FOX News manipulating AP stories AGAIN!

[Dissent Is Patriotic]

FOX News is deliberately switching some of the language out of AP stories and replacing it with language they prefer. Please see the stories below!

THE FOX NEWS STORY

Car Bomb Kills More Than 100 in Iraq
Monday, February 28, 2005
Associated Press

HILLA, Iraq — A car bomber attacked a crowd of police and Iraqi National Guard (search) recruits south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 106 and wounding 133, police said, in one of the bloodiest days of the two-year insurgency.

Outside the concrete and brick building, people gingerly walked around pools of blood. Scorch marks covered the clinic walls and dozens of people gathered to help put body parts into blankets. Soles of shoes and tattered clothes were piled up in a corner.

"A suicide car bomb hit a gathering of people who were applying for work in the security services. The incident led to the death of 106 people and injury of 133 citizens," Babil province police said in a statement released to reporters.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,148919,00.html

THE AP STORY

Feb 28, 7:08 AM EST

Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 106 in Iraq

By SAMEER N. YACOUB
Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A suicide car bomber attacked a crowd of police and Iraqi National Guard recruits south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 106 and wounding 133, police said. It was one of the deadliest insurgent attacks since President Bush declared the end of major fighting in May 2003.

Associated Press Television News footage showed large pools of blood outside the medical clinic, located on a dusty street in Hilla, 60 miles south of Baghdad. Scorch marks covered the clinic walls and dozens of people gathered to help put body parts into blankets. Soles of shoes and tattered clothes were piled up in a corner.

"A suicide car bomb hit a gathering of people who were applying for work in the security services. The incident led to the death of 106 people and injury of 133 citizens," Babil province police said in a statement released to reporters.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ?SITE=DCWAP&...

FOX has removed the word "Suicide" before the words "Car Bomber". I sent the following e-mail to FOX, Media Matters and the FCC.

You guys have no shame!!!! The story is not titled "Car bomb kills more than 100 in Iraq", the story is titled "Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 106 in Iraq". (referring to AP story dated Monday February 28th) Stop replacing the words "Suicide Bomber" with the words you prefer. First you were substituting in "Homicide Bomber" and now "Car Bomb". This is shameful, and a long way from fair and balanced. There are many people employed at FOX news, and I would think that at least one of you could come forward and be honest about the constant tinkering that goes on with the news that FOX disseminates. I expect FOX to respond to this e-mail, with a good reason why it feels the need to manipulate AP stories. Erica

Please bombard FOX with your concerns! Thanks

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[mwb970]

1. I gather this is OK with AP...

But I don't think changes should be made in actual quoted remarks.

[Igel]

2. The titles count for nothing, and lots of places routinely cut and

edit wire stories.

Sometimes it replaces "terrorist" with "activist", or the other way 'round. Sometimes entire paragraphs are removed (sometimes with humorous or misleading results), or multiple stories merged.

In this case, the "car bomber" is clarified a few seconds later with the word "suicide" pops back in.

I think a bigger change was
"It was one of the deadliest insurgent attacks since President Bush declared the end of major fighting in May 2003." going to
"in one of the bloodiest days of the two-year insurgency."

[ChickPharmacy]

6. yeah, they do!!!

[Stop_the_War]

3. Looks like something right out of the pages of 1984.....n/t

[bpilgrim]

4. if it was OK with the WH's presstitute jeff gannon

http://images.globalfreepress.com

i guess they figure it's OK for them.

shoot how much coverage did that FAKE reporter get?

peace

[uppityperson]

5. since President Bush declared the end of major fighting in May 2003

Changed this line too:
AP-police said. It was one of the deadliest insurgent attacks since President Bush declared the end of major fighting in May 2003.

Fox-police said, in one of the bloodiest days of the two-year insurgency.