[kj] FOX "news" isn't news

[Alexander Smith]

C'mon now, let's leave Rush out of this.

Alex in NYC


On Oct 23, 2009, at 7:51 PM, Brendan wrote:


> Your iron-clad arguments and relentless barrage of indisputable  

> facts have brought me around 180 degrees, I'm throwing out my  

> isolation tank and bong and going to get a suit fitted. And some  

> Rush albums.

>

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

> ] On Behalf Of The Exorcist

> Sent: Saturday, 24 October 2009 10:31 AM

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> Subject: Re: [kj] FOX "news" isn't news

>

> Not bad as much as sad.

>

> At 06:41 PM 10/23/2009, sade1 wrote:

>> > *Groan* You read her as well?!

>>

>> You say that like it's a bad thing.

>>

>>

>> ... ... ... ... ... ...

>>

>> [looking at the current state of things..]

>>

>> 'Save me...

>>   save me from Tomorrow..

>>     I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...'

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> From: The Exorcist <killingjoke at theimmortalfool.com>

>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net 

>> >

>> Sent: Fri, October 23, 2009 12:20:22 AM

>> Subject: Re: [kj] FOX "news" isn't news

>>

>> *Groan* You read her as well?!

>>

>> At 06:14 PM 10/22/2009, Brendan wrote:

>>> They both appear in Naomi Klein's 'The Corporation' - a must see  

>>> doco.

>>>

>>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [ mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

>>> ] On Behalf Of Concrete Cookie

>>> Sent: Friday, 23 October 2009 9:02 AM

>>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the

>>> Subject: [kj] FOX "news" isn't news

>>>

>>> Just in case anyone was still under the assumption that FOX (or  

>>> any news station in this country, considering the story below...)  

>>> had any journalistic credibility.

>>>

>>> Today I read about a very interesting case of 2 fox journalists  

>>> Steve Wilson and Jane Akre, reporting about rBGH used in milk even  

>>> though the advertising on the milk said there was no bovine growth  

>>> hormone.  Monsanto was very unhappy about the story coming out and  

>>> Fox basically fired the journalists.

>>>

>>> Wilson and Akre sued and won the suit in front of a jury,  

>>> regardless FOX still reported on the news that they had won.

>>>

>>> Fox later took the case to federal court where they convinced the  

>>> judges that FCC rules about grievous harm to the public done by  

>>> LYING ON THE NEWS are only SUGGESTIONS and not enforceable law.   

>>> Judges agreed, hence setting the precedent that lying is not  

>>> really enforceable.

>>>

>>> Of course, trying saying F*($ on television and saying that it's  

>>> just a silly FCC rule that no one can enforce... lol

>>>

>>> Without changing the laws all we have is propaganda.

>>

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