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StinkyJournalism Media Picks
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Fact-Checking MediaMatters's claim: Fox & Friends' Wrong On Two Polling Questions?
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| by Molika Ashford, Stinkyjournalism.org |
October 27, 2009 3:21 pm EST
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| A still image of a Fox News Broadcast. MediaMatters.org criticizes Fox for "baselessly" attacking a recent CBS/Washington Post poll. (Credit: Mediamatters.org) |
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MediaMatters.org, a progressive website dedicated to correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media, brought up two instances of bad poll reporting in the press last week.
In one, they criticize the conservative press for calling a recent poll finding majority support for a public health care option “fraudulent," and "rigged." In another, they specifically call out the program Fox & Friends for using an outdated poll...Go to full story
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Bioethicist Cites Bad Flu Reporting, Asks: Can We Really Expect Any Better From Journalism?
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| by Molika Ashford, Stinkyjournalism.org |
October 26, 2009 07:31 am EST
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| Sensationalism hounds H1N1 media reporting. |
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The spring and fall flu seasons this year have spurred a flood of sensationalist medical reporting focused on the H1N1 virus, or swine flu. Some egregious examples from British tabloids like the Daily Express have been called out, as well as from Fox News, and ABC Australia News.
In a philosophical look at why we’ve seen such faulty journalism on the subject, Iain Brassington, a Lecturer in Bioethics, with a PhD from the University of Birmingham, argues a radical...Go to full story
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Fact-Checking the Press: The White House as Watchdog
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| by Katie Rolnick, Stinkyjournalism.org |
October 14, 2009 04:40 am EST
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| The logo above is taken from the White House blog of the same name. |
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COMMENTARY
It seems the White House has taken on a new role: fact checker. But they're not just keeping tabs on political opponents. According to Time magazine, the White House will now respond directly to media and press coverage that the administration believes to be "misleading or simply false."
Rebuttals will be made via the White House blog "Reality Check," where the President's communications team will...Go to full story
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FOX News Broadcasts Bad Advice From H1N1 Flu "Expert"
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| by Molika Ashford, Stinkyjournalism.org |
October 08, 2009 04:44 am EST
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| Dr. Kent Holtorf, on right, is described by FOX News as an “infectious disease expert” they use to advise America as the fall flu season kicks off. |
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In a recent broadcast, “Tracking H1N1,” Fox News taps the wisdom of Dr. Kent Holtorf to advise America as the fall flu season kicks off. They describe him as an “infectious disease expert.”
Twitter tipped me off again here, with @ivanoransky noting that Holtorf is, in fact, not an infectious disease expert, but an "anti-aging" specialist, according to the bio posted on the website of his own clinic, where he advocates the use of...Go to full story
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Fox News Gets Serious About "Fair and Balanced"
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| by Katie Rolnick, Stinkyjournalism.org |
September 25, 2009 09:32 am EST
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| READY, SET, ACTION: A Fox News producer is captured on video signaling protesters to react for cameras. |
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After a video surfaced (first at Media Matters, then at Daily Kos and Huffington Post) of Fox News Channel producer Heidi Noonan riling crowds from behind the scenes at 9/12 events, it seems that Fox News felt compelled to remind their staff that they are, in fact, journalists and need to adhere to non-partisan, journalistic standards.
Mediaite obtained an internal email from Fox News Vice President of News and Washington managing editor Bill Sammon to the staff of the D.C....Go to full story
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FOXNews.com Axes Critic Who Reviewed X-men Movie Before Release
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| by Rhonda Roland Shearer, StinkyJournalism.org |
April 08, 2009
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| If you report news, watch your back--and your employer's partners financial interests--or you could get fired. A FOX News critic becomes an ex-man for his review of an unauthorized preview of 20th Century Fox's forthcoming Ex-Men movie. "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" was not to be released until May 1st but was, according to bloggers, leaked on the Internet and created lots of buzz. |
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Nikki Finke's DeadlineHollywoodDaily exclusive report features the firing of a 10 year veteran of FOXNews.com.
Funny thing was (now ex) Fox News critic Roger Friedman got booted for his news reporting and review about an unauthorized preview (that FOX calls a "pirated copy") of the forthcoming 20th Century Fox movie "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
So why was the critic axed for giving FOX readers news from the Internet?...Go to full story
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Citizens Now More Savvy About Fauxtography:
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| Giant Snake Hoax Photos Hit Immediate Wall of Disbelief |
| by Rhonda Roland Shearer, StinkyJournalism.org |
February 23, 2009
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| Here is one of two fake photos of a giant snake recently circulating on the web. People have learned that "too good to be true" photos found in their email in-boxes sent from friends or in the pages of mainstream media outlets or blogs may be photoshopped or staged. Fortunately citizens have learned that skepticism is a sound daily tool used by savvy media consumers. |
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The most recent extreme scary animal photos published by bloggers and mainstream media was almost instantly identified as a hoax in a FOX News headline. Probably not coincidentally, these new fake images follow the early February 2009 well circulated announcement in the science journal Nature of a giant one ton snake fossil that was discovered in a coal mine in Columbia, South America.
By February 19-20, reports of a living one ton monster "suddenly"...Go to full story
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New York Times Management Mute on O'Reilly Threats
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| by Danielle Elliot, StinkyJournalism.org |
February 16, 2009
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| Should the NY Times have defended against Bill O'Reilly's suggestions of violence against The Times? |
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Does media ownership have a responsibility to their staff to defend reporters against suggestions of violence? When Bill O'Reilly and Bernie Goldberg said on O'Reilly's shows that they want to attack New York Times reporters with baseball bats, did the Times let down their reporters by never responding?
O'Reilly and Goldberg's conversation went like this:
O'Reilly: The New York Times attacks me, Bay...Go to full story
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Good McMorning !
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| Broadcast news sells McDonald's branding opportunities |
| by Ed Pilkington, The Guardian |
October 10, 2008
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| Check out the logos on plastic cups. The Guardian reported, Fox 5 News anchors Jason Feinberg and Monica Jackson had cups of "McDonald's coffee, filled with fake ice." |
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Ed Pilkington wrote, " The tentacle-like growth of clandestine advertising in American TV shows in the form of product placement has taken another controversial step with the introduction of McDonald's products into regional news programmes.
"Several TV outlets have begun to sell the fast-food giant the right to place cups of its iced coffee on to the desks of news anchors as they present morning current affairs shows...
Pilkington continued, "The New York... Go to full story
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