Speaking of Wikipedia Sliming

COMMENTARY
In Wikipedia, one needs to look no further than the Fox News entry to see first-hand how the wiki has gone wacko. The authors' liberal point of view is so pervasive in the text that you cannot discern the simple facts from the subjective trash. But what are you supposed to expect from user authored content? It's not like you can expect all of the user-authors to be educated and professional.

Check out the full Wikipedia entry linked below for a blast of pejorative pandering. Then, compare the Fox News entry to the CBS News entry.

NEWSLINE
"The [Fox News] channel is often regarded by international audiences as primarily being a propaganda vehicle for the Bush administration, as it not only promotes advocacy of such things as the US invasion of Iraq, but also attempts to explain and advocate the broader neoconservative worldview behind those actions."

NEWSBYTES
Wikipedia: Fox News
The Fox News Channel is a U.S. cable and satellite news channel. It is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, and is a subsidiary of News Corporation, under major shareholder and chief executive officer Rupert Murdoch. As of January 2005, it is available to 85 million subscribers in the U.S. and to further viewers internationally, broadcasting primarily out of its New York City studios. Read full story.

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