Howell Raines, a joke
What an assertion being made by the former New York Times Executive Editor. He claims Fox makes up its news and the Fox fan base knows it but ignores the truth.
"The One That Got Away,” Raines new autobiography, he writes: "Fox, by its mere existence, undercuts the argument that the public is starved for ‘fair’ news, and not just because Fox shills for the Republican Party and panders to the latest of America’s periodic religious manias. The key to understanding Fox News is to grasp the anomalous fact that its consumers know its ‘news’ is made up."
He further writes "Fox Television showed us the future - outright lies and paranoid opinions packaged as news under the oversight of Rupert [Murdoch], a flagrant pirate, and Roger Ailes, an unprincipled Nixon thug.”
After these quotes is there any wonder at jelousy or perhaps a little envy at his own folly? Raines – who, ironically, resigned over made-up stories at the Times, now claims that Fox is not fair and balanced and is hiding an adgneda that panders to the right. Yet in his pouting he fails to mention any made up stories from the networks. Stories that were never checked out and ran with without basis, but with a politiacl slant in order to make sertain administrations look bad .... ie: Rathers anti Bush pieces, Courics fluff with Kerry, and Clinton.
No mention of this and the minute by minute pandering to the extreme left by the MSN. Raines book is more of the same whinning by the left. A new attack useing the same old lines.
What is sad here is that he tries to play off Foxes popularity by insinuating that followers of Fox are brainwashed right wing zelots. Those who would blindly follow any conservative notion blindly. What he fails to mention is that Fox is popular because it does not mix its news reporting and opinions. It does keep them seperate.
Fox shows an hour of news followed by an hour of commentary. Foxes commentators are popular because of their critics of both the left nad right. Despite some propagandist assertions Bill O'Rielly is neither left or right but a moderate. Neil Covuto covedrs buisness with common sense. He interviews and gets to the bottom of buisness topics.
Interruptions to the commentary shows are actual news reports from the Fox news desk. They are not made by the commentators but actual reporters who are held to basic standards of journelism. Not demeaning oped pieces past off as actual news.
Howell Raines need not look any further then the National Inquirer, or World News Daily for his next job. His own credentials speak loudly enough on his idea of what journelism is. Tabloid slant and immaginary aliens who have infiltrated the White House. Howell Raines is unemployed and looking for some way to make money. What better way then to appeal to the left conspiracy thinkers and run an anti Fox story.
"The One That Got Away,” Raines new autobiography, he writes: "Fox, by its mere existence, undercuts the argument that the public is starved for ‘fair’ news, and not just because Fox shills for the Republican Party and panders to the latest of America’s periodic religious manias. The key to understanding Fox News is to grasp the anomalous fact that its consumers know its ‘news’ is made up."
He further writes "Fox Television showed us the future - outright lies and paranoid opinions packaged as news under the oversight of Rupert [Murdoch], a flagrant pirate, and Roger Ailes, an unprincipled Nixon thug.”
After these quotes is there any wonder at jelousy or perhaps a little envy at his own folly? Raines – who, ironically, resigned over made-up stories at the Times, now claims that Fox is not fair and balanced and is hiding an adgneda that panders to the right. Yet in his pouting he fails to mention any made up stories from the networks. Stories that were never checked out and ran with without basis, but with a politiacl slant in order to make sertain administrations look bad .... ie: Rathers anti Bush pieces, Courics fluff with Kerry, and Clinton.
No mention of this and the minute by minute pandering to the extreme left by the MSN. Raines book is more of the same whinning by the left. A new attack useing the same old lines.
What is sad here is that he tries to play off Foxes popularity by insinuating that followers of Fox are brainwashed right wing zelots. Those who would blindly follow any conservative notion blindly. What he fails to mention is that Fox is popular because it does not mix its news reporting and opinions. It does keep them seperate.
Fox shows an hour of news followed by an hour of commentary. Foxes commentators are popular because of their critics of both the left nad right. Despite some propagandist assertions Bill O'Rielly is neither left or right but a moderate. Neil Covuto covedrs buisness with common sense. He interviews and gets to the bottom of buisness topics.
Interruptions to the commentary shows are actual news reports from the Fox news desk. They are not made by the commentators but actual reporters who are held to basic standards of journelism. Not demeaning oped pieces past off as actual news.
Howell Raines need not look any further then the National Inquirer, or World News Daily for his next job. His own credentials speak loudly enough on his idea of what journelism is. Tabloid slant and immaginary aliens who have infiltrated the White House. Howell Raines is unemployed and looking for some way to make money. What better way then to appeal to the left conspiracy thinkers and run an anti Fox story.
