White House Escalates War on

The White House escalated its offensive against Fox News on Sunday by urging other news organizations to stop “following Fox” and instead join the administration’s attempt to marginalize the channel. White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel told CNN Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Michael Bugeja - Oct 19, 2009 - 6:50 AM PDT
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by Jim Lang - Oct. 19, 2009

This is a very one-sided story. It does quote administration officials but then goes on to only quote pundits critical of the administration.

This is a biased piece but I agree that the administration has chosen an unwise strategy. I subscribe to the advice, "Don't wrestle in the mud with ... More »

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by Michael Bugeja - Oct. 19, 2009

The article documents the White House's escalation of its anti-Fox News campaign. David Gergen and other experienced political observers say this is a fight that the Obama administration should avoid.

Any news organization that sides with the government over a rival medium will invite scrutiny into its own bias.

Media columnist David Carr of the New York Times warned that the White House war on Fox “may present a genuine problem for Mr. Obama, who took great pains during the ... More »

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by Timothy Chambers - Oct. 19, 2009

They quote internal biased sources -- The Fox SVP of news, Mike Wallace, and then only Democrats -- Donna Brazile and Republican Gergen and collumnist Carr who are disagreeing with the White house tactics. They give no time to any independent voice evaluating the substance of the White house's critique of Fox News journalistic standards.

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