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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 1030424" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p>You are so correct! Your media does lie. They admitted so, IN COURT, as their defense. Finally, you stated a fact. KUDOS.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.librarygrape.com/2009/06/court-fox-news-has-first-amendment.html" target="_blank">Fox News Has a First Amendment Right to Lie - Updated < Library Grape</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-size: 12px">In</span> <span style="font-size: 12px">friend</span></span>ebruary 2003, a Florida Court of Appeals </p><p>unanimously agreed with an assertion by FOX News that there is no rule </p><p>against distorting or falsifying the news in the United States. </p><p></p><p>""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.""</p><p></p><p>""<strong>Judge</strong>: So, does Fox News lie in its coverage of the news?</p><p><strong>Fox News Lawyer</strong>: Well, of course, your honor, have you <em>watched</em> our network!? But seriously, it’s not as if there’s anything legally <em>wrong</em> with that! ""</p><p></p><p>During their appeal, FOX asserted that there are no written rules against </p><p>distorting news in the media. They argued that, under the First Amendment, </p><p>broadcasters have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on </p><p>public airwaves. Fox attorneys did not dispute Akre’s claim that they pressured </p><p>her to broadcast a false story, they simply maintained that it was their right </p><p>to do so.</p><p></p><p>Anyone concerned with media must hear the alarm bells. The Bush FCC, under </p><p>Michael Powell’s leadership, has shown repeatedly that greater media </p><p>consolidation is encouraged, that liars like Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter are </p><p>perfectly acceptable, that to refer to the FCC interpretation of “editorial </p><p>judgment” is to potentially throw out any pretense at editorial accuracy if the </p><p>“accuracy” harms a large corporation and its bottom line. This is our “Brave New </p><p>Media”, the corporate media that protects its friends and now lies, unchallenged </p><p>if need be.</p><p></p><p>thanks for reminding us Tooner.</p><p></p><p>Peace</p><p></p><p>TOS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 1030424, member: 17969"] You are so correct! Your media does lie. They admitted so, IN COURT, as their defense. Finally, you stated a fact. KUDOS. [url=http://www.librarygrape.com/2009/06/court-fox-news-has-first-amendment.html]Fox News Has a First Amendment Right to Lie - Updated < Library Grape[/url] [SIZE=4][SIZE=3]In[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]friend[/SIZE][/SIZE]ebruary 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. ""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."" ""[B]Judge[/B]: So, does Fox News lie in its coverage of the news? [B]Fox News Lawyer[/B]: Well, of course, your honor, have you [I]watched[/I] our network!? But seriously, it’s not as if there’s anything legally [I]wrong[/I] with that! "" 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. Anyone concerned with media must hear the alarm bells. The Bush FCC, under Michael Powell’s leadership, has shown repeatedly that greater media consolidation is encouraged, that liars like Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter are perfectly acceptable, that to refer to the FCC interpretation of “editorial judgment” is to potentially throw out any pretense at editorial accuracy if the “accuracy” harms a large corporation and its bottom line. This is our “Brave New Media”, the corporate media that protects its friends and now lies, unchallenged if need be. thanks for reminding us Tooner. Peace TOS [/QUOTE]
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