#2
Kind of depends on how you look at it.	fleabiscuit	Feb 2017	#4
He's talking to a FOX audience	melman	Feb 2017	#6
I agree. He's not gonna soil the pool he's swimming in so...	WePurrsevere	Feb 2017	#12
It's good that he did that	melman	Feb 2017	#3
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Feb 2017	#5
Actually a good explanation of the difference between news and fake news.	world wide wally	Feb 2017	#7
CNN to FOX "Thanks for the-wait, WHAT?"	Ken Burch	Feb 2017	#8
gotta give Fux all DUE respect for that one	truebluegreen	Feb 2017	#9
Right now I give Shep all due respect on this one	Tom Rinaldo	Feb 2017	#14
I agree, Shep is due some respect.	truebluegreen	Feb 2017	#17
Fox is batting .500 with that one	DFW	Feb 2017	#10
How long will Shep last at Faux?	brettdale	Feb 2017	#11
Not Fox. Just that one guy. Even without Jabbba The Ailes. The rest of these worms continue	Guy Whitey Corngood	Feb 2017	#15
Sometimes, the enemy of my enemy ...............	HAB911	Feb 2017	#16
Shep The Outlier	colsohlibgal	Feb 2017	#18

Response to Doodley (Original post)

Sat Feb 25, 2017, 01:22 AM

SaschaHM (2,897 posts)

1. Eh, It's Shep Smith though.

Everyone else is probably rooting Trump on. Hell, Hannity probably had his daily pro-Trump orgasm when he heard the news.

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 08:04 AM

Dulcinea (5,684 posts)

13. They know they could be next.

One step out of line with what The Donald wants them to say, & they're outta there.

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 01:29 AM

Cha (268,451 posts)

2. Not a good Rec.. "same standards as fox.."

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 02:05 AM

fleabiscuit (4,487 posts)

4. Kind of depends on how you look at it.

The last analysis I read about FOX gave them a 33% news content with the rest being BS. Aparently that is the sweet spot to convince weaker older minds (don't say it, lol) that they are legitimate. Shep probably represents the "news" portion better than most there. I would have doubts that even msnbc has that much hard news content, mostly just commentary.

That being said, yes I agree with you that CNN is leagues ahead of the rest. They are news with a world wide reach. Not fake news.

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 02:57 AM

melman (7,681 posts)

6. He's talking to a FOX audience

So what's he gonna say, CNN is better? Of course not. It's just good that he said what he said where he said it.

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 07:52 AM

WePurrsevere (24,226 posts)

12. I agree. He's not gonna soil the pool he's swimming in so...

it's probably the best we can expect from a competing news agency. My thing is that at least he said it.

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 01:39 AM

melman (7,681 posts)

3. It's good that he did that

He's only one voice there but it's still good.

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 03:34 AM

world wide wally (19,472 posts)

7. Actually a good explanation of the difference between news and fake news.

Too bad it's not from the front office at Fox

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 03:40 AM

Ken Burch (50,254 posts)

8. CNN to FOX "Thanks for the-wait, WHAT?"

n/t.

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 04:44 AM

truebluegreen (9,033 posts)

9. gotta give Fux all DUE respect for that one

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 08:08 AM

Tom Rinaldo (21,605 posts)

14. Right now I give Shep all due respect on this one

He has always been the one willing to cut against he grain over there when truth demands it. I'll give FOX some respect (on this matter) if others there start saying things like this.

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 08:16 AM

truebluegreen (9,033 posts)

17. I agree, Shep is due some respect.

But that respect should be tempered, imo, by the awareness that his contrarian position over there is exactly what allows them to claim to be fair and balanced. That makes him window-dressing, and an enabler, whether he is aware of that or not.

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 05:02 AM

DFW (41,308 posts)

10. Fox is batting .500 with that one

CNN not fake--pretty mich true, although giving Trump the lion's share of coverage during the election campaign was borderline fraud.

But having the same standards as Fox? That is close to grounds for a defamation suit.

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 05:09 AM

brettdale (11,295 posts)

11. How long will Shep last at Faux?

I know hes been there ages, but do you think hes on his last legs there?

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 08:09 AM

Guy Whitey Corngood (23,097 posts)

15. Not Fox. Just that one guy. Even without Jabbba The Ailes. The rest of these worms continue

to molest journalism on a daily basis. They are happily following the downward spiral into fascism. Until of course Pedobart decides they're not loyal enough to Tiny Hands Fuhrer and turn on them. By then it'll be too late.

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 08:10 AM

HAB911 (6,369 posts)

16. Sometimes, the enemy of my enemy ...............

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 08:45 AM

colsohlibgal (4,555 posts)

18. Shep The Outlier

He has to have some kind of leverage over management to still be there still going off their reservation frequently.

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