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doxydad

(1,363 posts) Mon Jun 23, 2014, 07:36 AM Jun 2014

BAT SHIT CRAZY: Fox News’ Lauren Ashburn Says It’s Not Fair to Blame Fox News for Misinformation

Fox News apparently feels the same way about the quality of their on-air programming as many big corporations do about the quality of their manufactured products. In other words, people have no right to question their ingredients. No matter how substandard or even harmful they may be.

Lauren Ashburn, who, with Howard Kurtz, co-hosts MediaBuzz (Sundays 11AM-12PM/ET) “to discuss the state of the news media and the media’s shaping of current events and their role in politics, culture, business, technology and sports,” said yesterday that, “it’s just not fair” to blame Fox News for misinformation presented on their programming:

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/06/23/fox-news-lauren-ashburn-fair-blame-fox-news-misinformation.html

That’s right. Fox News is not responsible for its own content. The buck stops…nowhere.

Specifically, Ashburn was whining about fallout from her network’s recent miscue surrounding the capture of Benghazi suspect Ahmet Abu Khattala. You’ll remember that Khattala was inconveniently and suspiciously captured on June 17.

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BAT SHIT CRAZY: Fox News’ Lauren Ashburn Says It’s Not Fair to Blame Fox News for Misinformation (Original Post) doxydad Jun 2014 OP

They should just appreciate the ratings that they get yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #1

"Due diligence" comes to mind Demeter Jun 2014 #2

Just more of their bull shit being piled on the already sizable pile of lies and misinformation liberal N proud Jun 2014 #3

in a few years, if the trend continues, this will be the law.. Javaman Jun 2014 #4

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

1. They should just appreciate the ratings that they get

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 07:48 AM

Jun 2014

Sounds like the people on Fox News are insecure. If you believe what you are saying then you should not worry about criticism. I would say the same thing if NPR, Huffington Post, MSNBC, or any other news organization was crying about the "meanies"....lol. I swear they have some problems over at Fox News.

Demeter

(85,373 posts)

2. "Due diligence" comes to mind

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 07:48 AM

Jun 2014

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)

3. Just more of their bull shit being piled on the already sizable pile of lies and misinformation

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 07:50 AM

Jun 2014

They are propagating that they are not responsible. Trying to put in on record that they don't make this shit up when in fact they just made this shit up.

Javaman

(62,517 posts)

4. in a few years, if the trend continues, this will be the law..

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 12:02 PM

Jun 2014

telling the truth about something clearly false will be an infringement on someone's (a corporation; since they are people after all) right of free speech.

then the circle of bullshit will be complete and no one will be able to say anything contrary to the accepted marching orders of the right wing.

it's coming folks. we already live in a state of proto-fascism.

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