People keep thinking that Fox News is some vast right-wing conspiracy. Fox News Channel was designed by Rupert Murdoch to fit the ‘conservative’ niche of TV news. Murcoch realized that ‘conservatives’ wanted to hear news slanted their way 24/7. He hired Roger Ailes knowing full well what he was getting himself into, and it is Ailes that really built the network. And the ratings have been wonderful.

People who see Fox News and/or MSNBC as more than entertainment are… misguided. If people just wanted ‘the news’ they would watch CNN Headline News (before they had Glenn Beck) and The News Hour on PBS. Even NBC Nightly News has ‘Making A Difference’ segments to close out the show, which are helpful and insightful but mostly just entertaining. People don’t just want ‘the news’, they want to be entertained, Fox News entertains some people. What else do you want? Really?

I’ve neglected the blog over the past month. I have simply had no time to really put any effort into a post. What I have been messing around with is Twitter. It is easy to update on twitter and not have to write out something long that may never be seen by anyone.

My twitter URL is http://twitter.com/nickcatal