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Fox News has sunk to a new low. On Wednesday, the network displayed photos that its editors had doctored of two New York Times employees--reporter Jacques Steinberg, and editor Steven Reddicliffe. Media Matters has graciously provided us with the before-and-after evidence showing that Fox purposefully yellowed Steinberg's teeth, widened his nose and chin, and photo-shopped his ears stick out further.
Reddicliffe also received the yellow-teeth treatment, as well as dark circles under his eyes, and an exaggeration of his receding hairline.
Why has Rupert Murdoch's flagship television network stooped to such tactics? The Times had the audacity to run a piece about Fox's recent poor ratings performance.
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While conservatives often have legitimate gripes with the Times on matters of policy (and, from time to time, on fact-checking matters), the willful distortion of these pictures boggles the mind. As of this writing, Fox has not released any comment on the matter, much less fired the people behind it. And with all due respect to the Times, this is one time that fighting a pig makes sense.
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Reddicliffe also received the yellow-teeth treatment, as well as dark circles under his eyes, and an exaggeration of his receding hairline.
Why has Rupert Murdoch's flagship television network stooped to such tactics? The Times had the audacity to run a piece about Fox's recent poor ratings performance.
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From Editor & Publisher:
On Wednesday morning's edition of Fox & Friends, co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade aired the photos while discussing a piece of the New York Times. The piece pointed out what the newspaper called "ominous trends" in Fox News' ratings.
"It wasn't a hit piece," Sifton [Sam, NYT Cultural Editor] told E&P. "It was straight news. This was a hit piece by Fox News. It is beneath comment. "Asked if the paper planned to respond to Fox's actions, he said no: "It is fighting with a pig, everyone gets dirty and the pig likes it."
While conservatives often have legitimate gripes with the Times on matters of policy (and, from time to time, on fact-checking matters), the willful distortion of these pictures boggles the mind. As of this writing, Fox has not released any comment on the matter, much less fired the people behind it. And with all due respect to the Times, this is one time that fighting a pig makes sense.
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I WISH I WAS IN THE LAND OF COTTEN...
10:19AM Jul 3rd 2008
FOX IS BEATING ALL THE NETWORKS!
ON ANOTHER NOTE, CHECK THIS OUT:
BLACK ANTHEM???
Rene Marie is hiding behind the excuse of "artistic expression". Why couldn't she be proud to sing the National Anthem of the United States? Remember what happened to Imus? He insulted “one” ball team. This woman insulted “millions” of Americans.
"The Black NATIONAL Anthem"? THERE IS NO BLACK NATION! IS THIS WOMAN CRAZY?
I did not know there was a Black National Anthem. Where is this black nation? Do we need a passport to go there?
Are Hispanics allowed in the Black Nation? Exactly
where is it?
This singer opened up a can of worms. It's the "black anthem" ... period.
She should have sung the traditional national anthem and announced she wanted to sing "Lift Every Voice" afterwards.
If she has a problem with the National Anthem, then she could decline the invitation. This was not just poor taste --- this was a real shame. She was more than unprofessional. I might have believed she was drunk. The message she sent was certainly selfish and divisive. Now she has to "deal with it", as she says. An apology would be the considerate thing to do. Being considerate of others does not seem to be one of Rene Marie's qualities. She chose her own race as more important than all others on this occasion. This kind of shame will stay with her.
Many Black-Americans would be offended if a country singer got up and sang "Dixie" and declared it an alternative national anthem.
I see this rendition as nothing different. As hard a song as it is to sing, the “Star Spangled Banner” is our “National Anthem”. Think about it this Fourth of July.
God Bless America.
VOTE JOHN McCAIN IN 2008.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, CHECK THIS OUT:
BLACK ANTHEM???
Rene Marie is hiding behind the excuse of "artistic expression". Why couldn't she be proud to sing the National Anthem of the United States? Remember what happened to Imus? He insulted “one” ball team. This woman insulted “millions” of Americans.
"The Black NATIONAL Anthem"? THERE IS NO BLACK NATION! IS THIS WOMAN CRAZY?
I did not know there was a Black National Anthem. Where is this black nation? Do we need a passport to go there?
Are Hispanics allowed in the Black Nation? Exactly
where is it?
This singer opened up a can of worms. It's the "black anthem" ... period.
She should have sung the traditional national anthem and announced she wanted to sing "Lift Every Voice" afterwards.
If she has a problem with the National Anthem, then she could decline the invitation. This was not just poor taste --- this was a real shame. She was more than unprofessional. I might have believed she was drunk. The message she sent was certainly selfish and divisive. Now she has to "deal with it", as she says. An apology would be the considerate thing to do. Being considerate of others does not seem to be one of Rene Marie's qualities. She chose her own race as more important than all others on this occasion. This kind of shame will stay with her.
Many Black-Americans would be offended if a country singer got up and sang "Dixie" and declared it an alternative national anthem.
I see this rendition as nothing different. As hard a song as it is to sing, the “Star Spangled Banner” is our “National Anthem”. Think about it this Fourth of July.
God Bless America.
VOTE JOHN McCAIN IN 2008.
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Kathy
10:13AM Jul 3rd 2008
you AOL people are so full of it . Get a life.
Report the real news.
Report the real news.
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(0) jimi
10:13AM Jul 3rd 2008
Fox is a channel for retards, people who think bush is a good president
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(0) richard
10:14AM Jul 3rd 2008
Media Matters is made up of lying scumbags who do nothing but distort the truth.
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(0) hiroshi
10:14AM Jul 3rd 2008
OH PLEASE! The leftist media, especially The NY Times, doctors up the actual news at every turn, and this is a big deal to them? Get over it.
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(0) rebelvickster
10:14AM Jul 3rd 2008
It's Faux News, this is not surprising to me. They doctor all the news to fit it's fan base.
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(0) gapmann
10:16AM Jul 3rd 2008
ROFLMAO. Good for Fox!!!
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(0) J
10:15AM Jul 3rd 2008
Talk about distorting the news , Fox has a long way to go to catch the New York Times!!!!!!!
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(0) cindy
10:15AM Jul 3rd 2008
Give me a break....who cares about their stupid pictures anyway
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(0) Betsy B
10:17AM Jul 3rd 2008
Boy you guys can dish it out but you can't take it. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words When you indulge in yellow journalism sometimes it shows in the teeth.
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(0) RustyShackleford
10:16AM Jul 3rd 2008
From what I've heard, the NY Times readership has steadily declined over the years. They haven't exactly made a lot of friends with their ultra-liberal, inaccurate reporting. I've also heard that Fox consistently leads in the ratings among cable news networks. There's probably more to this than we know. I can't find any sympathy for Radcliffe or Steinberg. This could be some kind of payback from Fox. I got a laugh out of it.
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(0) Bob Gifford
10:15AM Jul 3rd 2008
Fox New's, who do you think cane up with
that line, "why fox's new's" that's who.
They are on their way out and the sooner
the better.
that line, "why fox's new's" that's who.
They are on their way out and the sooner
the better.
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(0) Adam
10:15AM Jul 3rd 2008
Fox should be held accountable for defamation of character - airing doctored pics in this manner is reprehensible. The fox manager who authorized this should be fired immediately!How can they expect to be considered as a serious news organization when they are using rag mag tactics? I think I'll stick to CNN, NBC, CBS & Bloomberg.
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(0) tmac503
10:16AM Jul 3rd 2008
fox sucks
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(0) sam
10:16AM Jul 3rd 2008
fair and balanced B S
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(0) Tom Vollman
10:17AM Jul 3rd 2008
I remember when FOX News really was "fair and balanced". Now not so anymore. I enjoyed watching Fox & Friends because it was straight talk about the events of the day. Now they spend more time trying to be "cute". Especially Steve Docey. He seems to be bending the format to reflect his not so clever sense of humor. He's a bore and wears his agenda across his forehead. Now I watch the History Channel in the morning. Too bad that Fox has dropped the ball. maybe they will get the message and dump Docey. That move would GREATLY improve the show.
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(0) David
10:18AM Jul 3rd 2008
Jimi, You're an idiot!
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(0) Carolyn Bond
10:16AM Jul 3rd 2008
Is any sane person surprised? I don't think so...
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(0) Allie
10:17AM Jul 3rd 2008
Fox Noise, Fix News - its all the same. The right-wing neo-con station is so unfair & unbalanced.
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(0) Ares
10:18AM Jul 3rd 2008
Well, it's not like the NY Times didn't deserve it. Fox doctors photos, and the NY Times doctors facts. What goes around comes around, especially for the NY Times smear machine.
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