At least one local Fox affiliate is trying to distance themselves from the Fox News Channel. Here’s what Las Vegas’ Fox-5 news director Adam P. Bradshaw had to say:
BRADSHAW: We’re as fair and balanced as they’re not. We don’t have an agenda. Some viewers draw that connection. Most have never been able to tell a [...]
Written on January 29, 2010 | Posted in
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Copy/paste mistakes can be embarrassing… Last night, around the time of President Obama’s State of the Union speech, Fox News’ White House correspondent Major Garrett, apparently, made one of those mistakes. He intended to direct followers to excerpts of the speech, but sent people a NSFW site instead.
For those who don’t know, people on Twitter [...]
Written on January 28, 2010 | Posted in
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While many other channels, including MSNBC and CNN, covered the Haiti Now global benefit, which aired live on Jan. 22, Fox News decided not to. Okay, so they do this from time to time when it aligns with their agenda (i.e. being absent from the gay rights protest). Nothing new… So, why is Bill O’Reilly [...]
Written on January 28, 2010 | Posted in
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Brian Kilmeade of Fox & Friends made the following factually-challenged statement regarding economic growth and unemployment, both things he spun in George W. Bush’s favor…
KILMEADE: I did not think the President was going to do this. He said, let’s just remember what I got when I walked in the door. What I had [...]
Written on January 28, 2010 | Posted in
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Act.ly, the web site for “tweet change,” has a petition created by the Center for American Progress Action Fund (CAPAction) that you can sign to demand that Fox News take responsibility and apologize for supporting James O’Keefe, who was recently arrested by the FBI.
Fox News: Apologize for Creating That Monster!
Fox News has been one of [...]
Written on January 28, 2010 | Posted in
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Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, the largest shareholder of News Corp outside the Murdoch family, offered his opinion on Rupert Murdoch’s replacement.
ALWALEED: I met with Mr. Rupert Murdoch and Mr. James Murdoch. We are always in touch. I’m second biggest shareholder there. And no doubt that News Corp is moving on all [...]
Written on January 28, 2010 | Posted in
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Remember the filmmaker that posed as a pimp to try and bust ACORN, while recording the events without permission? Fox News praised him as “Power Player of the Week,” calling him an “undercover reporter” and a “fascinating character.” The same man, James O’Keefe, was recently arrested by the FBI, along with a few other conspirators, [...]
Written on January 28, 2010 | Posted in
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Glenn Beck |
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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC.org) is requesting your help in fact checking Fox News’ spin on President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night.
Your commitment to fighting for the President’s vision for America’s future and the Democratic Party’s agenda for change, confirms my firm belief that we’re going to have the resources to [...]
Written on January 28, 2010 | Posted in
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The photos with overlaid text on the front page of FoxNews.com is frequently compared to the Lolcats pictures on ICanHasCheezburger.com, but this is ridiculous… Not only is the use of ellipses not warranted, but the emphasis is beyond sensationalist.
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Written on January 25, 2010 | Posted in
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State Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), running in a special election today to replace Sen. Ted Kennedy’s (D-MA) seat in the U.S. Senate, has received a considerable boost from Fox News, raising the question of ethics in such promotion. Fox News has provided a soap box and helped support Brown’s campaign:
On the Jan. 12 edition of [...]
Written on January 19, 2010 | Posted in
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