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Fox News Accused of Anti-Semitism Over Distorted Photographs of Reporters

Posted by , Culture Kitchen at 7:00 AM on July 7, 2008.


Has the right wing given up on the Jewish vote?
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I guess this is a sign that the right wing is abandoning all hope of attracting the Jewish vote. Their racism has alienated the black and Hispanic vote they have claimed to be wooing. Now, by showing their willingness to exploit anti-Semitic stereotypes, Fox News shows the right wing has given up on Jewish voters.

So recently the New York Times reported that Fox News is seeing its ratings plunge. Of course this is fact based on commonly used data.

Fox News, always unwilling to accept unpleasant facts, decided to vilify the reporters who wrote the story. Cause you see, Fox News can't face the fact that their audience is shrinking fast, so they have to blame someone else. But what is really revealing is how they choose to do it. They altered photos of the journalists who reported on the Fox News ratings plunge. In particular, they altered the image of Jacques Steinberg into a grotesque caricature of Jewish stereotypes. From Media Matters.

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Mole133 blogs at culturekitchen.


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Posted by: zipper696 on Jul 7, 2008 8:32 AM   
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Clearly Faux has no compunction in doctoring not only straight news items but the visuals, too.

This guy should sue.

It's pretty clear that the racist Murdoch exerts total control over the whole of his media empire (note the change of viewpoint evidenced in the Wall Street Journal since being Rupertised)and makes it clear to his minions that there is only ONE view, HIS view.

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This article doesn't make sense!
Posted by: parviz45 on Jul 7, 2008 9:11 AM   
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Does the article imply that Fox Network is now going to expose the atrocities, injustices and illegal treatment of Palestinians...that we'll finally see the long overdue criticism of Israel in American news?! The article doesn't make sense, why resort to racism when displeasure can be shown by truthful reporting?

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Faux News--is just that, fixed
Posted by: solitarysherlockian on Jul 7, 2008 11:24 AM   
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No surprise that Faux News can't help itself--and has to fake it like a $2 tart.

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NY Times responds to the Fox Noise Alteration
Posted by: Liberalandproudofit on Jul 7, 2008 11:51 AM   
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When Fox News Is the Story

Much better article on why Fox Noise does stupid things like altering photos.

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DON' WASTE YOUR TIME ON FOX NEWS. IT IS ONLY THE WORST OF THE
Posted by: Raymond Emerson on Jul 13, 2008 10:27 AM   
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offenders. Corporate news carefully slants all news to support corporate interests. The entire slant is away from what is good for us and good for the nation as a whole. Corporate news is owned by the right wing, its advertisers are from the right, and it bows to the money and power that owns and feeds it.

The democratic party has been a minority party because wealth and power serve their own ends. It seems that each generation has to be reeducated in the school of hard knocks. There are a few people that can learn from the mistakes of others without having to make the mistake personally. Some will even read books.

The right manufactures fear, hatred, and lies to achieve their goals. We have had 25 years of it. They write the laws to facilitate hoodwinking the masses. Then they tell you that the rule of law is sacred. I guess that it is to them.

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