NY Times Writes Hit Piece About Fox News Defending Itself From Hit Pieces
The NY Times has yet another hit piece on Fox News this morning. This time it’s a hit piece about Fox News defending itself from hit pieces. For some reason David Carr thinks it’s inappropriate for Fox News to strike back hard when they’re smeared.
He accuses the network of using underhanded and nefarious tactics to hit back at critics and smear merchants. Considering that Fox News is pretty much attacked daily, the need for a good media relations department is obvious.
FNC has been #1 in cable news for years, and critics of every stripe have tried a variety of “kitchen sink” strategies to damage the network. So when someone like Mr. Carr writes a propaganda piece teeming with lies and innuendo about the cable channel, I’m surprised that he’s surprised they take swift action.
Among the many complaints in Mr. Carr’s latest article about Fox News is that journalists who write critical pieces are blacklisted and shut-out of future access to the network. However, since many in the “mainstream media” love to call Fox News “Fixed News” or “Fake News,” why would they care if they get access?
Many of the television-beat reporters I called had horror stories, but few were willing to be quoted. In the last several years, reporters from The Associated Press, several large newspapers and various trade publications have said they were shut out from getting their calls returned because of stories they had written. Editors do not want to hear why your calls are not being returned, they just want you to fix the problem, or perhaps they will fix it by finding someone else to do your job.
According to many newspapers across the country, rival cable channels, and that hack Olbermann, FNC is merely a mouthpiece for the Bush administration that only puts out fake stories. So it would seem to me that being blacklisted from Fox News would be a godsend to all the “real” journalists out there.
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Did you actually believe this when you were writing it?
I stand by every word of it.
J - was it too complex for you to understand? Chris had a great point - If you’re trying to undermine FOX’s credibility why would you choose to further associate with them afterward?
Thanks for the comments J, and thanks for reading the piece.