YO!! Former Fox News journalists to blast Fox News bias

[WilliamPitt]

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/07-09-2004/0002207530&EDATE=

Republican Bias at Fox News Documented in New Film, Featuring Former Employees

Former Fox Journalists, Internal Memos to Blow the Whistle on Fox Partisan Bias
Progressives Call for Media Reform

NEW YORK, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- At a New York press conference this coming Monday, four former Fox News employees will go on the record to expose Fox's persistent Republican partisan bias, while releasing internal memorandums from Fox News Channel showing executive level instructions to Fox on how to bias the news.

The four Fox whistleblowers appear, along with three others, in Robert Greenwald's new documentary "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism," excerpts of which will be shown at the news conference. The film is a devastating indictment of the Fox News Channel's purposeful disinformation in the pursuit of partisan objectives. Also at the news conference, Common Cause and MoveOn will outline their forthcoming campaign OUTFOX, starting with thousands of house parties to show the film taking place on Sunday, July 18th.

On Tuesday, media are invited to the official film premiere and to a panel on media consolidation and reform hosted by The Center for American Progress, with media authors and critics such as Arianna Huffington and Eric Alterman.

WHAT: Press Conference with FOX Whistle Blowers

WHEN: Monday, July 12, 2004, 12 NOON

WHERE: Emery Roth Salon I, Ritz-Carlton NY, 50 Central Park South, New York, New York (59th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues)

WHO: Former Fox employees; Eric Alterman (The Center for American Progress); Robert Greenwald (filmmaker); Chellie Pingree(Common Cause, spokesperson for coalition)

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[Skittles]

1. WOW!!!

that IS news! It's a wonder it took so long for something like this to happen!

[sniffa]

2. you mean they're not fair & baLanced?

[Melodybe]

5. Ahahaha! Go get um!

[Warpy]

6. heh, if that wasn't grounds for a deceptive advertising lawsuit,

what is? Of course, I expect Faux to do a Lamebawl and whine, "But it's only entertainment!"

[geek tragedy]

3. Whoa.

For a second there I thougt it was listing Alterman as a former employee of Fox. Whoa.

Is anyone surprised?

[lukasahero]

4. Yeah but

since Fox News won't cover it, Fox News watchers won't believe it. ;)

[rumguy]

7. I want to see Fox News destroyed

I want their credibility so shredded they can't even operate as a news organization anymore...

[King Coal]

13. I'd just rather see them straighten up and fly right.

I hope everyone who is always ragging on other posters for watching O'Reilly or Hannity and the Martian realizes the value of whistleblowing.

[Skittles]

17. I don't believe they necessarily need to be destroyed

I want them to drop the fair and balanced act and say what they really are - part of the RNC. They need to SAY THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE and DROP THE PRETENDING. They are a republican tabloid, not a respected news source.

[emulatorloo]

28. or change the name to CREEP (Channel to Re-Elect The President) n/t

[Benhurst]

30. Good one!

:thumbsup:

[asthmaticeog]

18. Huh? When did they ever

operate as a news organization? :P

[kerry-is-my-prez]

22. Let's all do a hostile takeover of Fox News - buy up the stock.

If we all bought a few shares of stock in the company we could boot out Rupert and the whole lot of them. We could install Howard Dean or Wesley Clark as the CEO.

[Lothar]

34. Hell yeah!

Beat the capital-worshippers at their own game.

[JohnnyRingo]

8. Nominated

....This is quite a birthday present for me.

[supernova]

9. So Will, are you going to the premier?

This is fantastic! I can't wait to go to a house party. :D

[ibegurpard]

10. Always good to see some validation

but does anyone really think that this will make a difference to zombiedittohead FAUX News fans?

[redwitch]

11. excellent news, long overdue

the other networks will clobber them over this ( to make themselves look good ). "Let the News be the News Again"!
It will be a great day in America when integrity returns.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

12. ...........

[meegbear]

14. Will ... where's the Boston area showing?

enquiring minds want to know.

[buycitgo]

15. so exactly who are the fox exhoes?

am I missing something, or were their names not mentioned in the article?

[cjbuchanan]

16. Great news

Let's just hope those memos are not on microfilm
;)

[kentuck]

19. As someone else has noted...

They are being fair and balanced" by offering an opposing viewpoint to the mainstream media - no matter if it fits the facts or not. That is what they perceive as "fair". Just give an opposing viewpoint. That is the "balance they talk about...

[Hoping4Change]

20. I've been dieing to know the inside scoop on just how overt

media owners are in directing the news slant. I would also love to know what goes on at CNN and the other networks. Do those anchors and reporters get memos? Are they politically vetted before hiring? Or are they just reading scripted questions, and if so, who is writing the questions?

Anway that 4 defectors from faux will be spilling the beans is beyond good.:bounce:

[juajen]

23. Remember, Keith Olberman, refused to go along with

talking points and directions in memos from WH. I'm sure that I remember that CNN has a CIA liason embedded, so to speak, to prevent anything of "National Security" status from being reported. Anybody else remember this? I saw the Keith Olberman show where he admitted he had received talking points memos from WH.

[Manix]

21. ..I can see the Faux bastards calling them all Dem plants or Moore types!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

24. Copies of documentary "Outfoxed" will be avail. at the Press Conference.

Hopefully - this film will appear somewhere.

The four Fox whistleblowers appear, along with three others, in Robert Greenwald's new documentary "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism," excerpts of which will be shown at the news conference. The film is a devastating indictment of the Fox News Channel's purposeful disinformation in the pursuit of partisan objectives. Also at the news conference, Common Cause and MoveOn will outline their forthcoming campaign OUTFOX, starting with
thousands of house parties to show the film taking place on Sunday, July 18th.

On Tuesday, media are invited to the official film premiere and to a panel on media consolidation and reform hosted by The Center for American Progress,with media authors and critics such as Arianna Huffington and Eric Alterman.

-snip-

To RSVP for the press conference (at which copies of the full film will be available), please contact Trevor Fitzgibbon or Kawana Lloyd at 202-822-5200.

[AgadorSparticus]

25. ooh, did someone mention media reform?.....music to my ears.

FINALLY!!!

[Manix]

26. It will be interesting to see what play CNN gives this.

[Flubadubya]

27. Paul Begala will mention it on Crossfire...

I wouldn't expect too much more than that. There's still that "sorority" amongst media whores which will be hard to penetrate... no pun intended. Hah! :evilgrin:

[kerry-is-my-prez]

29. Nationwide House Parties: July 18th - to see the documentary

http://www.outfoxed.org/Screenings.php

Nationwide House Parties: July 18th
July 18th, 6PM & 7PM (Sunday)
House Parties, Nationwide

Hosted by the members of MoveOn.org and Common Cause.

After the movie, there will be a live interactive online conference with comedian Al Franken and director Robert Greenwald.

You can RSVP for a house party near you starting July 12th. Check back here for the details. In the meantime, consider joining the thousands of others who have opened up their homes and host your own house party.

[Shopaholic]

31. You can order your own copy for just $9.95 at the outfoxed.org

website.

[FreedomReload]

32. Are These The Same Whistleblowers From The Corporation?

Would be interesting to know.

[jbfam4]

33. Wonder why Hack isn't included.