Colleagues:
As I hope many of you have already done I signed and submitted the petition that Federico circulated earlier this morning in the hope that the government will correct the miscarriage of justice in which a Federal official was accused, charged, judged, sentenced and punished without an opportunity to face her accuser, answer the charges, or provide a defense. Doesn't sound like "liberty and justice for all."
As journalism educators we should also focus our attention on Fox News to help the public understand the role it is playing under the guise of news in the free marketplace of ideas. Like most First Amendment supporters, I don't feel that I need to agree with everything they broadcast. But to clarify its role the organization should change its name from Fox News to Fox Views.
Felix
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilson Ii, Clint C." <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 6:01 am
Subject: Re: How about a resolution condemning FOX news?!!
To: [log in to unmask]
> Colleagues:
>
> Good idea Federico. Personally, I don't consider Fox "News" to be a
> legitimate journalism/news organization because of its extreme
> proclivity toward biased content that seeks to deceive and
> manipulate rather than inform its audience. In that sense Fox
> represents a perverted media entity in much the same manner as the
> National Inquirer wherein some items are legitimate but others are
> not. Bottom line is the public is not able to distinguish truth
> from falsehood. Legitimate news outlets, of course, make mistakes
> in the course of meeting their communications responsibilities and
> they make public corrections and apologies when they err. Fox
> rarely, if ever, does this. In the Sherrod matter, instead of a
> retraction or apology, the follow-up I saw focused on the mistakes
> of the White House and Dept. of Agriculture in forcing her
> resignation without mentioning Fox's culpability. I believe any
> resolution should note this and cite the examples you mention as
> ethical disqualification of Fox as legitimate purveyors of news.
> "Fox News" is really in a different -- and shameful -- category
> within the media landscape and the public needs to know this.
>
> -- CW
>
> Dr. Clint C. Wilson II
> Professor of Journalism and
> Graduate Professor of Mass Communications and Media Studies
> John H. Johnson School of Communications
> Howard University
> ________________________________________
> From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC [AEJMAC-
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Federico Subervi [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:27 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: How about a resolution condemning FOX news?!!
>
> Dear Colleagues,
> Has anybody given some thought to coming up with an AEJMC or even
> just a MAC/CSM resolution condemning Fox News for it continued
> outright political biases being reported as "news"?
> The most recent example is Fox's fabricated stories about Shirley
> Sherrod?If you haven't read up on this last issue, please do and
> consider some MAC/CSM statement regarding Fox News.
> By the way, the condemnation could also allude to Fox's
> fabrications and outright campaign against ACORN, etc.
> Cheers,
> Federico
>
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