Zeroing in on a Fox in the media henhouse (Report on a House Party)

[RamboLiberal]

One of my favorite local columnists - Tony Norman - does another good column.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04202/348947.stm

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At Ivey's "Outfoxed" house party, women and men showed up in equal numbers. Half were old enough to have protested the Vietnam War with the same passion their young compatriots are now bringing to the war in Iraq.

While nearly 30 guests huddled on the floor or sat on sofas eating cheese cubes and drinking beer and wine, the awful truth about Fox News lit up the wall like the fiery finger that signaled the fall of Babylon 3,000 years ago.

The 75-minute documentary's main contention couldn't be more self-evident: By cleverly positioning itself as the propaganda organ for far-right political interests, Fox News has emerged as the undisputed king of the 24-hour news cycle, blurring the lines between reporting and commentary.

Greenwald pieced together testimonies by disgruntled Fox News employees and edited examples of current news personalities in action to make his point. Even the Post-Gazette's logo made a cameo in a montage featuring Bill O'Reilly. Thanks to an editorial I wrote last year about Pennsylvania prisons allowing inmates to form rock bands, yours truly was lambasted by O'Reilly. Ain't life grand?

[mandyky]

1. Excellent article!

First FOx, and then CNN!!

[hansolsen]

2. Yup, N/T