Sorry, Helen, but I agree with Cenk on this.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/10/19/794894/-Why-the-White-House-is-100-Right-to-Challenge-Fox-NewsWhy the White House is 100% Right to Challenge Fox News
by Cenk Uygur
Mon Oct 19, 2009 at 10:08:35 AM PDT
There are three categories of news media:
Opinion Outlets
Keith Olbermann
Bill O'Reilly
The Young Turks
Wall Street Journal Editorial Side
Partisan Press (Ideologically Driven Press)
The Nation
Fox News Channel
National Review
Mother Jones
Drudge Report
Straight News
CNN
ABC News
MSNBC News Programs
New York Times
Wall Street Journal (Non-Editorial)
Cenk Uygur's diary :: ::
There's absolutely nothing wrong with being in any of these categories. As you can see, I put our show in the "Opinion Outlet" category. I have no problem with that. We tell you our take on the news of the day. All of the categories are based on the news; but they do range based on how much original news reporting or editorializing they do. And that is an important distinction.
The Obama White House has taken on Fox News channel in an effort to point out they are not a legitimate news network. This is very important because out of all the outlets mentioned above, they are the only ones being dishonest about what category they are in. This is where the confusion lies.
Fox News admits that their talk shows are opinion based, which is obvious and indisputable. It's not straight news and it's not meant to be. No problem. The problem lies in their "news" side. They don't have a straight news division like CNN, MSNBC, ABC, etc. They have propaganda disguised as news. That's a serious issue that must be addressed.
More at Cenk's diary.
Mrs. Thomas, Obama is not "killing the messenger" as you say. He's calling a liar a liar.
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