Partisanship in News

December 10, 2005

Fox Brings GOP "Retreat & Defeat" Web Ad To TV

Friday morning (December 9, 2005), the news wires carried a story about a new web ad unveiled yesterday by the Republican National Committee titled, "Retreat and Defeat." The ad claims to "expose" the Democrat's "cut and run strategy" to end the Iraq war.

Friday afternoon on Your World w/Neil Cavuto, after an attention-grabbing FOX NEWS ALERT, Ken Mehlman, Chair of the GOP, opened the show. Fox aired part of the GOP's "web ad" and gave Mehlman a forum to promote the ad and to distort some of what Howard Dean, Barbara Boxer, and John Kerry have said over the past week.

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Reported by Melanie at 02:13 PM | Comments (7)

December 03, 2005

Cavuto Clueless on Cause and Effect

Cause and effect is something Neil Cavuto just doesn't understand. If two things happen at the same time, Cavuto is convinced one is related to the other, especially if one is an uptick in George Bush's approval rating and the other is an uptick in the stock market.

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December 01, 2005

PNAC Founder Frank Gaffney Advocated Taking Out Al Jazeera in 2003

Frank Gaffney returned to FOX News and the O'Reilly Factor on November 29, 2005 to plug his new book, "War Footing: Ten Steps America Must Take to Prevail in the War for the Free World" outlining a his plan for dealing with World War III, which he claims were are fighting right now.

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Reported by Marie Therese at 06:23 AM | Comments (15)

FOX News' Propaganda About The Propaganda

During a news break in the middle of last night's Hannity & Colmes, Uma Pemmaraju and Steve Centanni reported on the recent revelation that the U.S. military is paying Iraqi newspapers to run pro-American stories disguised as news. They're a perfect example of propaganda but Pemmaraju described them as "positive articles about progress" in Iraq while Centanni called them "favorable articles."

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Reported by Ellen at 02:59 AM | Comments (10)

November 30, 2005

US Military plants propaganda in Iraq - FOX News Contributor Bill Cowan advisor

The LA Times reported today that

"As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish stories written by American troops in an effort to burnish the image of the U.S. mission in Iraq." [...] "Many of the articles are presented in the Iraqi press as unbiased news accounts written and reported by independent journalists. The stories trumpet the work of U.S. and Iraqi troops, denounce insurgents and tout U.S.-led efforts to rebuild the country.

Though the articles are basically factual, they present only one side of events and omit information that might reflect poorly on the U.S. or Iraqi governments, officials said."

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O'Reilly Interviews Mary Mapes, reported by Marie Therese, 58 comments
Snap Shot Poll, reported by judy, 16 comments
Happy Bastille Day!, reported by nancy, 39 comments
"D" is For ..., reported by nancy, 10 comments
Hannity Wanna-Be, reported by nancy, 17 comments
No News Here ..., reported by nancy, 27 comments
No "Hard News" Here, reported by nancy, 3 comments
Fox's Hot Button Words, reported by Melanie, 27 comments
Double Play, reported by nancy, 62 comments
Rubber Stamp, reported by judy, 3 comments
The Spin Never Stops, reported by nancy, 22 comments
Never Mind the Facts, reported by Melanie, 27 comments
It's Not Just FOX, reported by Ellen, 91 comments
Bullies Rule at FNL, reported by nancy, 3 comments
I Can Dance & Sing..., reported by Melanie, 37 comments
Fox WON'T Count, reported by judy, 16 comments
Tale of the Tape, reported by judy, 25 comments
Fox Can't Count, reported by judy, 7 comments
Al QaQaa Winding Down, reported by deborah, 20 comments
The Almost Kerry Interviews, reported by Marie Therese, 27 comments
Phony Fraud Charges, reported by judy, 28 comments
Excuses, Excuses, reported by judy, 22 comments
Wasting One's Mind, reported by judy, 64 comments
Teresa's Daily Dose, reported by deborah, 16 comments
Elections Fair Enough, reported by deborah, 22 comments
Bullish About Bush, reported by judy, 96 comments
Sidewalk Polling, reported by judy, 36 comments
"Scandal"-Mongering, reported by nancy, 93 comments
Post-Debate Polls, reported by nancy, 124 comments
North Korea Waiting, reported by deborah, 14 comments
Getting Foxy With The Issues, reported by Ellen,
The Election & Iraq, reported by eleanor, 16 comments
Six People, One Voice, reported by Melanie, 34 comments
Tax Cut For Whom?, reported by eleanor, 6 comments
You DON'T Decide, reported by nancy, 5 comments
Why Rather, Not Fox?, reported by Ellen, 54 comments
Media on Media Again, reported by eleanor, 97 comments
Burying the News, reported by eleanor, 73 comments
Politics of Destruction, reported by eleanor, 59 comments
Business As Usual, reported by eleanor, 33 comments
Real Issues AWOL, reported by eleanor, 154 comments
Rather Roasted Again, reported by eleanor, 4 comments
Politics and Money, reported by eleanor, 17 comments
Campaigns & Wars, reported by eleanor, 5 comments
60 Minutes II Redux, reported by judy, 9 comments
New Viet Nam Issue, reported by eleanor, 18 comments
Occupying Iraq, reported by judy, 37 comments
Slash & Burn Politics, reported by eleanor, 29 comments
New Story Evolving, reported by eleanor, 39 comments
Deflection Achieved, reported by eleanor, 208 comments
No More Happy Iraq, reported by judy, 39 comments
Assault Weapons Bias, reported by Ellen, 19 comments
Helping the Cause, reported by eleanor, 13 comments
Spinning Common Sense, reported by eleanor, 3 comments
Brady Gains Lost, reported by eleanor, 2 comments
Assaulting the Ban, reported by judy, 15 comments
Memos and Guns, reported by eleanor, 37 comments
Mutual Pleasures, reported by eleanor, 5 comments
Debunking the Memo, reported by eleanor, 71 comments
Unity Gone, reported by eleanor, 43 comments
Campaigns Out of Balance, reported by eleanor, 5 comments
The Jury is Out, reported by eleanor, 15 comments
Docu Drama and Terror, reported by eleanor, 59 comments
Faking It?, reported by judy, 144 comments
Paperwork Flap, reported by eleanor, 52 comments
Missing Records, reported by eleanor, 32 comments
Three Wars, reported by eleanor, 21 comments
Throw That Dirt!, reported by Melanie, 25 comments
Being Presidential, reported by eleanor, 7 comments
Balancing Act, reported by eleanor, 10 comments
Unequal Advocacy, reported by eleanor, 8 comments
Nuanced Reporting, reported by eleanor, 11 comments
Cherry-Picked Polls, reported by judy, 20 comments
Newsweek and Polls, reported by eleanor, 7 comments
Faulty Polls, reported by eleanor, 35 comments
Politics and Polls, reported by eleanor, 61 comments
Fox's Immediate Response, reported by Melanie, 8 comments
No Home Run, reported by judy, 32 comments
The Bottomless Pit, reported by eleanor, 34 comments
Obvious, reported by Melanie, 26 comments
Cheney & Miller #5, reported by eleanor, 14 comments
Not a Democrat in Sight, reported by Melanie, 7 comments
The RNC Party Line, reported by eleanor, 57 comments
Band-aid Smear, reported by judy, 7 comments
Republican Love-In, reported by eleanor, 41 comments
OUTRAGEOUS!, reported by Melanie, 21 comments
Schrock & Awe, reported by nancy, 11 comments
How Dare They!, reported by eleanor, 26 comments
Smearing Protesters, reported by judy, 10 comments
Look What's Missing, reported by eleanor, 18 comments
Oops!, reported by judy, 16 comments
Unfair Fight, reported by eleanor, 23 comments
The Economy Stinks, reported by eleanor, 16 comments
Our Economic Future, reported by eleanor, 5 comments
Lost in Alabama, reported by eleanor, 13 comments
Biased Reporters, reported by Ellen, 16 comments
The Spin Continues, reported by eleanor, 6 comments
Change of Strategy, reported by eleanor, 21 comments
What They Missed, reported by judy, 8 comments
Spinning the Smear, reported by judy, 11 comments
Spinning Abu Ghraib, reported by Ellen, 14 comments
Where's the Balance?, reported by Ellen, 16 comments
Where's the Ball?, reported by eleanor, 17 comments
Kerry Remembers, reported by eleanor, 14 comments
Unbelievable, reported by eleanor, 32 comments
Free Air Time, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Empty Chair Debate, reported by judy, 5 comments
News Fixing, reported by eleanor, 5 comments
Cry Baby Malkin, reported by judy, 76 comments
Ghost of Viet Nam Past, reported by eleanor, 46 comments
Where's the News?, reported by Ellen, 38 comments
God and Politics, reported by eleanor, 54 comments
Sneak Attack, reported by judy, 12 comments
Standoff and Iran's Role, reported by eleanor, 4 comments
Hewitt Sez: CRUSH the Democrats!, reported by Marie Therese, 5 comments
Kerry's Race to Lose, reported by eleanor, 71 comments
Bush Has Done a "Miserable Job", reported by Marie Therese, 44 comments
Cheney on Kerry, reported by eleanor, 63 comments
Keeping Kerry Mute, reported by judy, 22 comments
War of Words, reported by eleanor, 9 comments
Oh, So True, reported by judy, 65 comments
Giving a Story Legs, reported by judy, 26 comments
Cheap Shot, Brian, reported by judy, 20 comments
Terror of the Day, reported by eleanor, 19 comments
Offense vs Defense, reported by eleanor, 52 comments
Fox: Post That Tally, reported by Melanie, 8 comments
Weekly Finance on Fox, reported by eleanor, 9 comments
Sleazy Ad, reported by judy, 25 comments
A Great Start, reported by eleanor, 21 comments
Have to Versus Want to, reported by eleanor, 84 comments
Teresa's Back, reported by eleanor, 38 comments
Feel the Fear, reported by eleanor, 32 comments
Gallup Foul-up, reported by eleanor, 12 comments
Fuzzy Polls & Update, reported by eleanor, 46 comments
Heard It Enough Yet?, reported by eleanor, 9 comments
Another CNN Downer, reported by eleanor, 5 comments
Dissing on Teresa, reported by judy, 8 comments
Bush and Friends, reported by eleanor, 18 comments
Sell Kerry or Bash Bush, reported by eleanor, 13 comments
Opening Salvo, reported by eleanor, 8 comments
Republicans for Kerry, reported by Melanie, 18 comments
Desperado Rides Again, reported by eleanor, 6 comments
Repetition, Repetition, reported by Melanie, 8 comments
Slip of the Tongue?, reported by judy, 3 comments
Nobody to Blame, reported by judy, 4 comments
Few Facts, Lots of Spin, reported by Melanie, 12 comments
Unfit for the job, reported by chrish, 11 comments
Oppositional Research, reported by deborah, 21 comments
Dirty Money, reported by judy,
Blame Canada! - Part Deux, reported by Marie Therese, 9 comments
Asman Echoes Bush Spokesman, reported by Melanie,
Riled, O'Reilly?, reported by Marie Therese, 4 comments
Reading the Fine Print, reported by judy,
A Typical Fox Tactic, reported by Ellen,
Cameron gives views, not news, reported by Ellen,
Even the Guests Notice, reported by judy,
Moore Damage Control, reported by eleanor, 3 comments
The Ups and Downs, reported by deborah,
Bush Bias in black and white, reported by Ellen,
Moore's Media Mania, reported by eleanor,
Sour Grapes, reported by Marie Therese, 2 comments
The Other Woman, reported by eleanor, 3 comments
Naming names, reported by chrish, 2 comments
The Fox Memo, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
CNN on Clinton's "Life", reported by eleanor,
Stealing What Spotlight?, reported by eleanor,
Escalating Clinton Coverage, reported by judy,
Father's Day at Fox, reported by nancy, 3 comments
View From the Right, reported by eleanor, 2 comments
Bush Changed the Subject, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Michael Moore on Dateline, reported by deborah,
O'Reilly on the Abu Ghraib Factor, reported by eleanor,
Where is Kerry Today?, reported by eleanor, 1 comments
Squabbling About "My Life", reported by eleanor,
Fahrenheit 9/11 and NBC, reported by deborah, 1 comments
Because He Could, reported by eleanor,
All The News That Fits the RNC, reported by Ellen,
White hat, black hat, reported by chrish,
More Fodder for Clinton Haters, reported by Melanie,
Power to the People!, reported by Melanie,
Spin it Negatively, no Matter What, reported by Melanie,