Fox News Channel Fires `News Watch' Host

[meegbear]

Fox News Channel has fired the host of its weekly "Fox News Watch" show that discusses the performance of the news media.

Eric Burns, the show's host, said Monday he was told in a phone call last week that his contract would not be renewed. He said he was not given a reason.

The show airs Saturday evenings and, along with CNN's "Reliable Sources," is one of two cable news programs that focus on the media. "Fox News Watch" has included conservative commentators such as Cal Thomas and Jim Pinkerton, as well as liberals like Jeff Cohen and Neal Gabler.

Dana Klinghoffer, Fox News Channel spokeswoman, would not comment on the firing. She told The New York Times "the show will now focus more on the evolving new media, and we didn't feel the current talent would be capable of handling the new direction."

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http://www6.comcast.net/tv/articles/2008/02/11/TV.Fox.News.Watch/

[Sal Minella]

1. Meanwhile, for those of us who couldn't care less what Faux does, there's this:

http://www.onthemedia.org/ -- on public radio. If they have an M$M bias, they do a pretty good job of keeping it hidden.

[TexasObserver]

2. Eric's show was literally the only thing Fox News did worth watching.

They probably need the time slot so that Steve Forbes can prove once again that he's no Malcolm Forbes.

[Ano Genitus]

3. Being a Fox News Channel Spokeswoman would be like marrying Klinger from M*A*S*H.

It would be interesting for a while, but you'd get very sick of him stealing your underwear.