The Making (Up) of a Fox Liberal!

[stephendare]

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020002

No wonder Poor River and Charleston are so damned deluded about the meaning of the word 'liberal'.

Fox News airs altered photos of NY Times reporters

    Summary: During a segment in which Fox & Friends co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe "attack dogs," Fox News featured photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered -- the journalists' teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and portions of Reddicliffe's hair moved further back on his head.

On the July 2 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe "attack dogs," claiming that Steinberg's June 28 article on the "ominous trend" in Fox News' ratings was a "hit piece." During the segment, however, Fox News featured photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered -- the journalists' teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and portions of Reddicliffe's hair moved further back on his head. Fox News gave no indication that the photos had been altered.

After putting up the photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe, Fox & Friends also featured a photograph of Steinberg's face superimposed over that of a poodle, while Reddicliffe's face was superimposed over that of the man holding the poodle's leash.

Below is a screenshot of Fox & Friends featuring the photo it used of Steinberg, with the original photo on its left. Comparing the two photos, it appears that the following changes have been made: Steinberg's teeth have been yellowed, his nose and chin widened, and his ears made to protrude further.

Similarly, a comparison of the photo of Reddicliffe used by Fox News and the original photo suggests that Reddicliffe's teeth have been yellowed, dark circles have been added under his eyes, and his hairline has been moved back.

[Driven1]

lol, that's hilarious!!!  awesome.  good stuff. 

what the report fails to disclose is that the pics one the right are what the fellas look like when they are NOT at Glamour Shots in the mall.

[Lunican]

Fox News is kind of like the National Enquirer.

[RiversideGator]

If you watched the clip, they also superimposed one of the guy's faces on a dog.  Now, I dont think they seriously intended to convey the impression that the reporter was a man-dog.  Also, the anchors on this show frequently make (sometimes successful) jokes, so this wasnt serious commentary.  The obvious explanation:  the whole thing was tongue in cheek.  Lighten up, thought police.   

[Midway ®]

Ha Ha Ha ROFL!! LOL!! I agree, altering pics is funny!

Here's a group picture of the fox news on air staff:



RG, you are comic genius!

[RiversideGator]

I dont recall making a joke but gosh your fake stools are funny, midway.   

[Midway ®]

They are nothing compared to you.

[Lunican]

When Fox News Is the Story
By DAVID CARR

Like most working journalists, whenever I type seven letters â€" Fox News â€" a series of alarms begins to whoop in my head: Danger. Warning. Much mayhem ahead.

Once the public relations apparatus at Fox News is engaged, there will be the calls to my editors, keening (and sometimes threatening) e-mail messages, and my requests for interviews will quickly turn into depositions about my intent or who else I am talking to.

And if all that stuff doesn’t slow me down and I actually end up writing something, there might be a large hangover: Phone calls full of rebuke for a dependent clause in the third to the last paragraph, a ritual spanking in the blogs with anonymous quotes that sound very familiar, and â€" if I really hit the jackpot â€" the specter of my ungainly headshot appearing on one of Fox News’s shows along with some stern copy about what an idiot I am.

Full Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/business/media/07carr.html

[Driven1]

you should add a very visible disclaimer that the story was written for the NY TIMES!

[Lunican]

That's what the entire article is about.

[Midway ®]

duh!