(Precious Quote of the Day!) ABC’s Charles Gibson slams Fox News

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/18/abcs-charles-gibson-slams-fox-news/

ABC’s Charles Gibson slams Fox News

in a speech at Union College on Saturday:

And, don’t disparage the mainstream media. The editor of your hometown newspaper or the producers of network newscasts don’t have 30 or 40 years of experience for nothing. When you see a news organization get fixated on non-stop coverage of Paris Hilton, or Anna Nicole Smith, or Michael Jackson, go elsewhere.

When an announcer says, “It’s a report you have to see,” you probably don’t. When an anchor says, “shocking details,” they probably aren’t. When a reporter claims his news is “fair and balanced,” it probably isn’t. And, when politicians say, “I’m going to level with you,” they probably won’t.

:rofl:

[Hissyspit]

1. As a former print reporter, I can recommend that. n/t

[RufusEarl]

2. Truer words were never spoken!

[AnneD]

3. My great grand father....

one of the wisest men I ever knew always said believe half of what you see and hear and less of what you read.

[NewJeffCT]

4. The most reliable demographic in 2004

was that regular Fox News viewers voted Republican. More than NRA members or evangelicals voting Republican, and more than African Americans voting Democratic.

[MediaPatrol]

5. Fox's Rich Heritage (Foundation)

They occasionaly add balance with "experts" from the American Enterprise Institute...

http://www.mediatransparency.org/foxrichheritage.php