<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>The Hot Joints &#187; fair and balanced</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thehotjoints.com/tag/fair-and-balanced/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thehotjoints.com</link> <description>Conservative news and opinion</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:49 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- google_ad_section_start --> <item><title>Fox News: 83 Consecutive Months At #1</title><link>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/12/03/fox-news-83-consecutive-months-at-1/</link> <comments>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/12/03/fox-news-83-consecutive-months-at-1/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:54:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris Jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fair and balanced]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fnc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fox haters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fox is best news channel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fox News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fox news channel]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehotjoints.com/?p=5557</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a little something to make the mindless Fox haters cry: FNC has been the most-watched cable news channel for 83 consecutive months in both Total Day and prime time. FNC was #3 in prime time and #4 in total day in all of basic cable. Fox News also retained the most viewership, post-election (Nov [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://www.thehotjoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/fox_news.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5558" title="fox_news" src="http://www.thehotjoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/fox_news.jpg" alt="fox news Fox News: 83 Consecutive Months At #1" width="400" height="316" /></a></p><p>Here&#8217;s a little something to make the mindless <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/november_ratings_83_months_on_top_for_fnc_102020.asp?c=rss" target="_blank">Fox haters cry</a>:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>FNC has been the most-watched cable news channel for 83 consecutive months in both Total Day and prime time.</em></p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>FNC was #3 in prime time and #4 in total day in all of basic cable. <strong>Fox News also retained the most viewership, post-election (Nov 4 vs. Nov. 5 &#8211; 30.) </strong>In Total day, FNC held 33% of its viewers, compared with 24% for MSNBC and 18% for CNN. In prime time, FNC retained 23% of viewers, MSNBC retained 19% and CNN held on to 10% of its Election Day audience.</em></p><p>Fox has also kept more of its viewers than the other networks &#8212; post election. Fox News is the best news channel on television. They have the best programming, the best talent, and the best coverage. All the crap about Fox being a &#8220;right wing network&#8221; is total BS.</p><p>The Pew Research Center&#8217;s Project For Excellence in Journalism <a href="http://www.journalism.org/node/13436#fn1" target="_blank">released a study</a> in October that clearly showed Fox News to be the most fair and balanced network &#8212; while MSNBC was the least.</p><p><em>-Chris Jones</em></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/12/03/fox-news-83-consecutive-months-at-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Video: Pew Finds FNC Fair And Balanced, Olbermann Is A Tool</title><link>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/11/03/video-pew-finds-fnc-fair-and-balanced-olbermann-is-a-tool/</link> <comments>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/11/03/video-pew-finds-fnc-fair-and-balanced-olbermann-is-a-tool/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:32:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris Jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[affleck does olbermann]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fair and balanced]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fox News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Keith Olbermann]]></category> <category><![CDATA[olbermann joke]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pew research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[saturday night live]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SNL]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehotjoints.com/?p=5252</guid> <description><![CDATA[]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="344" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WT2UIgFZMas&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WT2UIgFZMas&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/11/03/video-pew-finds-fnc-fair-and-balanced-olbermann-is-a-tool/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pew Survey: Fox News Audience Much More Balanced</title><link>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/10/06/new-poll-more-democrats-watch-fox-news/</link> <comments>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/10/06/new-poll-more-democrats-watch-fox-news/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:08:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris Jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[democrats watch fox]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fair and balanced]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fox haters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fox News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pew poll]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thehotjoints.com/?p=4984</guid> <description><![CDATA[A new Pew poll completely smashes the narrative that far-left cretins have been pushing about Fox News. You constantly hear from the left that Fox News is a &#8220;right-wing propaganda outfit&#8221; and that only Republicans watch it. Clear thinking Americans have always known that to be nonsense, and a brand new Pew survey proves it. [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p><a href="http://www.thehotjoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/fox-news-gift-store.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4985" title="fox-news-gift-store" src="http://www.thehotjoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/fox-news-gift-store.jpg" alt="fox news gift store Pew Survey: Fox News Audience Much More Balanced" width="327" height="245" /></a></p><p>A new Pew poll completely smashes the narrative that far-left cretins have been pushing about Fox News. You constantly hear from the left that Fox News is a &#8220;right-wing propaganda outfit&#8221; and that only Republicans watch it. Clear thinking Americans have always known that to be nonsense, and a brand new <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/mkoldys/blog/awp244917045.html" target="_blank">Pew survey</a> proves it.</p><p>Their annual survey of cable news audiences now shows:</p><ul><li>FNC: 39% Republican, 33% Democratic, 22% Independent</li><li>CNN: 18% Republican, 51% Democratic, 23% Independent</li><li>MSNBC: 18% Republican, 45% Democratic, 27% Independent</li></ul><p>So when Fox News claims to be &#8220;Fair and Balanced&#8221; that apparently also extends to their audience. Does this mean that since it&#8217;s mostly Democrats who watch CNN and MSNBC that those channels are &#8220;left-wing propaganda outfits?&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.thehotjoints.com/2008/10/06/new-poll-more-democrats-watch-fox-news/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <!-- google_ad_section_end --></channel> </rss>
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