Outrageous…and only a day after Olbermann^ reported that FOX had placed an employment ad for a “fact writer.”
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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. “
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Then again, there may be another view of this story–
based on gleanings from
THE TWILIGHT ZONE’s
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
and
THE MASKS.
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^ Number three, best admission, Fixed News, posting a help wanted ad last Friday on the TV news room Media Bistro website, looking to hire somebody to become its, quote, fact writer. This is a new position or you just haven‘t had anybody doing it for 12 years or what?–Keith Olberman; COUNTDOWN
Images: (Top 2) mediamatters.org via NY Times & Foxnews; (Eye of the Beholder) via x-entertainment.com; (Masks) RodSerling.com; (Frocks) FoxNews via fred2blue.wordpress.com; (Rupert) World Economic Forum via flickr.com via upload.wikimedia.org