"Fox News staff contributed to Republican-led 39-hour Senate talk-a-thon"

[laura888]

http://moveon.org/mediacorps/fox_gop.html?id=2142-1337248-JV2qjm213xn3yO_mSgjktg

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"Fair and Balanced?": Fox News Was PR Brains Behind GOP's "All Nighter" Protest Over Blocked Judicial Nominees

MoveOn.org Launches Online Fox Watch Group to Track Fox News's Partisan Bias
WASHINGTON, DC -- The wall between objective journalism and partisan politicking at Fox News fell last week when it became clear that Fox News staff contributed to the orchestration of the Republican-led 39-hour Senate talk-a-thon intended to counter the Democrat filibuster against four of President Bush's most radically conservative judicial nominees.
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Let's nail FOX to the wall for subverting democracy! Send this press release to the news outlet of your choice!

You may need to paste the link into your browser window. Don't know your media's FAX numbers? Don't worry - they're all provided.

Anyone interested in the U.S. not becoming a fascist state should take this seriously!

[theoceansnerves]

1. yeah

there were more than a few senators on the floor who mentioned this, and one of them (can't remember who) even had the memo enlarged and placed on a stand behind him while he was speaking. oh and what did that 39 hour talkathon accomplish? not a damn thing.

[Melodybe]

2. They have a petition to sign on rejecting the $87B, I feel better already.

Thank you for the link.

[laura888]

3. kick! n/t

[proud patriot]

4. Holy Cow ! It Was Fox's Idea in the forst place check this out

I just recieved this email :

Dear Media Corps member,
When we launched Fox Watch, we figured you'd find lots to report on. But we never anticipated that the results would come so quickly or be so outrageous. In the first few days of this initiative, we received word of Fox News media malpractice so egregious, we need you to help us alert the rest of the media today.

We've put together a press release about this incident. You can read it and electronically fax it to a news outlet of your choice, then follow up Tuesday with a phone call. Together we can get this incident in the news.

In an October 26 interview, Fox News anchors Tony Snow and Brit Hume questioned Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R.-Tenn.) on his response to the Democratic rejection of Bush's four most radical judicial nominees. The two pressed a reluctant Frist to hold an all-night filibuster session to draw media attention to the Democrats' stance, a strategy supported by many conservative activists. "Why won't you do it?" demanded Snow.

Less than two weeks later, Frist announced just such a session. Fox News crossed the line from journalism into advocacy for conservative causes.

Moreover, before the session began, a leaked memo showed Frist's aide coordinated with Fox News producers to have the Republicans march into the Senate chamber in time for a live shot at the start of Brit Hume's evening news report. Hume and Snow had created the Republicans' media spectacle and now wanted to broadcast the event with dramatic flair.

While Howard Dean has claimed the mantle of the 'Democratic wing of the Democratic Party,' Fox News has clearly become the public relations wing of the Republican Party. This is unacceptable practice for a media outlet, a deception of the American public.

With your help, we can get the rest of the media to pay attention to this deception. We have put together a press release about the incident. Click the link below to read it and fax it to the news outlet of your choice. Tomorrow, follow up with a phone call encouraging them to cover the story.

Read the press release, then fax it to a news outlet of your choosing at:

http://moveon.org/mediacorps/fox_gop.html?id=2142-1237582-.dyhIWT7gJ5g2NDIBLYjjQ

Sincerely,
--Noah T. Winer
MoveOn.org
November 24, 2003

[proud patriot]

5. We all must send this To All Media

I sent it to CBS News , Hoping Dan Rather jumps on this
Truly Scandalous I'm Outraged :grr: :mad: :grr:

Definition of Scandalous : Something that offends public
morality :disgrace;2.Malicious Talk:Gossip