[kj] OT: Obama and Fox

[The Mighty TB]

Karen Weil wrote:

Afraid I have to take exception to that. I am a journalist (not working in 
that exact capacity right now, however), and always tried my best to report 
both sides fairly and ask tough, but legitimate, questions to political 
figures.
Now, obviously, the "star news media" is another matter. I understand your 
point, at the same time.

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This ties in to a small measure to this thread's topic and what's wrong with 
American "news" reporting these days.

No doubt some of you heard about the "fake" press conference called today by 
a guy alleging to be a representative of the US Chamber of Commerce that 
duped a fair number of major media/news outlets.  Here's unedited video of 
that event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYGcIhNGSIY

What's almost as disturbing as the prank itself is the utter ignorance of a 
few of the reporters in that room who actually interrupt the real CoC rep 
Eric Wohlschlegel wanting to continue to interview the (obviously flustered 
and unconvincing) fake including one reporter who actually says she "has a 
deadline to meet."  rather amusingly, most if not all news reports on the 
evening news as well as CNN's website edit out the bit where a few reporters 
argue with Wohlschlegel so as not to make *any* reporters look like 
incompetent dupes.

T.B.