Brave New Films: FOX News Isn't News. It's a Political Operation.

[Wetzelbill]

Run time: 05:51 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2a4MEAoxko   Posted on YouTube: October 27, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: October 27, 2009 By DU Member: Wetzelbill Views on DU: 1631

 

[SandWalker1984]

1. Fox News & their 1997 FL lawsuit - it's Legal for FOX to lie to the public

In 1997, it was alleged Fox News cooperated with Monsanto in suppressing an investigative report on the health risks associated with Monsanto's bovine growth hormone product, Posilac.<50> Posilac, a synthetic hormone used to increase milk production in cows, while banned in many first-world countries, is used in the United States. Steve Wilson and Jane Akre disagreed with the inclusion of material in the story they felt was slanted or misleading. Both reporters were eventually fired. Wilson and Akre alleged the firing was for retaliation, while the FOX affiliate contended they were fired for insubordination.

The reporters then sued Fox in Florida state court, claiming they could not be fired for refusing to do something that they believed to be illegal. In 2000, a Florida jury found that while there was no evidence FOX had bowed to any pressure from Monsanto to alter the story, Akre, but not Wilson, was unjustly fired.<51>. The decision in Akre's favor was then overturned in 2003 by an appeals court because the whistleblower's statute under which the original case had been filed did not actually apply to the case. The court held that Fox News had no obligation to report truthfully, and the First Amendment protects their right to lie.<52>. Therefore, the court held that firing a reporter for refusing to lie is not actionable under the whistleblower statute. The story can be seen in the feature length documentary film The Corporation.

[ProgressOnTheMove]

2. I think every Faux "news" clip should come with scary music, to emphasize a point.

[ihavenobias]

3. K & R n/t

[Grassy Knoll]

4. That was good, Thanks.n/t

[mzmolly]

5. Well done!

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[ej510]

6. This is sad!

[mzmolly]

7. Yes it is.

But the truth is good. :hi:

[defendandprotect]

8. We need Congressional Hearings on this . . .!!!

[Tx4obama]

9. K & R nt

[vaberella]

10. Awe man. Mother Teresa is a socialist trying to bring down America.

I never knew and I thought she was dead. Damn, where are the outraged Catholics on Fox News who would get offended by that. In a way it's a good thing to put Obama in the same league as Obama. Works in his favor.

[Turborama]

11. DeFOX America! Love it!!

Highly recommended!! This vid needs to viral too.

http://defoxamerica.com/

Just joined their Facebook group that seems to be regularly updated too: http://www.facebook.com/fightsmears#

Thanks for posting, Bill. :yourock:

[audas]

12. Fight god damn you - FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS !

[Turborama]

13. SEND A MESSAGE TO CONGRESS!

Dear Congress member,

I am writing to urge you to join me in "Defoxing America."

Fox "News" personalities are pushing an agenda that is dangerous to ordinary Americans. Using tactics such as placing individuals singled out for censure on a blackboard and linking them to murderous dictators like Josef Stalin, Fox News has deliberately created an atmosphere of hysteria that they have used to attack organizations and individuals fighting for the issues that matter most to working families. I urge you to stand up to these new McCarthy-ite tactics by voting against any unconstitutional legislation that singles out specific organizations. This includes the Continuing Resolution that cuts off Federal support to the national anti-poverty group ACORN.
Don't let Glenn Beck's blackboard dictate the people's agenda. Stand up and "Defox America".

Fill in the form here: http://defoxamerica.com/

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