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Politics: I’m sure FOXNews would be equally upset if a Dem had been treated unfairly

Posted in Politics with tags , , on September 5, 2008 by Billy Dennis

All this FOXNewsie wanted was some “fair and balanced” reporting. Right?

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Yeah, “Babies, Lies and Scandal” isn’t a headline designed to accurately and fairly relay information about the contents. But since when to tabloid-style celebrity-obsessed magazines like Us Weekly gives a rat’s ass about fairness and accuracy. The standard instead is “close enough to avoid lawsuits while selling as many copies as possible.”

As opposed to serious publications, which don’t care about sales and and place a premium on accuracy like … like … um …

I’ll think of one soon. Promise.

But forgive me for thinking FOXNews is a poor choice of defender for fairness and accuracy.