Fox News says it will not cover burning of Quran

[Newsjock]

Source: Baltimore Sun

In a bold move that is likely to be much discussed in coming days, Fox News said today that it will not cover the burning of the Quran on Saturday if Pastor Terry Jones follows through on his plan to burn copies of Islam's sacred book.

... So far, such TV news operations as CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS have told TVNewser they will cover the Quran burning as they would any other news story.

Fox News is the only one so far to say it will not. It did so in an interview Thursday with The Baltimore Sun.

"We do not cover every flag burning that happens in this country. We don't run every hostage tape," Michael Clemente, senior vice president at Fox News, said in a phone interview. "If we tried to cover everyone who wants us to stick a camera in front of them, we'd run out of cameras pretty fast each day. But this is really about just using some judgment."

Read more: http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2010/09/fox_news_will_not_cover_burnin.html

[BrklynLiberal]

1. AP said they will not cover it either...

Why do I feel so suspicious of FAUX NOISE's motives????????????????????????????????

[T Wolf]

2. Fuck Nuze lit the match - they don't need to watch the flame. nt

[Bleacher Creature]

4. Couldn't agree more. NT

[Vehl]

15. seconded!! nt

[11 Bravo]

18. Nicely put!

[Common Sense Party]

3. Good for them. It's not news--it's a publicity stunt.

[T Wolf]

6. NOt good for them. They are ducking it because there has been so much outrage against it that there

would be natural questions about their promoting violence through their programming.

They are just seeking to avoid that little bit of negative publicity.

Avoiding the consequences of their actions.

They get no credit from me for this, or anything they do.

[pasto76]

12. this was exactly my thought

the ends is good that these clowns will get little press. However I also suspect that FOX is avoiding this because they know how badly the beating would be.

makes me a touch sad that there is so much suspicion in our country and lives. but whatever.

sgt pasto

[Common Sense Party]

17. I could care less about them getting credit, but NOT covering it was

the right choice, whether you hate them or not. The other news organizations were WRONG to say they were going to cover it. Motivations be damned...

[Turborama]

5. Good, because Faux is broadcast live 24/7 by 84 providers all over Pakistan

By far the country they have put the most time and effort into distributing their vile propaganda.

For anyone who hasn't seen it yet, I posted the full list here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8976871#9004997

[MineralMan]

7. Memo from Murdoch:

Memo

To: All News Staff

Fox News Channel will broadcast no coverage of the Koran burning. In keeping with our policy of broadcasting no serious news stories, but only events we can choreograph, this story does not fit our model. Any news staff personnel who broadcast this actual news event will be terminated immediately.

[Zorra]

10. Sad thing is

you actually had me for about 30 seconds there.
;-)

[bushisanidiot]

8. Freeptard racist tea baggers are furious.

"To: Blue Turtle

Pansies.

2 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:49:42 PM by ronnyquest (There's a communist living in the White House! Now, what are you going to do about it?)
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To: Blue Turtle


I am not proud of what is going on today, we look like a bunch of pussies of here in America. Waa Waa. Dont do it, please, theyll hurt us. grrrr.

4 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:51:43 PM by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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To: Blue Turtle

Wimps, the AP says they won’t cover it either, but, they forget that people have cellphone cameras and can upload pics to youtube where millions and millions of people will see them.

5 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:51:56 PM by rockabyebaby (We are sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: Blue Turtle

Mustn’t offend the effdendis. Muslims burning Bibles, American flags or Americans is apparently OK..

9 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:52:37 PM by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Blue Turtle

Bet they will cover the headchoppers murdering, burning flags and bodies, and protesting.

12 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:53:20 PM by roses of sharon (I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13)
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To: Blue Turtle

The “Unafraid” network now says its not newsworthy??

The Vatican, INTERPOL, President, Pentagon and a million others have announced their thoughts on it but its now not even news???

They’ll probably cover some event at the Playboy mansion instead.

22 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:55:35 PM by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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To: Blue Turtle

Do they promise not to cover Flag burning and Bible burning as well?

23 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:56:07 PM by BaylorDad (Tea time!)
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To: Blue Turtle

I just realized I have been to that Church. Bought some furniture from them a few years ago.

24 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:56:07 PM by screaminsunshine (m)
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To: cripplecreek

Okay...then why does every flag burning get coverage? How come every time they walk on our flag they get coverage? Every Imam gets coverage when they chant “death to america” and more.

I say cover it. Were stronger than those idiots who hate us and we are better than they are and it needs to be shown that this idiot in Florida no more hurts them than their flag burning hurts us. What DOES hurt us is their war against us that has been raging since our founding. Islam knows no way to be a peace with its enemies.

27 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 2:57:39 PM by ICE-FLYER (God bless and keep the United States of America)
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To: Siena Dreaming

They cover Lindsey Lohan and Tiger Woods..

34 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:02:13 PM by maddog55 (OBAMA, Why stupid people shouldn't vote.)
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To: Blue Turtle

Good show.

That sends a message to all the Muslims of the world.

The Americans are as easily intimidated as the western Europeans.

PANSIES.

They are doing exactly what the mainstream media does to Tea Party rallies.

37 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:03:07 PM by ZULU (No nation which tried to tolerate Islam escaped Islamization)
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To: Blue Turtle

So will Fox pull Family Guy too?

38 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:04:35 PM by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: Blue Turtle

Cowards

43 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:05:38 PM by fml
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To: Blue Turtle

I think I will burn a Koran tonight.

Does anybody want to interview me?

45 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:06:16 PM by FoxPro (Out side of a dog, books are mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it is to dark to read.)
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To: Blue Turtle
Their chance to ‘not cover it’ was last week. Now the Pandora’s box is open. To act as if they are above this is disingenuous.
47 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:06:38 PM by Never on my watch (Why does the Left think Muslims are going to behave as Christians?)
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To: Blue Turtle

I wonder if it would be PC to post a cartoon of muhammed roasting a pig over a burning koran?

50 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:07:47 PM by Bob Buchholz
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To: MrB

Burn, baby, burn.

95 posted on Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:52:59 PM by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.) "

[Turborama]

9. Sadly, I've seen similar responses here. n/t

[Bragi]

11. Media self-censorship! That will fix everything!

Will the Muslim extremists not kill us if we all close our eyes?

[BumRushDaShow]

13. THIS is why he just cancelled it!

Seriously. ;)

[W T F]

14. I think that News Crop's 2nd largest stock holder had something to do with it

[Arkana]

16. Fox "News" will find some way to cover it.

They'll send someone undercover and filter coverage through Stormfront.org or something.

[muntrv]

19. Can't show a white American Christian in a negative light.

[Dappleganger]

20. It's not news.

So they're right twice a day.

[donheld]

21. This and AP's decision is why it got canceled.