WHY did the Japense goverment just run a telivision add on Fox news?

[August Borms]

Is FoxNews a serious news channel

I watched it once and there was a talk show on with the topic "Jihad Johnny" and later the talk show host was advertising Fox-merchandise and he also did a weather report while laughing hysterically

I couldn't find it on the satellite anymore after that.

[Q Classic]

i beg to differ. i consider myself a moderate liberal, and i enjoy watching, reading and thoughtfully discussing the news.

indeed, i find some talk radio to be interesting, and a fertile ground for discussion.

however, i've never listened to rush limbaugh; i've heard only sean hannity, and his oozing adoration for ann coulter has permanently soured any interest i may have had in regularly listening to him.

the reason why fox has made such gain is not because of its conservative-ness. rather, i believe it's because of its format; it's far punchier, more oriented towards sound-bites and clever reports. the interviewing style of o'reilly is more aggressive and shorter than the generally more relaxed attitude larry king takes.
this is also why conservative columnists and radio shows do better.
this is also why the so-called "liberal media establishment" has tried to adopt much of fox's format: from the punch, loud, and explosive graphics (see CNNHN), to the time-limited and aggressive interviews (see MSNBC's Hardball), and more sound bites overall.

which is why, alas, i've resorted to mainly reading print media and online media. less attention-grabbing, blaring, noisy graphics. less bites. more thoughtful reporting, with longer sentences.
it's a nice change.

[Lancer]

I should say...More Americans get their news from FOX than from anybody else.

August, never saw anything like that on FOX.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by August Borms
Is FoxNews a serious news channel

No, but unfortunately some people think it is.

[Lancer]

Q cubed, yeah, those hoops.

[Shi Huangdi]

Originally posted by Big Crunch

The basic fact they can't miss however, is the numbers for CNN and FOX.

It just means FOX appeals to the lowest common denominator. Its the TV version of The Sun in that respect.

Foxnews doesn't show boobs.

Frogger: FOX now does better then CNN in the rating.

Liberal whining aside, FOXnews is a respected journalism source.

[Lancer]

Osweld, fortunately MOST people think it is.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi


Foxnews doesn't show boobs.

I never said it did. I said it appeals to the lowest common denominator.

[Drake Tungsten]

Wow, this thread stayed on topic for a long time...

There goes another Japan thread down the toilet.

[chequita guevara]

ABC claims to be America's most watched News source. "Where more Americans get their news."

[Lancer]

Drake is right. Why would Japan make a feel good about us commercial?

Maybe they want us to feel good about them and buy more Hondas?

[Drake Tungsten]

I'd have to see the commercial to give an informed opinion. The Japanese are extremely concious of face and image, but advertising in the US seems a little much, even for them.

[ranskaldan]

Re: WHY did the Japense goverment just run a telivision add on Fox news?

Originally posted by Vesayen
Anyone else see it?

It kept mentioning how the japenese goverment currently has 1600 U.n. peace keepers around the world and was a 2 minute commerical saying YEY FOR JAPAN!


HOWEVER it was a whole humanitarian angle, it wasent trying to encourage buisnesses to go there or anything.......I dont undserstand WHY they would do this type of advertisment-do many Americans dislike Japan?

I didnt think they needed to try to make their image better in the U.S......most americans like Japan, no?

Japan isn't exactly supposed to send troops outside of its own borders, under the post-WW2 constitution. China and SK (IIRC) have been complaining about Japan's involvement in peacekeeping missions.

Betcha this ad has something to do with that.

[DanS]

Haven't seen the Japan feel-good commercials. They've been playing Saudi Arabia and Canada ( ) feel-good commercials on Washington TV lately. Kuwait took out some feel good thank you advertisements in the Metro post-9/11.

This is "public diplomacy".

[Lefty Scaevola]

Originally posted by Frogger
The last time I checked, CNN was salivating for war to begin..

They made a lot of money from the last one.