Cheat-Seeking Missles

Saturday, January 01, 2005

CNN vs. FOX

The blog CNN vs. FOX, authored by Marcus Jorgenson, is a fascinating place.

Case in point: did a search on Mahmoud Abbas on both networks' Web sites and found:

Fox:
Palestinian Candidate Stumps With Terrorists - Friday, December 31, 2004
Abbas Embracing Gunman Worries Israelis - Thursday, December 30, 2004
Abbas Urges Israel to Tear Down Fence - Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Abbas: We Cannot Compromise on Jerusalem - Saturday, December 25, 2004
Abbas Says He'll Follow in Arafat's Footsteps - Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Israeli Foreign Minister Criticizes Abbas - Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Abbas: Palestinian Armed Uprising Must End - Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Abbas Apologizes to Kuwait - Sunday, December 12, 2004
Abbas Apologizes to Kuwait for Saddam Support - Sunday, December 12, 2004
Abbas Leading in Palestinian Election Poll - Monday, December 06, 2004

CNN:
Abbas offers apology to Kuwaitis (12.12.2004)

Jorgenson concludes, "Quite a difference."
Quite a difference. The differences go both ways as you can see by my post for the Sudan crisis with little cover by Fox News but covered extensively by CNN.