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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-22-10 08:10 PM
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UPDATED: Fox News Scrubbing Wikipedia Entry on $1 Mil. Donation
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/8/21/895233/-UPDATED:-Fox-News-Scrubbing-Wikipedia-Entry-on-$1-Mil.-Donation-

by Ismay
Sat Aug 21, 2010 at 08:14:44 PM PDT

As you all know, Fox News parent News Corps donated $1 million to the republican governors association back in June...one of the largest donations in history by a media organization.

Not only does this put a cloud on their slogan "fair and balanced" when covering the upcoming gubernatorial elections, it is made worse by the fact that, to date, Fox News has YET to cover the controversy. Even though every other major media outlet has.

It is no secret that Fox News spends a lot time scrubbing thier own Wikipedia articles, but several editors have managed to get some issues on the page "Fox News Controversies".

However, here is what is happening on the News Corp. donation scandal:

* Ismay's diary :: ::
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-22-10 08:14 PM
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1. I cant be sure, but I'm pretty sure Brett Baier covered the story.
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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-22-10 08:18 PM
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2. Ha! Wikipedia put a lock on editing!
Currently the entry stands:

In June 2010, News Corporation donated $1 million to the Republican Governors Association.
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-22-10 08:49 PM
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3. The Republicans should be paying Fox!
--Jon Stewart
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-22-10 09:20 PM
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4. Is someone going to add this to the wikipedia entry for Fox News?
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