Fox News Ad Draws Protests (Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™)

Washington Post ^ | September 18, 2009 | Howard Kurtz

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A provocative full-page newspaper ad from Fox News drew heated reactions from its rivals today and one demand that The Washington Post apologize for running it.

Over photos of protesters gathering for an "anti-tax" rally in Washington last Saturday, the ad asked: "How Did ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC and CNN Miss This Story?"

The problem with the ad is that the other networks indeed covered the protest, which -- like similar demonstrations across the country -- were heavily promoted by Fox, especially talk show host Glenn Beck.

The ad appeared Friday in the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, both owned by Fox's parent company, and in The Washington Post.

ABC spokesman Jeffrey Schneider described the ad as "outrageous and false." NBC spokeswoman Lauren Kapp said that "the facts . . . prove it wrong." CNN spokeswoman Edie Emery called the ad "blatantly false."

Fox News provided more coverage than other news outlets in the run-up to what Beck branded the "9/12" protests, but the other networks hardly ignored the story. ABC, for instance, covered it Saturday and Sunday on "Good Morning America" and Sunday on "World News," along with extensive reports by ABC Radio and the network's Web site. NBC covered it Saturday on "Nightly News" and the next morning on "Today." CBS covered it on the "Evening News." CNN covered the Saturday protests during the 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. hours, as well as on other programs afterward. Correspondents such as NBC's Tom Costello, ABC's Kate Snow and CBS's Nancy Cordes were involved in the coverage.

Fox's view is that the ad refers to the other networks' missing the larger story, not failing to cover the demonstration itself -- although the photos suggest that the headline refers to the protest.

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[GoCards]

I kinda like that ad! tee hee

[abb]

Ping. The ODM (Old, Dying Media) have hit the ceiling over this ad.

[misterrob]

Should have gone with ACORN.....the other outlets covered it, just not accurately

[albie]

LOVE IT!!

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/18/networks-respond-to-false-fox-ad/
Networks respond to false Fox ad

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/18/fox-news-newspaper-ad-mak_n_291494.html
Fox News Newspaper Ad Makes False Claims About Tea Party Coverage [UPDATED]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0909/WaPo_defends_running_Fox_ad.html?showall
WaPo defends running Fox ad

http://www.life.com/image/50685272/in-gallery/22925/when-newspapers-mattered
When Newspapers Mattered

[Always Right]

ABC spokesman Jeffrey Schneider described the ad as "outrageous and false." NBC spokeswoman Lauren Kapp said that "the facts . . . prove it wrong." CNN spokeswoman Edie Emery called the ad "blatantly false."

Well considering the media thinks the protest was about white people who can't stand a black president, I would say the media did miss the story. The media still has no idea why everyone is protesting. So yes, the Obama Stream Media did miss the story, and the fact the Obama left town was another story the media missed.

[swain_forkbeard]

They DID miss the story, and they’re still missing it.

[griffin]

Whoa!

Since when did ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC and CNN start caring about ‘truth’?!

[jessduntno]

“Should have gone with ACORN.....the other outlets covered it, just not accurately...”

Agreed...the coed in the short skirt and the banner screaming “ACORN advises smuggling 13 year olds into CA for sex ring”...they would have killed with that ad...no one but us STILL knows the details...

[bboop]

I like it. They could run an ad like that once a month about something — the ACORN stuff, some slime-ball Dem politician, etc. The possibilities are endless, really.

[bboop]

I like it. They could run an ad like that once a month about something — the ACORN stuff, some slime-ball Dem politician, etc. The possibilities are endless, really.

[clintonh8r]

....and one demanded that The Washington Post apologize for running it.

Anybody else here ****ing sick and tired of the Apology Culture?

[livius]

All right! Great ad!

[No Truce With Kings]

The Lamestream media is accurate when they say they did not miss the story. The did not. They *chose* to ignore it, anyway.

[Landru]

"ABC spokesman Jeffrey Schneider described the ad as 'outrageous and false.' NBC spokeswoman Lauren Kapp said that 'the facts . . . prove it wrong.' CNN spokeswoman Edie Emery called the ad 'blatantly false.'"

~huh?
What'd y'all say??
Louder!!

Sorry, still can't hear. ;^)

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http://trueslant.com/allisonkilkenny/2009/09/18/planet-fox-stokes-the-rights-delusions-of-persecution/
Planet FOX stokes the right’s delusions of persecution

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/in_full_page_ad_fox_asks_where_were_other_media_on_912_the_answer_they_were_there_136133.asp
In Full Page Ad, Fox Asks Where Were Other Media on 9/12. The Answer: They Were There

http://ricksanchez.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/18/fox-news-you-say-what/
CNN DID cover tea party protests!

http://wwww.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/18/783963/-Rick-Sanchez-to-Fox-NewsYou-Lie-!Video-Now-Up
Rick Sanchez to Fox News “ You Lie ! “/ Video Now Up

[eastsider]

In my section of the march, the following spontaneous responsorial broke out:

"Where's the press?"

"In the tank!"

[roses of sharon]

Love it....the commie MSM gets a taste of its own medicine!

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Can’t you just see Roger Ailes chuckling when he signed off on the placement of that ad? And then a big belly laugh this morning when he opened up the print newspapers and beheld what it looked like?