06-07-2017, 04:52 PM
(06-07-2017, 03:50 PM)Benton Wrote: That was going to be my question. Never heard of Roberts. Maher is a comedian/talk show host. If he says the hyperbole he usually says on HBO, I don't care. If he says it on a network that says it's solely news, then I'd have more of an issue. People go to one for entertainment and one for facts.
The lines are very, very blurred between shows like Real Time and The Daily Show and opinion shows on cable news. But Bill Maher, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have at, various times, prided themselves as the only way many of their viewers get and digest news. So when they say something that is BS, they claim comedic license but still view themselves as an entirely legit opinion show on the news.
Hannity is horrible. He doesn't give opinions on facts, he gives opinions on speculation/rumors. He's actually pretty close to those guys, but without the humor.
Otherwise, I don't really get why people think opinions/editorials have no place on a news channel when they've been a staple of newspapers. Not to compare Hannity with a WaPo editorial, but FNC has like 3M viewers most of whom probably know it's a opinion show and not straight news. FNC is the source of all evil and ignorance, but only like 3% of voters watch it regularly. Makes sense.
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