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Fox should not be present in this list. In no way is what Fox & Friends doing journalism. It's not even worthy of being described as an impersonation of journal
by harry8 12y ago
Fox should not be present in this list. In no way is what Fox & Friends doing journalism. It's not even worthy of being described as an impersonation of journalism a la Wolf Blitzer and co. on CNN or the cavalcade of idiots on CNBC. Giving fox & friends an award for bad journalism, even the worst journalism, is actually giving it credibility that it has earned the right not to have. It is literally beneath this sort of contempt. If it were written in a satirical novel the critics would call the reality of fox and friends an unrealistically drawn hyperbole.
- nailer 12y agoSure, but the same logic could be be applied to Rolling Stone for the UVa hoax. There is no journalism involved - the publication simply acted as a mouthpiece to a deranged individual and harmed innocent people as a result. Part of it is older publications having to compete with online sources who often have lower standards than traditional print journalism.
- d23 12y ago> Sure, but the same logic could be be applied to Rolling Stone for the UVa hoax. Eh, I don't think it's the same line of reasoning though. Rolling Stone has some very serious pieces that are well researched, with sources cited. They made a mistake in trusting a source, which is embarrassing, but doesn't detract from their overall seriousness. Fox and Friends is a show that peddles propaganda and talking points in-between hokey feel-good stories. It just isn't journalism.
- nailer 12y agoI think it's the same in terms of forgoing basic research in the pursuit of a political agenda.
- AndrewKemendo 12y agoIf it were written in a satirical novel the critics would call the reality of fox and friends an unrealistically drawn hyperbole I've yet to read a more apt description of the network than thus.
- iterative 12y agoIndeed, in what dystopian world could we have imagined the endless horror of a morning talk show filled with banal chit chat?
- tinalumfoil 12y agoI know you're being snide, but they're calling a morning talk show bad journalism for making a joke. I didn't even think the joke was that offensive, to be honest.
- iterative 12y agoThank you for all the detailed evidence you've presented in your take down of . . . a morning chat show in which the hosts made a few off-color jokes.