[kj] FOX "news" isn't news

[Alexander Smith]

Fuck Fox News!

Alex in NYC

On Oct 23, 2009, at 7:06 PM, Brendan wrote:


> No but I've seen that documentary, tell me what's wrong with it.

>

> I couldn't really find anything to complain about in John Pilger's  

> works either.

>

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>

> *Groan* You read her as well?!

>

> At 06:14 PM 10/22/2009, Brendan wrote:

>> They both appear in Naomi Klein's 'The Corporation' - a must see  

>> doco.

>>

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>> ] On Behalf Of Concrete Cookie

>> Sent: Friday, 23 October 2009 9:02 AM

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>> Subject: [kj] FOX "news" isn't news

>>

>> Just in case anyone was still under the assumption that FOX (or any  

>> news station in this country, considering the story below...) had  

>> any journalistic credibility.

>>

>> Today I read about a very interesting case of 2 fox journalists  

>> Steve Wilson and Jane Akre, reporting about rBGH used in milk even  

>> though the advertising on the milk said there was no bovine growth  

>> hormone.  Monsanto was very unhappy about the story coming out and  

>> Fox basically fired the journalists.

>>

>> Wilson and Akre sued and won the suit in front of a jury,  

>> regardless FOX still reported on the news that they had won.

>>

>> Fox later took the case to federal court where they convinced the  

>> judges that FCC rules about grievous harm to the public done by  

>> LYING ON THE NEWS are only SUGGESTIONS and not enforceable law.   

>> Judges agreed, hence setting the precedent that lying is not really  

>> enforceable.

>>

>> Of course, trying saying F*($ on television and saying that it's  

>> just a silly FCC rule that no one can enforce... lol

>>

>> Without changing the laws all we have is propaganda.

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