Fox News versus PBS

I thought would be interesting to compare some of the news personalities of Fox News and PBS, just to see who has the strongest news people up and down.

I watch Fox every blue moon since I generally don't like the theatrics but I do watch PBS everyday. The source of your news is very important and I generally find PBS much more in depth and requiring a higher degree of critical thinking.

So, here goes.

Jim Lehrer

Lehrer began his career in journalism at The Dallas Morning News and the Dallas Times-Herald, where he covered the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. From 1970 to 1973, Lehrer anchored the local single-story news show, Newsroom on KERA-TV, the local Public Broadcasting affiliate station in Dallas. Lehrer began working with PBS network in 1973, and in 1975 developed and co-anchored The MacNeil/Lehrer Report with Robert MacNeil. The news show was later renamed The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, and after MacNeil's departure in 1995 was ultimately named The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

Nicknamed the "Dean of Moderators" by CNN's Bernard Shaw, Lehrer has moderated eleven presidential candidate debates, with the most recent being the presidential debate between senators Barack Obama and John McCain on September 26 2008.

Honors and awards

• American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow (1991)
• University of Missouri School of Journalism's Medal of Honor
• William Allen White Foundation Award for Journalistic Merit
• George Foster Peabody Award
• Fred Friendly First Amendment Award,
• Emmy Award
• National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle (1999)
• Television Hall of Fame (1999)
• National Humanities Medal (1999)

Bibliography

• Lehrer, Jim (1966). Viva Max!. New York:: Duell, Sloan & Pearce.
• Lehrer, Jim (1975). We Were Dreamers. New York: Atheneum. ISBN 0689106939.
• Lehrer, Jim (1988). Kick the Can. New York: Putnam. ISBN 039913350X.
• Lehrer, Jim (1989). Crown Oklahoma. New York: Putnam. ISBN 0399134344.
• Lehrer, Jim (1990). The Sooner Spy. New York: Putnam. ISBN 0399135367.
• Lehrer, Jim (1991). Lost and Found. New York: Putnam. ISBN 0399136010.
• Lehrer, Jim (1992). A Bus of My Own. New York: Putnam. ISBN 0399137653.
• Lehrer, Jim (1992). Short List. New York: Putnam. ISBN 0399136657.
• Lehrer, Jim (1993). Blue Hearts. New York: Random House. ISBN 0679422161.
• Lehrer, Jim (1995). Fine Lines. New York: Random House. ISBN 0517164353.
• Lehrer, Jim (1996). White Widow. New York: Random House. ISBN 0679452362.
• Lehrer, Jim (1997). The Last Debate. New York: Random House. ISBN 0517177617.
• Lehrer, Jim (1998). Purple Dots. New York: Random House. ISBN 0679452370.
• Lehrer, Jim (2000). The Special Prisoner. New York: Random House. ISBN 0375503714.
• Lehrer, Jim (2002). No Certain Rest. New York: Random House. ISBN 0375503722.
• Lehrer, Jim (2004). Flying Crows: A Novel. New York: Random House. ISBN 1400061970.
• Lehrer, Jim (2005). The Franklin Affair. New York: Random House. ISBN 1400061989.
• Lehrer, Jim (2005). False Moves. New York: Random House. ISBN 1400061989.
• Lehrer, Jim (2006). The Phony Marine. New York: Random House. ISBN 1400064864.
• Lehrer, Jim (2007). Eureka. New York: Random House. ISBN 1400064872.
• Lehrer, Jim (2009). Oh, Johnny. New York: Random House. ISBN 1400067626.

• White Widow screenplay is currently being written by Luke Wilson
• Viva Max! (1970) writing credit with Elliott Baker

• The Will and Bart Show
• Church Key Charlie Blue
• Chili Queen

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Shawn Hannity

Sean Patrick Hannity (born December 30, 1961) is an American radio and television host, author, and conservative political commentator. His nationally syndicated radio program, The Sean Hannity Show, airs throughout the United States on Citadel Media. Hannity also hosts two television shows on Fox News Channel: Hannity, which replaced the political debate program Hannity & Colmes, and the weekend show Hannity's America. Hannity has also written two New York Times bestselling books,Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism and Deliver Us from Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism.

Awards and honors

• Hannity received a Marconi Award in 2003 and 2007 as the Network Syndicated Personality of the Year from the National Association of Broadcasters.
• In 2009, Talkers Magazine listed Hannity as #2 on their list of the 100 most important radio talk show hosts in America.^]
• Talkers Magazine gave Hannity their Freedom of Speech Award in 2003.
• In 2005, Jerry Falwell, chancellor of Liberty University, awarded Hannity an honorary degree.^[30]
• Radio and Records magazine has honored Hannity with the National Talk Show Host of the Year Award for three consecutive years.

Bibliography

• Hannity, Sean (2002). Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism, ReganBooks, ISBN 0-06-051455-8.
• Hannity, Sean (2004). Deliver Us from Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism, ReganBooks, ISBN 0-06-058251-0.

Winner Jim Lehrer

Bill Moyers

Billy Don "Bill" Moyers (born June 5, 1934) is an American journalist and public commentator. He served as White House Press Secretary in the United States President Lyndon B. Johnson Administration from 1965-1967. He worked as a news commentator on television for ten years. Moyers had an extensive involvement with public television, producing documentaries and news journal programs. He has won numerous awards and honorary degrees. He has become well known as a trenchant critic of the U.S. media. Since 1990, Moyers has been President of the Schumann Center for Media and Democracy. He lives in New York City, New York, United States.

Books

• The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis : With Excerpts from an Essay on Watergate (1988), coauthor Henry Steele Commager, Seven Locks Press, hardcover: ISBN 0932020615, 1990 reprint: ISBN 0932020852, 2000 paperback: ISBN 0932020607; examines the Iran-Contra affair
• The Power of Myth (1988), host: Bill Moyers, author: Joseph Campbell, Doubleday, ISBN 0385247737
• A World of Ideas : Conversations With Thoughtful Men and Women About American Life Today and the Ideas Shaping Our Future (1989), Doubleday, hardcover: ISBN 0385262787, paperback: ISBN 0385263465
• A World of Ideas II: Public Opinions from Private Citizens (1990), Doubleday, hardcover: ISBN 0385416644, paperback: ISBN 0385416652, 1994 Random House values edition: ISBN 0517114704
• Healing and the Mind (1993), Doubleday hardcover: ISBN 0385468709, 1995 paperback: ISBN 0385476876
• The Language of Life (1995), Doubleday hardcover: ISBN 0385479174, 1996 paperback: ISBN 0385484100, conversations with 34 poets
• Genesis: A Living Conversation (1996), Doubleday hardcover: ISBN 0385483457, 1997 paperback: ISBN 0385490437
• Sister Wendy in Conversation With Bill Moyers: The Complete Conversation (1997), WGBH Educational Foundation, ISBN 1578070775
• Fooling with Words: A Celebration of Poets and Their Craft (1999), William Morrow, hardcover: ISBN 0688173462, 2000 Harper paperback: ISBN 0688177921
• Moyers on America: A Journalist and His Times (2004), New Press, ISBN 1565848926, 2005 Anchor paperback: ISBN 1400095360; twenty selected speeches and commentaries
• Moyers on Democracy (2008), Doubleday, ISBN 978-0385523806

Television productions

• The Secret Government (1987) two Windows Media Video clips from the PBS documentary on the Iran-Contra affair
• The Public Mind (1989) A four part series examining image and reality in America
• Genesis: A Living Conversation (1996)
• Fooling with Words (1999) poetry brought to life
• On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying (2000)
• Trade Secrets (2001) about chemical industry pollution
• Earth on Edge (2001)
• America Responds: Moyers in Conversation In the wake of September 11, Moyers interviews with experts from various fields (Sept. 12-20, 2001)
• Becoming American: The Chinese Experience (2003)
• NOW (weekly series, for Moyers programs see Archive, 2002-2004)
• Faith and Reason (2006)
• Moyers On America (2006)

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Bill O'Reilly

William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. (born September 10, 1949) is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news program on television.

Though many consider O'Reilly to be a conservative, his views have been known to depart from mainstream conservative ideology and he characterizes himself as a "traditionalist".^[10] Prior to hosting The O'Reilly Factor, he served as anchor of the entertainment program Inside Edition. O'Reilly is the author of eight books, and hosted The Radio Factor until early 2009. Over the years, O'Reilly's print and broadcast work has drawn both praise and sharp criticis

Writings by O'Reilly

• O'Reilly, Bill (1998). Those Who Trespass. Bancroft Press. ISBN 0-9631246-8-4.
• O'Reilly, Bill (2000). The O'Reilly Factor: The Good, the Bad, and the Completely Ridiculous in American Life. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-0528-8. (Reached #1 on the New York Times' Non-Fiction Best Seller list.)
• O'Reilly, Bill (2001). The No Spin Zone. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-0848-1. (Reached #1 on the New York Times' Non-Fiction Best Seller list.)
• O'Reilly, Bill (2003). Who's Looking Out For You?. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-1379-5. (Reached #1 on the New York Times' Non-Fiction Best Seller list.)^[72]
• O'Reilly, Bill; Charles Flowers (2004). The O'Reilly Factor For Kids: A Survival Guide for America's Families. Harper Entertainment. ISBN 0-06-054424-4. (Best-selling nonfiction children's book of 2005)
• O'Reilly, Bill (2006). Culture Warrior. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-2092-9. (Reached #1 on the New York Times' Non-Fiction Best Seller list;^[72] Achieved more than one million copies in print in its first three months)
• O'Reilly, Bill (2007). Kids Are Americans Too. William Morrow. ISBN 0060846763.
• O'Reilly, Bill (2008). A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity: A Memoir. Broadway Books. ISBN 0767920929.

In addition, O'Reilly writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column that appears in numerous newspapers, including the New York Post and the Chicago Sun-Times.^] According to the New York Post, O'Reilly has indicated that his next book (due out in 2010) will be about President Barack Obama, on the historical nature of his presidency, and the nature of his political agenda.

Winner Bill Moyers

Gwen Ifill

Gwendolyn Louise Ifill (pronounced /ˈaɪfəl/, us dict: gwĕn′·də·lĭn īf′·əl) (born September 29, 1955) is an American journalist, television newscaster and author. She is the managing editor and moderator for Washington Week (PBS) and a senior correspondent for The NewsHour (PBS). She is a political analyst, and moderated the 2004 and 2008 Vice Presidential debates

Career

Ifill first interned for the Boston Herald where she was later hired as an apology by editors after a co-worker left a note for her that said "Ni**er go home." Later she worked for the Baltimore Evening Sun (1981-1984), The Washington Post (1984-1991), The New York Times (1991-1994), and NBC. In October 1999, she became moderator of the PBS program Washington Week in Review. She is also senior correspondent for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Ifill has appeared on various news shows, including Meet the Press.

She serves on the board of the Harvard Institute of Politics, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the Museum of Television and Radio and the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

With Kaitlyn Adkins, Ifill co-hosted Jamestown LIVE!, a 2007 History Channel special commemorating the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Virginia.

The Ombudsman for PBS, Michael Getler, has twice written about the letters he's received complaining of bias in Ifill's news coverage. He dismissed complaints that Ifill appeared insufficiently enthusiastic about Sarah Palin's speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention, and concluded that Ifill had played a "solid, in my view, and central role in PBS coverage of both conventions."

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Glen Beck

Glenn Lee Beck (born February 10, 1964) is an American radio and television host, political commentator, author, and entrepreneur. He hosts The Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. Beck also hosts the Glenn Beck Show on Fox News Channel. He refers to himself as a libertarian and a conservative who is "fighting for individual rights".

In addition to broadcasting, Beck has written three New York Times-bestselling books, and is the publisher of Fusion Magazine. He also stars in a one-man stage show that tours the US twice a year. Glenn Beck will be featured on the cover of the Sept 28, 2009 issue of Time magazine.

Books

• The Real America: Messages from the Heart and Heartland, released September 1, 2003
• An Inconvenient Book, released November 20, 2007, was #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for the week of December 9, 2007
• The Christmas Sweater, released on November 11, 2008, was #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for the week of November 30, 2008, and the week of December 25, 2008.
• Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine, released June 2009.
• Arguing with Idiots: America's Next Epic Battle: 1776 vs. 1984, scheduled for September 2009 release.

Awards

None found!

Winner Gwen Ifill

Looks like Fox got bested by PBS in terms of quality of their news personalities. Next Fox verses another favorite of mine NPR.

Investigative Reporting

PBS FrontLine

Inside the Meltdown

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Fox

Geraldo at Large

Micheal Jackson

Winner PBS Frontline