Some "Fox journalists" worried Beck "undermines their credibility"

[babylonsister]

:spray: in more ways than one! So sad, but I somehow can't muster up an ounce of sympathy.



Kurtz: Some "Fox journalists" worried Beck "undermines their credibility"

March 15, 2010 5:31 am ET by Media Matters staff


From Kurtz's March 15 Washington Post column:

In just over a year, Glenn Beck's blinding burst of stardom has often seemed to overshadow the rest of Fox News.

And that may not be a good thing for the top-rated cable news channel, as many of its staffers are acutely aware.

With his celebrity fueled by a Time cover story, best-selling books, cheerleading role at protest rallies and steady stream of divisive remarks, Beck is drawing big ratings. But there is a deep split within Fox between those -- led by Chairman Roger Ailes -- who are supportive, and many journalists who are worried about the prospect that Beck is becoming the face of the network.

By calling President Obama a racist and branding progressivism a "cancer," Beck has achieved a lightning-rod status that is unusual even for the network owned by Rupert Murdoch. And that, in turn, has complicated the channel's efforts to neutralize White House criticism that Fox is not really a news organization. Beck has become a constant topic of conversation among Fox journalists, some of whom say they believe he uses distorted or inflammatory rhetoric that undermines their credibility.

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[ck4829]

1. Uh guys, the "credibility" ship sailed away a long time ago.

[ChicagoSuz219]

9. You took the words right out of my mouth! n/t

[Last_Stand]

2. fox has journalists? n/t

[ixion]

or credibility?

:rofl:

Neither.

[L0oniX]

27. Urinalists ...attending the bathrooms.

[11 Bravo]

3. Relax, folks. You can't lose what you never had.

[Robeson]

4. What credibility?

[williesgirl]

17. Ditto

[Mz Pip]

5. Fox has "journalists?"

Who knew?

The only difference between Beck and the rest of the hacks on Fox is the tone. The content is pretty much the same, just less shrill and hyperbolic. The only exception would be Shepard Smith and I wonder how long he'll last.

[Astrad]

6. Some humans worried Beck undermines their credibility as an intelligent species. n/t

[Forkboy]

7. Well, at least they have a sense of humor.

Wait...you mean they were being serious?

[Catshrink]

8. Fox journalists?

:rofl:

On second thought, I've wondered why Shep Smith stays at Fox. He does have a bit of integrity that Ailes hasn't managed to beat out of him. His Katrina reporting was excellent.

[Sugarcoated]

10. They've created a wingnut Frankenstein

[Botany]

11. I don't see any worries because Fox does not have any journalists

I kinda liked Beck's latest; Obama = FDR who was a socialist, a commie, and a nazi and it was
that good old Joe McCarthy helped to save America but those liberals destroyed him rant. Now
if we can just put an end to that nasty social security.

[AlinPA]

12. You have properly placed the quotes in the right place in your post's headline. nt

[liberal N proud]

13. FOX has credibility?

Who knew?

[Botany]

14. They have the data to show it too

[Dappleganger]

15. "Fair and Balanced" is what ruined their credibility.

[progressoid]

16. Good grief, the irony is thick with this one

Journalists :rofl::rofl::rofl:


Credibility :spray::spray::spray:

[OregonBlue]

18. Perhaps we have been going about this wrong. What if all of us watched Glenn Beck. Only Glenn Beck.

Send his rating soaring even further. Let him become the "face" of the network. Write letters in support of him and insist that they keep him on the air. In the end he will be their downfall!!

[graywarrior]

19. They truly do reside on a separate plane from ours

Same planet, different worlds.

[louis-t]

20. Oh, NOW they're worried?

And yes, he IS the face of Fox news.

[Jester Messiah]

21. Wow. That's like the Klan worrying that someone makes them look too racist. [nt]

[bamacrat]

22. Take a stand then. State on your shows that you do not endorse Glenn beck or his psychotic rantings.

What little credibility as journalists you have left rides on it.

[Downtown Hound]

23. LOL. Don't worry Fox, you don't have to worry. n/t

[ladywnch]

24. now THAT is funny! I don't care who the hell you are. That's just plain funny right there!

[hvn_nbr_2]

25. BREAKING NEWS: Cesspool offended by crap in its midst. nt

[L0oniX]

26. No need to worry about something you never had ...you asscarrots!

[NC_Nurse]

28. WHAT credibility? Never had it, never will.

[NorthCarolina]

29. There are Fox News Journalists with "Credibility"? That in itself is news to me. eom

[daleo]

30. It's like a skunk complaining about a polecat. n/t

[applegrove]

31. Boy nothing gets by them...

[sakabatou]

32. What credibility? They didn't have any to start with.

[TomCADem]

33. Wow, The Irony Is Strong With This One...

Fox has journalists? Credibility?

[madamesilverspurs]

34. "FOX journalists" - an oxymoron

Actually, that would be "oxymoran". . .

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[HopeHoops]

35. The word "FOX" undermines their credibility.

[Orsino]

36. Stop worrying, Fox "journalists."

Glenn Beck can do no further damage to the "reputation" your "network" enjoys.

[UTUSN]

37. I got as far as "(Faux) journalists" and burst into laughter!1 n/t