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Fox news LED Sign speaks out against protesters by cyantist at 2:11 pm EST, Mar 30, 2003 |
] The largest die-in occurred during the morning rush hour ] in the area around Rockefeller Center - home to such ] media giants as the CNN, NBC, and Fox networks. ] ] And in an unusual turn of events, the showing provoked a ] public display of pro-war sentiment by Fox News. |
Fox news ticker speaks out against NYC protesters by Rattle at 11:30 pm EST, Mar 30, 2003 |
] Fox News had its own response to the demonstrators. The ] news ticker rimming Fox's headquarters on Sixth Avenue ] wasn't carrying war updates as the protest began. ] Instead, it poked fun at the demonstrators, chiding them. ] ] "War protester auditions here today ... thanks for ] coming!" read one message. "Who won your right to show up ] here today?" another questioned. "Protesters or ] soldiers?" ] ] Said a third: "How do you keep a war protester in ] suspense? Ignore them." ] ] Still another read: "Attention protesters: the Michael ] Moore Fan Club meets Thursday at a phone booth at Sixth ] Avenue and 50th Street" - a reference to the film maker ] who denounced the war while accepting an Oscar on Sunday ] night for his documentary "Bowling for Columbine." ] ] The protesters said Fox's sentiments only proved their ] point: that media coverage, in particular among the ] television networks, is so biased as to be unbelievable. |
Fox news ticker speaks out against NYC protesters by Dagmar at 12:23 am EST, Apr 1, 2003 |
] The protesters said Fox's sentiments only proved their ] point: that media coverage, in particular among the ] television networks, is so biased as to be unbelievable. I don't think Fox News even knows the meaning of the word "bias". Just a few days ago I watched a commentator on Fox go on a diatribe against some professor who sent in a letter saying he should be ashamed of being biased in his coverage. The warped and depraved thing about it is that if what the man on Fox News said were posted to Slashdot, it would be virtually guaranteed to be a -5 Flamebait/Troll within minutes. |
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