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The  '''mainstream media''' ('''MSM'''), also humorously<ref>Citation needed - This is opinion not factual information</ref> known by many as the '''lamestream media''', are the increasingly [[liberal]] media organs that control and censor the dissemination of news.  They are discredited by [[internet]] sources, including ''Conservapedia''.

The  '''mainstream media''' ('''MSM'''), also humorously known by many as the '''lamestream media''', are the increasingly [[liberal]] media organs that control and censor the dissemination of news.  They are discredited by [[internet]] sources, including ''Conservapedia''.

The common denominator of the "mainstream media" is their [[censorship|censoring]] or downplaying stories that would lead viewers to [[conservative]] conclusions, and their use of [[photo bias]], [[placement bias]] and other forms of deception to mislead viewers into drawing incorrect [[liberal]] conclusions.  The term '''mainstream media''' usually refers to how the majority of commercial-based or taxpayer-funded news reporting and commentary consist of [[liberal media | liberal bias]], while falsely pretending to be objective providers of information<ref>Citation needed - This is opinion not factual information</ref>.  

The common denominator of the "mainstream media" is their [[censorship|censoring]] or downplaying stories that would lead viewers to [[conservative]] conclusions, and their use of [[photo bias]], [[placement bias]] and other forms of deception to mislead viewers into drawing incorrect [[liberal]] conclusions.  The term '''mainstream media''' usually refers to how the majority of commercial-based or taxpayer-funded news reporting and commentary consist of [[liberal media | liberal bias]], while falsely pretending to be objective providers of information.  

{{cquote|''They [the media] are not becoming irrelevant, but they are getting to the point where they are worse than irrelevant,” and “They’re the scourge of the American people.'' - [[Andrew Breitbart]] <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/75274 Tea Party Must Stand Up to Liberal Smear Tactics, Conservative Activist Says, CNSNews, September 14, 2010]</ref>}}  

{{cquote|''They [the media] are not becoming irrelevant, but they are getting to the point where they are worse than irrelevant,” and “They’re the scourge of the American people.'' - [[Andrew Breitbart]] <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/75274 Tea Party Must Stand Up to Liberal Smear Tactics, Conservative Activist Says, CNSNews, September 14, 2010]</ref>}}  

* [[Fox News]]

* [[Fox News]]

Some [[conservative]]s consider [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] to not be "mainstream media", because they frequently present a different, often more fair and balanced<ref>Citation needed - This is opinion not factual information</ref> viewpoint to the above news outlets.  One example given is that in 2007, the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[2008_Presidential_Election#Declared_Democratic_Party_Candidates|presidential candidates]] have declared they will not appear on presidential debates hosted by Fox News, due to their own bias, but they will appear on other supposed MSM news outlets.

Some [[conservative]]s consider [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] to not be "mainstream media", because they frequently present a different, often more fair and balanced viewpoint to the above news outlets.  One example given is that in 2007, the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[2008_Presidential_Election#Declared_Democratic_Party_Candidates|presidential candidates]] have declared they will not appear on presidential debates hosted by Fox News, due to their own bias, but they will appear on other supposed MSM news outlets.

Most Americans consider Fox News very much part of the Mainstream Media, as, according to ratings organisation Nielsen:

Most Americans consider Fox News very much part of the Mainstream Media, as, according to ratings organisation Nielsen: