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Newsjock

(11,733 posts) Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:33 PM Jun 2013

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Howard Kurtz Is Leaving CNN And Joining Fox News

Source: Business Insider

Veteran media reporter Howard Kurtz is leaving CNN and joining Fox News, the network announced Thursday afternoon.

Kurtz will anchor a version of "Fox News Watch," a weekend show focusing on media criticism. He has hosted "Reliable Sources," a weekend media criticism program on CNN, since 1998.

"I’m excited to be bringing my independent brand of media criticism to Fox News," Kurtz said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/howard-kurtz-fox-news-cnn-jason-collins-2013-6

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Howard Kurtz Is Leaving CNN And Joining Fox News (Original Post) Newsjock Jun 2013 OP

Where He Will Fit Right In, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2013 #1

He was already working for them CreekDog Jun 2013 #13

Bugs Bunny on Howard Kurtz meow2u3 Jun 2013 #22

They're both part of the same henhouse. nt valerief Jun 2013 #2

Really. I see little difference between CNN and Fox anymore. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #6

As soon as Paula Zahn (years ago) started reporting on the Rapture Index as if it were valerief Jun 2013 #8

I missed the Rapture Index?... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #18

Rapture Index? Really? Well she's over on some crime solving channel ... she makes me puke. YOHABLO Jun 2013 #27

If I had to guess... OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #3

Kurtz is an errand boy sent by grocery clerks Vinnie From Indy Jun 2013 #4

Apocalypse DUzy. awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #19

Perfect fit still_one Jun 2013 #5

"Independent" my asjr Jun 2013 #7

Why am I not surprised? BlueCaliDem Jun 2013 #9

there goes his credibility Enrique Jun 2013 #10

I watch Reliable Sources but will not watch Fox for any reason Gothmog Jun 2013 #11

Same here. question everything Jun 2013 #31

It's about time. Kurtz is an ass who will fit right in. n/t LibDemAlways Jun 2013 #12

i saw part of his show last Sunday and thought he must be auditioning for Fox GreatCaesarsGhost Jun 2013 #14

He'll be cured of that "indendent brand of media critisism" thing right quick. marble falls Jun 2013 #15

LOLOL.... who would not have predicted that? LOLOL hlthe2b Jun 2013 #16

"my independent brand of media criticism"... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #17

And the I.Q. will increase in both organizations... KansDem Jun 2013 #20

"independent brand of media criticism" grasswire Jun 2013 #21

Kurtz/putz mehrrh Jun 2013 #23

Welcome to DU, mehrrh! calimary Jun 2013 #28

Lol....like so many other reich wingers... Hulk Jun 2013 #24

Gee, coulda knocked me over with a feather on that one. calimary Jun 2013 #25

Golly, Sargeant PlanetBev Jun 2013 #26

6 weeks ago: "CNN President Says Howard Kurtz Will Continue Hosting Show" muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #29

So Turbineguy Jun 2013 #30

The Magistrate

(95,255 posts)

1. Where He Will Fit Right In, Sir

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:34 PM

Jun 2013

"What a nimrod! What a ultra-maroon!"

CreekDog

(46,192 posts)

13. He was already working for them

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:55 PM

Jun 2013

might as well use their facilities.

meow2u3

(24,773 posts)

22. Bugs Bunny on Howard Kurtz

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 01:55 PM

Jun 2013

valerief

(53,235 posts)

2. They're both part of the same henhouse. nt

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:35 PM

Jun 2013

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

6. Really. I see little difference between CNN and Fox anymore.

Reply to valerief (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:38 PM

Jun 2013

valerief

(53,235 posts)

8. As soon as Paula Zahn (years ago) started reporting on the Rapture Index as if it were

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:42 PM

Jun 2013

something valid to consider, I knew CNN had become Fox-trashy.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

18. I missed the Rapture Index?...

Reply to valerief (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 01:07 PM

Jun 2013

Glad I did, or I would have probably popped an artery in my brain.

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)

27. Rapture Index? Really? Well she's over on some crime solving channel ... she makes me puke.

Reply to valerief (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 04:18 PM

Jun 2013

OilemFirchen

(7,143 posts)

3. If I had to guess...

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:35 PM

Jun 2013

this has been in the works for at least a decade. During that time Kurtz was merely auditioning.

Vinnie From Indy

(10,820 posts)

4. Kurtz is an errand boy sent by grocery clerks

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:36 PM

Jun 2013

He is as corrupt as they come.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

19. Apocalypse DUzy.

Reply to Vinnie From Indy (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 01:07 PM

Jun 2013

still_one

(92,408 posts)

5. Perfect fit

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:38 PM

Jun 2013

asjr

(10,479 posts)

7. "Independent" my

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:39 PM

Jun 2013

royal fanny! He will fit in very well.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

9. Why am I not surprised?

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:45 PM

Jun 2013

He's been pro-Republican, anti-Democrat since Bill Clinton was elected president. In "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them", I believe Al Franken wrote about how Kurtz rolled his eyes when FLOTUS Hillary Clinton was giving a presser. I knew then and there he was just another Jonathan Karl in neutral journalist clothing, and his going over to the dark {propaganda} side only underscores how correct my instincts have been.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

10. there goes his credibility

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:46 PM

Jun 2013

Gothmog

(145,567 posts)

11. I watch Reliable Sources but will not watch Fox for any reason

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:50 PM

Jun 2013

The reliable sources show is okay but not great. I will skim through it on my DVR from time to time. However, I will not be watching Kurtz on Faux

question everything

(47,535 posts)

31. Same here.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #11)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 09:35 PM

Jun 2013

As with Chris Matthews - I can't stand the host, but enjoy the guests.

Wonder how CNN will fill this time slot.

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)

12. It's about time. Kurtz is an ass who will fit right in. n/t

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:54 PM

Jun 2013

GreatCaesarsGhost

(8,585 posts)

14. i saw part of his show last Sunday and thought he must be auditioning for Fox

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:55 PM

Jun 2013

He was defending Roger Ailes and even managed to get a dig in on Olbermann.

marble falls

(57,240 posts)

15. He'll be cured of that "indendent brand of media critisism" thing right quick.

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 12:56 PM

Jun 2013

hlthe2b

(102,376 posts)

16. LOLOL.... who would not have predicted that? LOLOL

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 01:05 PM

Jun 2013

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

17. "my independent brand of media criticism"...

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 01:06 PM

Jun 2013

Oh, I have no doubt you will criticize fox. No, really, I am sure you will.

KansDem

(28,498 posts)

20. And the I.Q. will increase in both organizations...

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 01:18 PM

Jun 2013

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

21. "independent brand of media criticism"

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 01:42 PM

Jun 2013

Horse puckey.

I have watched "News Watch" and believe that Kurtz will turn it more to the right. There was always a token lefty on the show --- Kurtz will skew that.

mehrrh

(233 posts)

23. Kurtz/putz

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 01:58 PM

Jun 2013

Faux News is where all lousy journalists end up.

calimary

(81,500 posts)

28. Welcome to DU, mehrrh!

Reply to mehrrh (Reply #23)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 06:55 PM

Jun 2013

Glad you're here! I'm thinking your statement is quite spot-on. Or it's where closet wrong-wingers can go to come out of the closet and stand full-on, proudly, and unapologetically in the News Corp sunshine.

Hulk

(6,699 posts)

24. Lol....like so many other reich wingers...

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 02:16 PM

Jun 2013

Dodd, the "bow-tie clown", etc, etc. It's a natural migration. And you wonder "why" he is such an ass, and has a position outside of fox-nonsense? It's because he's just waiting for his slot to open at the reich-wing propaganda mill.

calimary

(81,500 posts)

25. Gee, coulda knocked me over with a feather on that one.

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 02:34 PM

Jun 2013

Gee, I'm so surprised...

Independent MY ASS. Not as long as he goes home to a republi-CON operative every night...

PlanetBev

(4,104 posts)

26. Golly, Sargeant

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 03:03 PM

Jun 2013

Surprise, Surprise!

Kurtz at Fox, right where he belongs.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,361 posts)

29. 6 weeks ago: "CNN President Says Howard Kurtz Will Continue Hosting Show"

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 07:04 PM

Jun 2013

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/cnn-president-says-howard-kurtz-will-continue-hosting

Turbineguy

(37,369 posts)

30. So

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 07:38 PM

Jun 2013

Fox News Watch is going to watch fox News?

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