FOX vs. CNN

Today I watched FOX news and compared it to CNN. Oh, the differences of obviously right wing and left wing media. They cover major events in very separate ways.

The three big news stories discussed on both networks were: The swine flu, the Specter switch and the end of Obama's first 100 days.

FOX news scorned Obama on his spending spree in his first 100 days, insisting he spend so much money and that it will continue to rise. They stated he racked up a massive spending tab, but never stated what that tab was used for or why it was so horrible. They moved on to the swine flu, even making that a bipartisan debate. They alleged that Democrats are accusing Republicans of blocking the flu in the stimulus package, as the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. continues to rise. Then they switched on the Senator Specter's switch from the GOP. They scorned Specter harshly, with reactions from Reagan and Guilliani. Reagan stated, "Good riddance". He was one of three Republicans to vote in favor of the stimulus package, the "monstrosity". Overall, the FOX news station just sounded like a few angry Republicans got together and reported the news with animosity.

CNN reported on a greater range of news stories, but covered those major ones in depth, as well. Other news stories highlighted the stimulus positively, insisting Chrysler reached a debt deal, and that the American citizens have the highest level of confidences regarding the Economy since November, which is how they opened the discussion for Obama's first one hundred days coming to an end tomorrow. In regards to the swan flu, they reported the news without much partisan view. When discussing Specter, they reported on Nancy Pelosi's reaction to the switch, as she stated that she was excited. What was interesting about CNN, even their commercials support Obama's stance on stimulating the economy via green jobs.

What was so interesting about watching both networks, was that although I gained the same information listening to either station, FOX just sounds like a bunch of bitter politicians who wanted to complain, while CNN just put an angle on their news stories to favor Obama. In a nutshell, if I ever had to choose only one as my news source, CNN would win with no competition.