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Comment by noonething | Hacker News Reader

Whats the difference between Fox News and CNN? I know there is one. I know there used to be more, I just can't quite put my finger on it now.

Wasn't there an organization for standards in journalism? or can anyone start up a news org now and start reporting stuff?

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Only one of those recently had to pay $800m in libel settlements?

CNN had to pay an undisclosed amount to that "Smiling MAGA Kid" after he sued them for libel, seeking $800m.

My default assumption is that any undisclosed libel settlement is usually for about $1.

Pithy remarks aside, the actual value has to be enough to convince the plaintiff to drop the case and low enough to convince the defendant that's it's cheaper than a trial.

Like any true compromise, it's probably an amount that made both sides unhappy, so I'd estimate about half the requested 800m.

What's smiling maga kid up to these days? Living a $400 million lifestyle?

The difference is someone filed a complaint about fox news and nobody did for cnn.

If you think cnn is deserving of a complaint, you can file one about them too.

Funny thing is that CNN is creating these TV channels in Europe the past couple of years. Here they are following the quasi-extremist line that better suits the opposition of the parties in power in the country in order to get popular engagement.

i.e.: In Portugal, a left wing party (they call themselves Socialist Party, but most are just moderate left) is in power, so CNN Portugal, to get views from running the contradictory viewpoint, most of the time is a quasi alt-right mouthpiece.

Yeah CNN international version (I can comment on the Asian versions) is completely different than CNN in America. It feels less polarizing and less of a mirror copy of Fox.

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