Mephisto,
MoveOn.org is also raising funds for response ads to Bush's lies. And they are being matched by George Soros on a 2:1 basis so that a contribution to MoveOn is instantly worth 150% of your donation.
Also, MoveOn is attacking the Faux News Channel:
moveon.org
What we found on Fox
Dear Media Corps member,
When we launched Fox Watch, we figured you'd find lots to report on. But we never anticipated that the results would come so quickly or be so outrageous. In the first few days of this initiative, we received word of Fox News media malpractice so egregious, we need you to help us alert the rest of the media today.
We've put together a press release about this incident. You can read it and electronically fax it to a news outlet of your choice, then follow up Tuesday with a phone call. Together we can make this incident news.
(If you're not a member of the Media Corps, click here to join and see the press release. As a Media Corps member, you'll receive more alerts like this one in the future.)
In an October 26 interview, Fox News anchors Tony Snow and Brit Hume questioned Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R.-Tenn.) on his response to the Democratic rejection of Bush's four most radical judicial nominees. The two pressed a reluctant Frist to hold an all-night filibuster session to draw media attention to the Democrats' stance, a strategy supported by many conservative activists. "Why won't you do it?" demanded Snow.
Less than two weeks later, Frist announced just such a session. Fox News crossed the line from journalism into advocacy for conservative causes.
Moreover, before the session began, a leaked memo showed Frist's aide coordinated with Fox News producers to have the Republicans march into the Senate chamber in time for a live shot at the start of Brit Hume's evening news report. Hume and Snow had created the Republicans' media spectacle and now wanted to broadcast the event with dramatic flair.
While Howard Dean has claimed the mantle of the 'Democratic wing of the Democratic Party,' Fox News has clearly become the public relations wing of the Republican Party. This is unacceptable practice for a media outlet, a deception of the American public.
With your help, we can get the rest of the media to pay attention to this deception. We have put together a press release about the incident. Click the link below to read it and fax it to the news outlet of your choice. Tomorrow, follow up with a phone call encouraging them to cover the story.
Sincerely,
--Noah T. Winer
MoveOn.org
November 24, 2003 |
