Liberal version of Fox News?

[Eric J in MN]

Liberty News Televisio says it's not:

AREN’T WE JUST "THE LIBERAL VERSION OF FOX NEWS"?
We think that's an inaccurate description of Liberty News TV, because unlike FOX, we do not DISTORT the truth to serve our political agenda. We merely present facts that are being willfully ignored or casually overlooked by the corporate media. If that comes off as liberal, so be it, but our intention is not to forward a certain political point of view. It is, rather, to expose Americans to a more accurate picture of American politics, so that they can put a halt to what we see as a national crisis facing our environment, our civil rights, and our future.

They produce a half-hour show, once a month. These are shown on the cable channel, "Free Speech TV."

The first edition of Liberty News TV was for February 2005.

The August 2005 edition can be watched online now.

[Eric J in MN]

1. kick

kick

[niceypoo]

38. Why must we 'copy' them?

Seriously....

[snowbear]

2. I've never heard of the show..

But even if it were the answer to Faux.. they sure can't do much with a "half-hour a day, once a month" :freak:

[Eric J in MN]

3. If we support them, maybe they will expand someday. (nt)

nt

[steve2470]

4. kick nt

[Eric J in MN]

5. Thanks (nt)

nt

[Eric J in MN]

6. kick

kick

[bvar22]

7. Great Show!!!!

Thanks for this link!
Bookmarked
Nominated!!

[Eric J in MN]

20. You're welcome (nt)

nt

[bvar22]

8. Broadband only.

Not to be missed
Should be on the Greatest Page!

[Eric J in MN]

9. A person with a slow connection can right-click,

save the file to his or her computer, and then go to where the file was saved and start it from there.

[Eric J in MN]

10. Give the show a try. Online now!

http://www.libertynewstv.com/

[Mr_Spock]

11. Can they get a 24/7 cable channel ?

I'd watch real news again :D

[Eric J in MN]

12. They could if they had the money.

I've donated, but I'm not rich.

Do you know anyone rich, or who has influence with a well-funded liberal organization?

[Mr_Spock]

15. No, but I could throw 'em some cash if they are asking for it

:D

[Eric J in MN]

17. Thank you.

They're on a low-budget, and I'm sure they appreciate donations.

[ClassWarrior]

13. Wow. This is the first I've heard of them, and the first thing I see...

...is a pure Lakoffian frame: another Right Wing "power grab." I'm impressed.

NGU.

[Eric J in MN]

14. Does George Lakoff say we should call the loss of civil liberties

a "Right Wing Power Grab?"

[ClassWarrior]

16. No, he says the frame "RW Power Grab" is a blanket for many things...

...such as the Clinton Impeachment (which I prefer to call the Failed RW Coup), the Grey Davis Recall, and - as Liberty demonstrates so well in that screen capture - the unPATRIOTic Act.

All of them involve RWers cheating the system to grab more undeserved political power for themselves.

NGU.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

18. NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!

Dare we become as braindead and irrational as the Faux people, but only to point in another direction?
NO WAY! Faux is just that. F a u x news. Right wing propoganda. Not news, not information, not honest reporting. Pure unadulterated spin and spew. Copying them and taking the opposite side is just stupid, incredibly stupid and worse.

Aping an idiot, but facing the other way is simply showing your ugly ass to the audience. We cannot afford to do that.


If there was a station that provided real news, without corporate editing or ownership, it would be an automatic success. By real news, I mean the following:
Drop any political spin when reporting a story.
Do it straight. then research it and follow up in detail.
At all costs, ignore Aruba and other ditzy blonde stories. That is not news.
Forget fair and balanced discussions, by debating a simple-minded point with two talking heads. If you need a commentator, get a real expert, one who gets into detail, background and impact. not some party aparachnik who memorized the Beloved Party talking points.

[Eric J in MN]

19. You may prefer "Independent World Television," which

is planned for 2007.

www.iwtnews.org

[ChairmanAgnostic]

21. many thanks for the ref. I had dreams, not expectations of something

my only regret is that 2007 is a long time from now, in a land, far, far away.

[Eric J in MN]

34. They say that a lot of people have asked them to start sooner (nt)

nt

[ClassWarrior]

22. It's hype. Look, it got YOUR attention.

:shrug:

NGU.

[Eric J in MN]

23. I like the show. Exactly what is "hype?"

nt

[ClassWarrior]

24. I haven't watched the show yet, but the "Liberal Fox" stuff is hype.

I've saved it to watch later.

NGU.

[Eric J in MN]

25. They're saying they're not the "Liberal Fox News"...

..because they don't distort like Fox News.

[ClassWarrior]

27. Yes, but if you're familiar with Lakoff, you know that you can't...

...not think of an elephant. In other words, if I'm president and I say, "I am not a crook," I just conjure up the spectre of crookedness.

When they protest that... "Ohhhhh... we're NOT the Liberal Fox News..." they create the aura of "Liberal Fox News" around themselves. Once again, they're proud Lakoffians is my guess.

:headbang:

NGU.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

28. don't mean to thread shift, but

what is
"NGU." ?

Actually we need two news stations,
one that gives news straight,
another that provides commentary, analysis and a liberal point of view.
Together, they would be devastating to the neocons who have stolen our country's soul.

[Eric J in MN]

29. I agree that we need two more news channels.

"Independent World Televison" is planned to give the news straight starting in 2007:
www.iwtnews.org

I'm not aware of plans for a 24 hour news station from a liberal point-of-view.

I'd like us to support "Liberty News TV" which is just half-an-hour-per-month, in the hopes that it will expand. They haven't said they will expand, though:
www.libertynewstv.com

[ChairmanAgnostic]

30. ah, but do you know what NGU stands for?

[Eric J in MN]

31. No, I've been on message-boards for a long time, and

no "NGU" before.

[ClassWarrior]

32. LOL... It means "Never Give Up"...

...my personal motto since 11/03/04.

Feel free to adopt it as yours as well.

NGU.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

33. thanks

the more I think about it, the better it sounds.

[LTRS]

26. It needs to be a bit more subtle....

... with it's messaging if they want it to be affective. That's Faux's secret to success. They are expert propagandists. :)

[Eric J in MN]

35. Give them 28 mnutes, they will give you their August show.

Watch online now at:

www.libertynewstv.com

[Eric J in MN]

36. If you don't want to watch 28 minutes, just watch a short bit

on the lower-right of:

http://www.libertynewstv.com/

[Eric J in MN]

37. If you get tired of listening to right-wingers on the Sunday morning

network tv shows, then playing "Liberty News TV" may be a relief.

Click below:

www.libertynewstv.com

[ScamUSA.Com]

39. this and Democracy Now need to be on Basic Cable

great stuff

[Eric J in MN]

42. I think that everyone with "Dish Network" gets the Free Speech TV channel

with both "Liberty News TV" and "Democracy Now!"

www.libertynewstv.com

www.democracynow.org

[blondeatlast]

40. I'd be happy with any unbiased news. The news from back in the day

was unbiased.

They trusted the viewers to decide--and decide they did: to end the war and Nixon's failed presidency.

Yikes, I'm old enough to say "the good old days."

[Eric J in MN]

41. We need both.

There is a project to create "Independent World Television" news for 2007, which strives to be unbiased and doesn't take money from corporations or the government. I've donated:
www.iwtnews.org

But I would also like "Liberty News TV" (which has more-criticism-of-Bush than defense-of-Bush) to expand

I've also donated to "Liberty News TV"
www.libertynewstv.com

If you just want news which strives to be unbiased, you can support "Independent World Television."

If you can't give money, then sign up for their email list as a way to show your support:

http://www.iwtnews.com/join

[ScamUSA.Com]

43. IS THE WEBSITE DOWN NOW?

Links seem busted