Electronic Arts, likely sick of having their recently-acquired role-playing franchise Mass Effect dragged through the mud on national television, has requested that Fox News Channel correct their error-plagued segment on the game. In the letter, which cites Kotaku, Jeff Brown, EA's vice president of communications, asks Teri VanHorn, producer of the Live Desk with Martha MacCallum, to clarify "serious errors" the channel made in their Mass Effect story.
"As the parent company of BioWare, the studio which created the game, EA would like you to set the record straight on a number of errors and misstatements which incorrectly characterize the story and character interactions in Mass Effect." The letter starts and then proceeds to outline their very strong case.
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I agree
EA on the other hand are total asses, I despise the company. Doesn't have any relevance to how awesome Mass Effect is though.
This is like Cthulhu battling Satan. Either way, we lose.
Good for EA. They have every right to defend such a great game, especially when so many false statements were made about it.
in recent studies of media and the 2008 election, FOX has been shown as the most fair towards both Democrats and Republicans in the presidential election during its hard news segments. (Link to Study). This study did not look at the O'Reilly Factor or Hannity & Colmes, but those are opinion programs and do not pretend to be objective. Regardless, in addition:
FOX was recently rated the most trusted national news channel (out of CNN, MSNBC, FNC, and others) by a wide margin, and while each other major network is seen as 'somewhat or mostly liberal', fox is the only one percieved as 'somewhat or mostly conservative'. (Link to Study)
I do not believe that FOX News is a propaganda station, and they were certainly not the only channel to support the war in the leadup to the Iraq war.
EDIT: And by the way I do think that their coverage of this game was inaccurate and unneccesary, however i'd like to see how other channels covered it.
and you can probably find a video of this on foxnews.com
No, let's get that straight. Letterman said O'Reilly is a liar, Edwards didn't say it. Then Letterman asked Edwards if he agreed, and Edwards didn't really pursue the topic.
Anyway, everyone knows Fox News is crap. Letterman talking about it was a joke.
The other channels didnt cover it only foxnews and yes you are right about orielly and hannity as opinated but I was talking in general and those two shows.Foxnews sorry does stuff for ratings for example the thing with someone that was in the news yesterday and they start to spread rumors but cnn saids we will not deny nor confirm till the thing is done before we say stuff and that what jouranlist are supposed to do not make there personal opinions or tell people false info or make stuff up to get ratings.Now I aint saying foxnews is totally bad they do report some good stuff especially orielly I like how he tough but most of his stuff he saids is crap and alot of people agree with me.
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but honestly, to call FOX a propaganda station is a little excessive, especially since your backup for this is: "John Edwards last nite on the david lettermen show said Orielly is crap." and other stations are better because
"cnn saids we will not deny nor confirm till the thing is done before we say stuff".
What John Edwards says about FOX News on a late night show probably isn't the first place you should run to if you're looking to not be exposed to propaganda.
i didn't see them cut him off once, and they had two experts with opposing viewpoints to discuss the issue. they went out of their way to show both points of view and make its balanced. i think they achieved it fairly well.
that being said, i do disagree with them even having this as a story, since in my opinion it isn't really a story in the first place.
That's the problem with the newsmedia. They fill your head full of bull****. What they report isn't the real news, it is a diversion.
It's also now a business. They're making a profit from their so-called "news" stories, which are written to get as much of an audience as possible.
The news should be publicly funded, so that corporate criminals don't use it to spread propaganda, and so that there's no need for them to worry about ratings. That's the only way you'll get unbiased news, and the truth.
news has always been a business so there's nothing new about having them write to fit an audience.
are you honestly saying that to end the spread of what you call propaganda, the GOVERNMENT should get involved with their money being thrown around? THATS how you think we'd get unbiased news, and the truth?
Canada has the CBC in that situation, and believe me, it is ANYTHING but unbiased.
It is impossible to have a completely objective news media, but the closest you can come to it is to try to portray multiple points of view.
Watch the segment on foxnews.com. If you still think it's propaganda, please take a step away from the computer, get some fresh air, and clear your head.
The folks that are badmouthing FOX, please tell me where I can go and receive any unbiased news reporting on TV/Cable? The Wall Street Journal is the closest print media that does not use its news pages for editorials. Look at the major national newspapers and it is difficult to see a difference between the front page and the editorials. All of the other TV/Cable outlets push their liberal agendas and the same things that have been said about FOX apply equally to the other channels.
Does FOX screw up stories: certainly, but they generally offer corrections when the story is factually incorrect.
I have seen plenty of CNN/MSNBC, etc coverage where partial facts are offered has whole truths.
Many of their "models" are attorneys, that left that rat race, and moved to less stressful/lucrative employment.
This is exactly what most people should do. It doesn't have to be FOX that they watch mainly, but regardless of your preferred network, you should always look to other sources to get other opinions or points of view. It is basically the only way to extrapolate the hard facts these days.
For people who like their news spoonfed to them.
(NB: May not be news, or even true.)
kidding.
the hating fox thing is getting awfully old. especially when you probably haven't even watched it.
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