It has been apparent to some viewers for many years that Fox News as well as many other news broadcasts is very biased in the way it presents news stories. While I was unaware of this bias, it became evident to me in the news coverage of a debate between Senator Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama. A statement made by Obama in response to a question posed about his relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright was misconstrued to show an inaccurate ambiguity of Fox News and inconsistency on Obama's part. In a previous interview, Obama said he cannot disown Wright just as he cannot disown his African American heritage. In the debate, Obama said he does not approve of Wright's actions. This quote was used as a contradiction to his former statement that he will not disown him. However, shortly after Obama said he did not support Wright, he qualified his statement, saying he does disown Wright's comments. This part of the debate was not included in the news broadcast. This was done in an attempt to make Obama seem foolish, although it is obvious later in the debate that there is no inconsistency. This exclusion shows that Fox has a bias toward the Republican party.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfy20gFChhI&feature=channel
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