FOX Caught Red-Handed Creating Fake "News"

I like that man.....Acorngate. I gotta start using that in my headlines next time I post a story about it.

You should. It will remind people of our heroic leader, Richard Milhous Nixon, who opened up China, created the EPA, and dressed the White House Palace Guard in the uniforms of a banana republic.

Yes! I think ideas can stand the light of day without all the chicanery used by both sides to lull us into a false sense of security.

The president is a politician, so no surprise there. However, a company with the word NEWS in their name might want to REPORT news not make it out of whole cloth.

Sky,

You are right of course. I expect to get lied to by the "News." In my unending naivete I hope to not be lied to by my elected representatives. But, alas, I am old and have been lied to by every President in my lifetime, regardless of party!

Purfact.

versus of course the smart assholes. My asshole is brilliant! it can even do tricks!

Yeah the truth hurts, and for you it may be shitty. Thats your perspective on it. Doesn't change the fact that it's the truth.

You mean that FOX is shit? Because you said all the liberals' whining would not change shit, and apparently they want to change FOX, so FOX must be the shit you're referring to; or did I miss something?

Yeah What ever dude. Fox news is shit. Like I said, call it what ever you want........Shit, fear mongering, racist, hate baiting. Faux news, Faux Noise, Phoney News. It doesn't matter. I won't even discuss any further what label you care to use. None of that matters. The only point I am making is the more you talk about Fox News, the bigger an audiance they get. So go ahead and keep on talking up Fox News. You realize they get more PR here at current then all the other news sources combined. Thats Great news for Fox News. They love all the PR you and the rest of you haters give out.
Personally I think there should be at least 5 stories on Current every day telling us all what Fox had to say. Shit do a nightly recap of their daily show. The exposure you give to Fox News would cost them a fortune in advertising costs. I like to write about Fox News just so I can continue to write the words "FOX NEWS" and give FOX NEWS more PR.

OH and I added it to DNC Propaganda group for obvious reason

You ought to apply for a job at FOX. It seems like a good match for your talents.

I would rather stay here and talk to you and the rest of the haters about FOX NEWS. What story should get put up next about FOX NEWS. Lets find one. Give FOX NEWS more PR. The folks at FOX NEWS say thanks.

I got an even better idea. Every story you put up about FOX NEWS I will reccommend for TV. Just like I am doing with this one. I think it would be great if FOX NEWS not only got PR here on Currents web site, but if they got it on currents TV channel too. Maybe the folks at Current will figure out how much PR they give FOX NEWS and try to stop it. I dont iknow but if you e-mail me a message and let me know yiou have posted a story about FOX NEWS I will reccommend it. See we CAN work together.

Okay- I'll add you as a connection here, and you will get notified. That way, we can work together in the true spirit of bipartisanship. I'm a Republican, but I don't know what your party affiliation is.

OK Cool deal. I kinda doubt you are a republican but still thats cool.

As far as my party of choice goes. I HATE THEM ALL. Politicians would sell all of us down the river if there was a profit to be made or an election to be won.

Elephants and asses, fucking the masses.

Where do I even begin? First of all, your response to a major ethics violation is, "I'm pretty sure other people might do it, so it's probably OK." Heidi Noonan decided that sensationalism was more important than journalistic integrity, and none of her colleagues stopped to ask if this was such a good idea.

You then tell us to "get a real cause to get behind that will benefit [us] in the long run", citing Glen Beck's valiant efforts at thwarting community activism and slinging mud at someone for having views different than his own. Such a thing would be "great".

You finish by telling us that no matter how hard we try, we can't make Fox follow basic journalistic principles, Their ratings are just too high! And as we all know, ratings are everything. Always.

Getting a crowd to cheer is a major ethics violation????

What do you call rangels inability to pay taxes even though he is chairman of the ways and means committee?

If you want to call showing tapes of Van Jones speaking as slinging mud I suppose that is your right. Maybe had Van Jones not said all those things about the evils of White Men and "whitey" in general and admitting to being a communist, There wouldn't have been any mud to sling. Van jones created his own problems with his own words. They always say, be careful what words you use today, tomorrow they may be used against you.....looks like van jones never heard that statement.

I never said anything about Fox News not following basic journalistic principals....you did. Nice try though.

FOX NEWS. I just love writing it. How many times in a day does the words FOX NEWS appear on current do you think? I am sure FOX NEWS is happy about each and every time. Like I told the other guy. Mention FOX NEWS as often as you can. Do a nightly article here on FOX NEWS so FOX NEWS gets as much PR as FOX NEWS can handle. The folks at FOX NEWS say thank you.

It's not getting the crowd to cheer it's why you are getting them to cheer and whether you make clear or obfuscate what you are doing. If the woman was getting the crowd to cheer her reporter like they do on morning TV or for ay studio audience this would be normal. but she was getting them to cheer a speaker and then trying to make it look like they were covering something they were not influencing.

Now now now- I think there is one big, fat, bellicose, egomaniacal, recovering-addict crybaby who is definitely no liberal; put on your thinking cap and you'll see his face (and enormous, porcine behind) in your sweet dreams of the New Eden!

This sounds just what the ".. biggest damn cry babies on the planet." would say---lol

Oh, it's a waste of time to demand responsible journalism from mainstream media sources, but a perfectly good use of time to be a dickhead in the comments section of a relatively unknown premium cable channel's web site?

Interesting set of priorities, assclown.

admittedly the flag in the background for some reason does create a strange compulsion to do just that...

My nefarious little plan is working!

You people think Obama is not
born here you guys are NUTS.

The reason why jpccell uses a 'Z' in "NUTZ" instead of an S is because Z is for (naive) zealot.

are they crowd coaching the people watching the caster do live coverage a la "Good Morning America"? or was she crowd coaching the crowd that was protesting?

If it was claimed that the coached group was the protesting crowd and did not make clear that they were attracted and coached for the shot then yes, fabrication. It is clear in the shot that they are being coached, but they are not looking at a FOX reproter they are looking at a speaker. Things that might have made this acceptable could include the woman being on her day off (unlikely since she seems glued to her cell phone), the woman wearing an indicator that she was (didn't see one) or the woman merely not slinking away when she discovered she was on camera.

IMHO I'll have to go with borderline at absolute best it's not fabrication on the level of forging a birth certificate, or, as Slarabee mentioned, throwing the whole thing in the first place, but it is right in there.

Journalistic ethics is pretty rigid. (or used to be) One example of fabricating news I remember seeing in a movie on he subject was a camera man moving an empty soldiers boot to another area to make a shot more poignant. IIRC This was enough to get the reporter's story pulled or something. I wish I could remember the name of the film.

I think she missed the message the protestors were sending to Griff, don't you? LOL.

Thanks...watchin that felt good:-)

you wouldn't happen to have link of the fuck fox news interview would you? :D

@bombastinator yes its my second comment right under this one :D heres a link anyway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoDsQ2VNArI

Where is that, and why are they there?

Haha I find it also helps if you swear at them too, people really respond to that ;]

Brother Progresshiv,

I love reading your posts---even when they don't have the awesome Steve Goodman lyrics! Thank you.

That's the thing:

This isn't a "game". It's news, and news stations aren't supposed to be biased or involved in making the news.

Like when the 2 current journalists were captured, they could have exploited the two by plastering their faces all over the internet and other news stations to give the station publicity. However, they buried every news story that came up, censored every news story that hit the site(much to the displeasure of many users on this site, including myself), and didn't mention the situation until the journalists were safely home in America.

Current gives a damn about their employees and what they do; Faxed News only gives a damn if they get caught with their pants down. If you didn't come here to take advantage of creating news, commenting on stories, and otherwise participating in an innovative and edgy news site, then why are you really here?

current is obviously giving you an outlet to spew your hate so what are you bitching about?

It's kinda funny....
I thought trolls only existed on 4chan.

Fox news should be news. Current is opinions, links, and stories. This is why you have multiple sources. Glad you could vent.

Well it still says Fair and balanced on Foxnews.com

More like, "We distort, you decide".

Faxed News hasn't told the truth since Rupert Murdoch took over the reigns of News Corp and started faxing news to the news offices.

Since then, it's just been the long arm of media misinformation, sensationalized and tabloid journalism, and ad hommeim attacks on other news companies, journalists, satirists, comedians, politicians, citizens, and any voice dissenting to the half-truths and full-lies told by Faxed News.

Those brainwashed by this biased political control machine called a "news station" need to realize these jokers make up the news more than they actually report on it.

I thought it was "We distort you deride"

That one works as well.

I don't know ask the big 3 networks.

But MSNBC host Rachel Meddow Criticized
Obama about Prolonged Detention and Keith Olbermenn Criticized Obama over wiretapping.

Yeah, I like how even though Rachel & Kieth are pretty much on Obama's side, they can criticize him as well. Obama maybe one of the best presidents of recent history, but we also must remember that he is only human like everyone else .

fuck the corporate media! Not independent media. They kick ass.