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Administration Loses Bid to Exclude Fox News From Pay Czar Interview
The Obama administration on Thursday tried to make "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg available for interviews to every member of the White House pool except Fox News. But the Washington bureau chiefs of the five TV networks decided that none of their reporters would interview Feinberg unless Fox News was included.
The Obama administration on Thursday failed in its attempt to manipulate other news networks into isolating and excluding Fox News, as Republicans on Capitol Hill stepped up their criticism of the hardball tactics employed by the White House.
The Obama administration on Thursday tried to make "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg available for interviews to every member of the White House pool except Fox News. The pool is the five-network rotation that for decades has shared the costs and duties of daily coverage of the presidency.
But the Washington bureau chiefs of the five TV networks consulted and decided that none of their reporters would interview Feinberg unless Fox News was included.
It's not a top priority, just an issue Obama is trying to address. Too bad he didn't succeed.
It's good to see the media as a whole stand up to Obama's statist, and divisive attacks on one group in the media. It's a sad state and embarrassing as a nation, that we have a president who thinks a war with a news organization is a top priority....
What say you?
yes, the state should have no critisism, the state, shouldbe absolute, the state i run by Obama, Obama shall not be critisized and any organization that critisizes hisself, will be shunned.....
So much for open press and freedom, eh Orius?
:lol:
yes, the state should have no critisism, the state, shouldbe absolute, the state i run by Obama, Obama shall not be critisized and any organization that critisizes hisself, will be shunned.....
So much for open press and freedom, eh Orius?
:lol:
Seems like the press exercised their freedom.
They exercised CYA.... Cause they know once you open a door, it is hard to shut. the Press showed some rare integrity here and I applaude them,even the liberal ones.
They exercised CYA.... Cause they know once you open a door, it is hard to shut. the Press showed some rare integrity here and I applaude them,even the liberal ones.
Yeah that's exactly what I said. :roll:
While I credit them, I think there's some self-preservation at work.
If they don't stand up to this, what happens the first time they criticize Obama or support a rival Democrat? Are they thrown to the dungeon with Fox?
And what if conservatives are in charge of everything by 2012 (which is looking more likely by the minute), do they ALL get cast into that dungeon since it will then have precedent?
This was a career(s) decision, first and foremost.
:lol: "CYA" = (cover your ass).... this is exactly what I am saying,.
You cheereaded the tyrannical attempt to quash a mainstream media entity for politics.
My hyperbole expressed your sentiments taken to thier logical conclusion. :shrug:
Looks like you don't support the 1st Amendment.Hyperbolic as usual. They attempted to exclude Fox from an interview, Fox was not censored.
Anyway, the outcome doesn't really bother me either. I just think that Fox is so degenerate as a "news" network that I wouldn't shed a tear if Obama succeeded.
Hyperbolic as usual. They attempted to exclude Fox from an interview, Fox was not censored.
Anyway, the outcome doesn't really bother me either. I just think that Fox is so degenerate as a "news" network that I wouldn't shed a tear if Obama succeeded.
Looks like you don't support the 1st Amendment.
Fox News is agenda driven, not journalisticly sound (if that is even a word :2razzThe way they treated Ron Paul during the election, and then completely pulled a 360, supporting a multitude of his ideas now that Obama is in office only exponentiates their lack of value.
It's good to see the media as a whole stand up to Obama's statist, and divisive attacks on one group in the media. It's a sad state and embarrassing as a nation, that we have a president who thinks a war with a news organization is a top priority....
What say you?
I'm definitely not a fan of Fox. But I don't believe it proper for the government to ban certain media outlets just because they won't be friendly with them. I don't necessarily think the press should be "friendly" with the government. The press needs to aggressively question the government and report their findings to the People so we can better control the government. It doesn't necessarily work that way now, but that's what I believe should be the standard. As such, I don't think it proper for the government to deny access of a news agency due to political reasons. It highlights why exactly we need a free press.
The First Amendment was not infringed upon. The White House has the right to refuse any news agency. It lost this battle because the five main media networks banded together and threatened to not report at all.
Nice try though. :2wave:
But lets consider the Fox New's integrity. Would you support a news station that was as disingenuous as Fox? Not me.....
I have nothing against criticizing Obama. But when that is all they do, how are they objectively reporting the news?
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