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I apologize on behalf of my country for paving the way for this. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/27/sky-news-or-fox-news-peer_n_2963232.html?ir=UK&ref=topbar
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I think there is a bit of space between acknowledging that news can't be 100% sterile when delivered by anchors and saying that Fox News' methods are an unavoidable feature of the medium that is commonplace world-round. I presume the shift in journalistic ethics is at least unique where it's being discussed in the article.
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If people want to be biased that's their prerogative and I don't think the government should tell them they can't. The only issue I have is with obviously biased agencies claiming to be un-biased.
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Pardon the long-ass delay. I wouldn't suggest that the government should tell someone what they can and can't say, but I do think there is a line when an organization is masquerading under the guise of ethical journalism and doing nothing of the sort. Bias is one thing, straight misinformation and lies are another, especially when even those are twisted as much as possible to fit a political narrative. Take the word "news" out of Fox News, and I would not have any issue with t...