REPORT: Fox donates at least $40 million in airtime to potential GOP presidential candidates

[Donnachaidh]

http://mediamatters.org/research/201011180031?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Between January 1 and October 31 of this year, five potential Republican presidential candidates -- Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, John Bolton, and Rick Santorum -- who also serve as Fox News contributors or hosts have appeared on the network for a combined total of nearly 66 hours. Media Matters for America estimates this time to be worth at least $40 million in advertising costs.

[Initech]

1. Fox is not news! It is a propaganda arm!!!!

:argh:

[SoCalDem]

2. In-kind donations

SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Fri Nov-05-10 01:48 PM
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Donations "in kind" & Joe Scarborough et al

How much does MSNBC charge for political ads? Let's say for a DAILY 3- HOUR ad?

Joey (dead-aide) Scarborough "plumps" up all things right, hour after hour, has xenophobic, racist, anti-semitic Pat Buchanan as his daily wing-man, and it's ok? The hypocrisy is monumental. I recall Mike Barnicle being the voice of reason, a while back when they were "discussing" complaints of plagiarizing by some democratic candidate.

A few small (as opposed to the MILLIONS given blatantly by Fox) donations could NEVER EVER match the 3 hr lovefest for righties .

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in-kind
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–adjective
1.
paid or given in goods, commodities, or services instead of money: in-kind welfare programs.
2.
paying or returning something of the same kind as that received or offered.
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1 a : made in a form other than money in–kind contribution to a political campaign> b : made without conversion (as of assets) into money in–kind distribution of assets>
2 : made in a form or amount equivalent to another in–kind payment to substitute for meals>
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[RKP5637]

3. The money in these elections is outrageous and has nothing to do with the

most qualified for the good of the entire country rising to the top.

[veganlush]

4. K&R n/t.

[gratuitous]

5. Ah, but none of them have filed the paperwork to run yet

So, while they're sucking up their sinecures and polishing their television presence, they're free and clear of any conflicts or reporting requirements.

You know, I don't think the FCC ever contemplated such a nakedly partisan broadcast network. It's time they started addressing this unprecedented situation.

[moondust]

6. Jon Stewart says Fox is not partisan.

:eyes:


And Democratic Presidential candidates?