Worst Person in the World Award, Oct 16, 2006
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OK, so this one was
presented in lighthearted fashion, but it is an example of one element of the
Fourth Estate holding another accountable for - what's that expression? - oh,
yeah "fair and balanced" reporting.
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It seems Ted Turner was
interviewed and Fox News reported on what they said he said, in their
typical eye bulging, spittle spraying fairly unbalanced fashion. I'll
let you read the article on MSNBC's website:Article but
suffice it to say they managed to take an honest, reasoned answer to one
question and portray it as an unpatriotic, terrorist-loving
answer to a different question.
The problem, ladies and gentlemen, is not
just that they have no sense of honor; but that they have no shame. Of course
no one who saw those five on Fox watched Keith's little expose', but he does do
a service nevertheless in pointing out some of the aspects of what journalistic
integrity is supposed to be.