Faux news wins right to lie to public!

[Spyder Jerusalem]

Fox News gets okay to misinform public, court ruling | Media Reform | CeaseSPIN.org

UPDATED:Many news agencies lie and distort facts, not many have the guts to admit it...in court...positioning the First Amendment as their defense!

The attorneys for Fox, owned by media baron Rupert Murdoch, successfully argued the First Amendment gives broadcasters the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on the public airwaves. We are pushing for a consumer protection solution that labels news content according to its adherence to ethical journalism standards that have been codified by the Society of Professional Journalists (Ethics: spj.org).
A News Quality Rating System and Content Labeling approach, follows a tradition of consumer protection product labeling, that is very familiar to Americans. The ratings are anti-censorship and can benefit consumers.

Appellate Court Rules Media Can Legally Lie.
By Mike Gaddy. Published Feb. 28, 2003
On February 14, a Florida Appeals court ruled there is absolutely nothing illegal about lying, concealing or distorting information by a major press organization. The court reversed the $425,000 jury verdict in favor of journalist Jane Akre who charged she was pressured by Fox Television management and lawyers to air what she knew and documented to be false information. The ruling basically declares it is technically not against any law, rule, or regulation to deliberately lie or distort the news on a television broadcast.

On August 18, 2000, a six-person jury was unanimous in its conclusion that Akre was indeed fired for threatening to report the station's pressure to broadcast what jurors decided was "a false, distorted, or slanted" story about the widespread use of growth hormone in dairy cows.

The court did not dispute the heart of Akre's claim, that Fox pressured her to broadcast a false story to protect the broadcaster from having to defend the truth in court, as well as suffer the ire of irate advertisers. Fox argued from the first, and failed on three separate occasions, in front of three different judges, to have the case tossed out on the grounds there is no hard, fast, and written rule against deliberate distortion of the news.

The attorneys for Fox, owned by media baron Rupert Murdoch, argued the First Amendment gives broadcasters the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on the public airwaves.

In its six-page written decision, the Court of Appeals held that the Federal Communications Commission position against news distortion is only a "policy," not a promulgated law, rule, or regulation. Fox aired a report after the ruling saying it was "totally vindicated" by the verdict.

[Antiphon]

That's Rupert for ya. Scumbag supreme.

[biblethumper]

I believe cnn and msnbc were doing it long before this, oh and crap cbs, nbc, and abc, long before even them.

[Antiphon]

of course, we all expect you to offer such drivel, BT

[Spyder Jerusalem]

Originally Posted by biblethumper

I believe cnn and msnbc were doing it long before this, oh and crap cbs, nbc, and abc, long before even them.

And how many times have any of them been caught at it or had to go to court for lying and/or forcing thrir employees to lie?

Oh, wait, the answer is NONE!
NEVER!

Thats because actual NEWS agencies have an obligation to present the facts of the matters they report.

FAUX is NOT, has NEVER been, nor will EVER be a fuckin NEWS agency!
Everything they report is more than likely a lie and anyone who watchews them for the purpose of bein informed are actually fuckin DUMBER for havin watched FAUX!

It should be the obligation of the FCC or some other regulatory agency to guarantee that anything presented as "news" is actually facts and not opinions and lies like FAUX does.

[Dawildman]

Hey Thumper,

Sorry to tell you this but reality has a distinctly Liberal bias.

It's the reason your Conservatism always fails.

It's the reason your idiot buddies let pedophiles run riot throughout your leadership.

It's the reason we're in TWO FAILED WARS of occupation.

It's the reason for Sarah Palin, Tom Delay, Dubya, Glen Beck, Jack Abramoff, Michelle Bachmann. Rush Limpballs, Dick Cheney and much more.

You know, the assortment of your top leadership that makes the country either puke or laugh their butts off. As they do when you post your own dog shit.

[suedanim]

Why am I not surprised this came out of a Florida Court?

In its six-page written decision, the Court of Appeals held that the Federal Communications Commission position against news distortion is only a "policy," not a promulgated law, rule, or regulation. Fox aired a report after the ruling saying it was "totally vindicated" by the verdict.

By God we are outrageous liars and proud of it, so go put that in your pipe and smoke it!

[biblethumper]

Originally Posted by Dawildman

Hey Thumper,

Sorry to tell you this but reality has a distinctly Liberal bias.

It's the reason your Conservatism always fails.

It's the reason your idiot buddies let pedophiles run riot throughout your leadership.

It's the reason we're in TWO FAILED WARS of occupation.

It's the reason for Sarah Palin, Tom Delay, Dubya, Glen Beck, Jack Abramoff, Michelle Bachmann. Rush Limpballs, Dick Cheney and much more.

You know, the assortment of your top leadership that makes the country either puke or laugh their butts off. As they do when you post your own dog shit.

To those liberals on this site, your attempt to ruin this country will fail. Pretty much all but Fox on tv are liberal biased, period, and they spin thier heads off for the left

[Zan de Man]

[Underhill]

Originally Posted by biblethumper

To those liberals on this site, your attempt to ruin this country will fail. Pretty much all but Fox on tv are liberal biased, period, and they spin thier heads off for the left

From the bottom of a mine shaft, ground level looks pretty fucking far up there.

[suedanim]

Originally Posted by biblethumper

To those liberals on this site, your attempt to ruin this country will fail. Pretty much all but Fox on tv are liberal biased, period, and they spin thier heads off for the left

You really believe the shit you're saying. Did you forget TARP was a Wall Street bailout by George Bush? Did you forget the two years leading up to the near collapse of our entire economic system which like domino's was affecting nearly every country in the world? Did you forget that it was George Bush who launched this nation into two major wars while handing the rich two tax cuts? Who deregulated the banking industry? Gramm-Bliley.. both Republicans and Republicans had fought for deregulation for about 18 years prior. Did you not know that George Bush left a 9 trillion dollar deficit, some say 11 trillion? And thats leaving out Gitmo, extraordinary rendition, warrantless surveillance, Valerie Plame, Jack Abramoff and last but definitely not least that sexy guy, male prostitute turned roving junior reporter ... Jeff Gannon aka James Guckert?

Life as we know it did not begin Jan. 20, 2009. George Bush presided over the largest expansion of US government in history...produced a massive deficit and gee whiz... he's REPUBLICAN. Bush created for American a smaller middle class, a massive class of working poor, unemployed and the rich just got richer without contributing anything but more burden for the middle and lower income.

YOU, HE and the rest of the GOP pretty much destroyed America as we knew it already. You may not like how Obama's team has tried to fix it all thus far... I'm not happy about all of it either. But goddamnit! Who DOES know how to fix it all? Do YOU? I know damn well Ron Paul's solution is one helluva nightmare scenario and thus far... you Republican nitwits have not offered ANY solutions. Do you? Other than obstruction ... you got nothing. You're empty..

Bush and Cheney fucked us all over so bad, we may never recover.

[Victory]

Originally Posted by Dawildman

Hey Thumper,

Sorry to tell you this but reality has a distinctly Liberal bias.

It's the reason your Conservatism always fails.

It's the reason your idiot buddies let pedophiles run riot throughout your leadership.

It's the reason we're in TWO FAILED WARS of occupation.

It's the reason for Sarah Palin, Tom Delay, Dubya, Glen Beck, Jack Abramoff, Michelle Bachmann. Rush Limpballs, Dick Cheney and much more.

You know, the assortment of your top leadership that makes the country either puke or laugh their butts off. As they do when you post your own dog shit.

But your super negro in the cape with an "O" on his chest was supposed to fix all this?

Your super negro keeps deploying soldiers into a failed war after he promised otherwise.

Your super negro has duped you and you cant stand it! lol!

<<< Thunderbox >>>

[Antiphon]

so speaks the racist bigot

[Victory]

Originally Posted by Antiphon

so speaks the racist bigot

What was "bigoted and racist" about my post?

It's not like i referred to the chimp in chief as a vine swingin porch monkey?

[Underhill]

Originally Posted by Victory

What was "bigoted and racist" about my post?

It's not like i referred to the chimp in chief as a vine swingin porch monkey?

And it's not like we called you inbred trailer trash.

[suedanim]

Originally Posted by Victory

But your super negro in the cape with an "O" on his chest was supposed to fix all this?

Your super negro keeps deploying soldiers into a failed war after he promised otherwise.

Your super negro has duped you and you cant stand it! lol!

<<< Thunderbox >>>

LOOK! Over there! Shiny thing! Nice try at changing the fuckn subject. btw..the subject is Fox, not Obama... dumbass.

You rightwingers sink so low to defend Fox and rightwing lies, you even play the goddamn race card.... regularly. You LOVE to accuse liberals and nonwhites of playing, but the fact is, its YOU. You hatred for all things nonwhite is a major security risk to the nation! lol.. How does that feel?

ANYhoo.. I hope that Rupert Murdoch's effort to manipulate the political atmosphere in the United States by creating a superfunded network created and staffed solely to promote rightwing idealogy, false or grossly distorted information to the public and overt bigotry against not just the President of the United States, but all nonwhites so as to foment civil discord, protests and in fact, acts of violence... backfires.

I am so happy that the other networks and internet sources are working to present the truth and to counter as often as they can, the lies, distortion and hate that Fox presents. People like *Victory* are products of Fox, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and the twisted, disgustingly obvious distortions they promote. They feed their feeble brains with this crap and then try to come on message boards and present what they've listened to as facts. Their problem is always... of course, that they can never back up the shit they spew. They cannot defend it. They throw out slogans and ad hominems galore, but there's no meat and potato's behind their assertions... so.. they go low, racist, petty.

[Dawildman]

Originally Posted by Victory

What was "bigoted and racist" about my post?

It's not like i referred to the chimp in chief as a vine swingin porch monkey?

Let's se... Should I stoop to your level and call you a dumb fucking asshole?

Yeah sure. Why not?

Considering your past racist bullshit I'm gonna bet that even old Sarge will give me a free pass at calling you a stupid, fucking, racist ASSHOLE.

See?

[Sir Digalot]

Originally Posted by Antiphon

That's Rupert for ya. Scumbag supreme.

wait he is an aussie isn't he???

[Gunner Sykes]

Originally Posted by Spyder Jerusalem

And how many times have any of them been caught at it or had to go to court for lying and/or forcing thrir employees to lie?

Oh, wait, the answer is NONE!
NEVER!

Thats because actual NEWS agencies have an obligation to present the facts of the matters they report.

FAUX is NOT, has NEVER been, nor will EVER be a fuckin NEWS agency!
Everything they report is more than likely a lie and anyone who watchews them for the purpose of bein informed are actually fuckin DUMBER for havin watched FAUX!

It should be the obligation of the FCC or some other regulatory agency to guarantee that anything presented as "news" is actually facts and not opinions and lies like FAUX does.

If that was the case, the entire establishment press would be basking in striped sunshine.

[Antiphon]

Originally Posted by Sir Digalot

wait he is an aussie isn't he???

only because he fell out of his old girls womb here. He's more American than any dyed-in-the-wool homeboy. Capitalist to the Nth degree, greedy and downright selfish, not to mention a bald-faced liar.

I can hardly wait for the failure his paywall experiments. Fucked if I'll pay to read the news.