Religions > Bible > Dear "Fat, Drunk": FOX says they have Right To Lie & Distort!
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Religions > Bible |
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"John Brown" |
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24 Feb 2005 11:32:41 AM |
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Dear "Fat, Drunk": FOX says they have Right To Lie & Distort! |
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:37:57 GMT, "Fat, drunk, and Democrat is no way to go
through life, son." <pantload@NancyPelosi.com> wrote:
"HappyHobit" <happy_hobit@hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:T6-dnedpYYTHbIDfRVn-jg@wideopenwest.com...
Fox News says they have the 'right' to 'spin the news' (lie) any way they
choose to.
No, FOXNews has never said that.
Yes...they have and did.
http://www.projectcensored.org/publications/2005/11.html
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"FOX asserted that there are no written rules against distorting news in the
media. They argued that, under the First Amendment, broadcasters have the right
to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves. Fox attorneys
did not dispute Akre’s claim that they pressured her to broadcast a false story,
they simply maintained that it was their right to do so. "
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(#11) The Media Can Legally Lie
CMW REPORT, Spring 2003
Title: "Court Ruled That Media Can Legally Lie"
Author: Liane Casten
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In February 2003, a Florida Court of Appeals unanimously agreed with an
assertion by FOX News that there is no rule against distorting or falsifying the
news in the United States.
Back in December of 1996, Jane Akre and her husband, Steve Wilson, were hired by
FOX as a part of the Fox "Investigators" team at WTVT in Tampa Bay, Florida. In
1997 the team began work on a story about bovine growth hormone (BGH), a
controversial substance manufactured by Monsanto Corporation. The couple
produced a four-part series revealing that there were many health risks related
to BGH and that Florida supermarket chains did little to avoid selling milk from
cows treated with the hormone, despite assuring customers otherwise.
According to Akre and Wilson, the station was initially very excited about the
series. But within a week, Fox executives and their attorneys wanted the
reporters to use statements from Monsanto representatives that the reporters
knew were false and to make other revisions to the story that were in direct
conflict with the facts. Fox editors then tried to force Akre and Wilson to
continue to produce the distorted story. When they refused and threatened to
report Fox's actions to the FCC, they were both fired.(Project Censored #12
1997)
Akre and Wilson sued the Fox station and on August 18, 2000, a Florida jury
unanimously decided that Akre was wrongfully fired by Fox Television when she
refused to broadcast (in the jury's words) "a false, distorted or slanted story"
about the widespread use of BGH in dairy cows. They further maintained that she
deserved protection under Florida's whistle blower law. Akre was awarded a
$425,000 settlement. Inexplicably, however, the court decided that Steve Wilson,
her partner in the case, was ruled not wronged by the same actions taken by FOX.
FOX appealed the case, and on February 14, 2003 the Florida Second District
Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the settlement awarded to Akre. The
Court held that Akre’s threat to report the station’s actions to the FCC did not
deserve protection under Florida’s whistle blower statute, because Florida’s
whistle blower law states that an employer must violate an adopted "law, rule,
or regulation." In a stunningly narrow interpretation of FCC rules, the Florida
Appeals court claimed that the FCC policy against falsification of the news does
not rise to the level of a "law, rule, or regulation," it was simply a "policy."
Therefore, it is up to the station whether or not it wants to report honestly.
During their appeal, FOX asserted that there are no written rules against
distorting news in the media. They argued that, under the First Amendment,
broadcasters have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on
public airwaves. Fox attorneys did not dispute Akre’s claim that they pressured
her to broadcast a false story, they simply maintained that it was their right
to do so. After the appeal verdict WTVT general manager Bob Linger commented,
"It’s vindication for WTVT, and we’re very pleased--- It’s the case we’ve been
making for two years. She never had a legal claim."
______________________
John
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