Sandy GholstonFox News has fast and already become a disgrace to objective journalism. First, we know that Fox News is stacked with right-wing commentators and that many of its anchors are right wingers who fight their primal instincts to try and portray an image of objectivity. But, this is the second time I can think of that Fox News has blatantly doctored photos of people in an effort to make them look bad. It is a disgrace to real journalists who work hard and play by the rules to portray people they report on in a fair and accurate manner. But, we have the people at Fox News who spit in the face of the ideals of good and pure journalism to advance their own political agenda that is right wing and conservative (from any objective point of view). The last time Fox News did this there were hints of racism in the stereotypes that this “news” channel used to grotesquely distort the images of two New York Times writer (see link below to read full Think Progress story).
Think Progress has documented the latest instance of Fox News and Bill O’Reilly inappropriately distorting a photo of NBC President Jeffery Zucker. O’Reilly has pissed away any claims of objectivity he can muster with his obsessive hatred and blind rage toward NBC. He has pimped Fox News and abused his prime-time spot to advance his ideology and used it as a platform to attack NBC, MSNBC and the good people involved in those organizations because they don’t bow down and kiss his feet.
Think Progress:
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/02/oreilly-zucker-photo/
December 27, 2008 at 3:18 am
Think Progess Uses Doctored Photo to Smear Fox?
http://homepage.mac.com/mkoldys/blog/bdy249977638.html
December 27, 2008 at 5:28 am
I respect and welcome comments (even if I find some of them strange). Fox News has a documented history of purposely distorting photos (Fox and Friends infamously distorting, in racist fashion, a mugshot of a New York Times reporter) to try and make people look bad. This is an unethical practice on the part of Fox News and it goes contrary to the principles that responsible journalists hold sacred in their daily work. Fox News is a propaganda machine for the right wing that lacks even the integrity to admit its conservative lean. But, I thank you for stopping by and reading. I honestly hope you will come back.