Fox Nation smears Sawyer, saying she's proud of ABC "Infomercial"
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ABC News senior vice president Kerry Smith has similarly stated that the ABC special will give "voice to questions and criticisms" of President Obama's health care plan and that "ABC News is looking for the most thoughtful and diverse voices on this issue," as Media Matters for America has noted.
From the June 21 edition of CNN's Reliable Sources:
HOWARD KURTZ (host): As you know, the Republican national chairman Michael Steele has said that ABC is promoting ObamaCare. And Fox's Sean Hannity took a shot at this, noting ABC being owned by parent company Disney. Let's play a little bit of Hannity. Let me just play the bite.
SEAN HANNITY (Fox News host) [video clip]: President Obama's love affair with the mainstream media continues. But as we learn more about next week's Mickey Mouse-sponsored infomercial, one thing is becoming clear, and that is our headline this Wednesday night, journalism in America is dead.
KURTZ: I'm sure you would like to respond to that.
SAWYER: Oh, Sean. Again, you know, ABC -- I'm so proud of ABC. And I hope that there is some recognition for the fact that this network is trying to tackle a serious issue in a serious way, and we are doing something that we would love to see a lot more air time dedicated to.
What is more important than a dialogue about health care? It is not an infomercial. ABC News does not do that. We will be there, and these people in this room are going to be able to ask questions from every single vantage point. And they are going to challenge the president, many of them.
And, as I said, this is not a Republican or a Democratic issue. It is an American issue. And I don't think Republicans or Democrats can argue that only people on Capitol Hill should be addressing this issue. We should have a great debate about these issues with people on the front lines as well.
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WakeUpPeople
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Man, everybody but me seems to have a list of the easy questions Obama will get from ABC. Will someone post the questions already so we can discuss?!?
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WakeUpPeople
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Arjuna3900
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Hannity does not claim to be practicing journalism. He is practicing commentary (i.e. he announces his leanings up front) and his characterization of the ABC special is clearly presented as his own opinion.
ABC will hopefully respect the line between journalism and commentary or drop the pretense that they are not engaging in advocacy for a particular point of view.
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Arjuna3900
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Arjuna3900
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slarabee:
Fact check? The "fact" you are citing is Diane Sawyer's insistence that the broadcast will not be tilted in favor of the Dems. This is no more a "fact" than FOX's insistence that they are "fair and balanced" just because they say so. Hannity may or may not have a valid point, I'll withhold judgement til it airs, but the premise behind having this special at all, the premise that our healthcare system is in such bad shape that it must be overhauled now assumes the Dems and President Obama are correct. Obama is given a chance to pitch his party's agenda directly to the voters, opponents of these plans in the GOP will not be given such an opportunity. Conservative groups that want to buy ads raising points against Obama's plans won't even be allowed to do that. Hannity is certainly entitled to his opinion, and I will remain skeptical of ABC's special until it airs regardless of Diane Sawyer's opinion.
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Arjuna3900
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WakeUpPeople
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Another example of Fox misleading it's viewers.
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WakeUpPeople
