What ever happened to television journalism?

So the American Election is in full swing and I’m addicted to following it to the point where the domestic news channels can’t quench my political thrust. It leads me to watching American news channel when I can; mostly CNN and Fox News.

I find it particularly difficult to watch Fox News without throwing something at the screen and promptly destroying the TV. I mean, ITV News is mindless biased unnewsworthy drivel, but Fox News is really bad mindless biased unnewsworthy drivel.



The increasing rightwing biased of the American TV media has had a huge part to play in the so-called “politics of fear”, which along with the politics of discrimination towards LGBT people and anyone that is pro-choice, helped to give George Bush a second term (the first term he actually won). When I watch Fox News it is as clear as the light of day that they are trying to pull the same trick again this time.

What also is becoming more noticeable is that the style, methods and political bias of channels like Fox News are making their way more and more into the UK. Yes obviously with Sky News, since it is the British sister channel of Fox News, this is hardly surprising. ITV News is following suit on political bias and pointless human interest stories, but then it has done for years. I just don’t want the TV news to be the equivalent of a trashy tabloid for people who cannot be bothered to read – surely I can’t be the only one.

You almost have to laugh at the appalling nature of some of the so-called news of the rightwing propaganda-pedlars but then if you think that some people take it as read and actually believe it, it's quite scary. Perhaps you’ve got to laugh at it; otherwise I guess you’d cry.



Anyway, that’s my little rant done. I guess that leaves me with the BBC News Channel, which isn’t too bad although I swear that they vary the autocue speed depending on how fast a news day it is...