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Fox News to move to front-row briefing room seat
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Posted on 08/01/2010 2:38:03 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Edited on 08/01/2010 8:36:03 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Mod note: The headline originally read: Fox News to move to Thomas' front-row briefing room seat

The White House Correspondents Association voted unanimously Sunday afternoon to move Fox News to the front row of the White House briefing room.

The seating change was prompted by the resignation of veteran UPI reporter Helen Thomas.

According to Ed Henry, the senior White House correspondent for CNN and member of the WHCA board, the Associated Press will move to the front-row middle seat formerly occupied by Thomas.

Fox News will replace the AP in its former seat, also in the front row, and NPR, which lobbied for Thomas' seat along with Fox and Bloomberg News, will take Fox's former seat in the second row.

The 2010-2011 WHCA board includes representatives from USA Today, Reuters, C-SPAN, the New York Times, Politico, Time Magazine, NPR and the DC Examiner.

Thomas, a longtime critic of Israeli foreign policy, had resigned in late May after a video clip in which she said that Israelis should "get the hell out of Palestine" and "go home" -- to Europe, the United States and other places -- surfaced on the internet.

Liberal groups had lobbied for NPR's placement in the front row over Fox, which one petition called a "right-wing propaganda outlet."


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bhopress; foxnews; frontrow; whca; whitehousepress
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To: Sub-Driver
Oh, deer!


61 posted on 08/01/2010 4:37:15 PM PDT by smokingfrog (freerepublic.com - Now 100% flag free.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
That was Megan Fox who was moved to the front row.

Now maybe more guys will watch press conferences.

62 posted on 08/01/2010 4:38:45 PM PDT by reg45
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To: Sub-Driver
The actual title of the article is "Fox News to move to front-row White House briefing room seat".

Why was the wrong title used here?

63 posted on 08/01/2010 4:40:20 PM PDT by w1andsodidwe (How can you tell when the President is lying? When his lips move, of course.)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
It is their rightful place they were next in line as the TOP RATED network.

Absolutely.

64 posted on 08/01/2010 4:43:16 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: LostInBayport; BuckeyeTexan; HollyB
For those FReepers who may not be aware, BuckeyeTexan has been performing the Herculean task of tracking the members of Journolist. He deserves a big round of applause.

Journolist

65 posted on 08/01/2010 5:01:41 PM PDT by Madame Dufarge
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To: smokingfrog

Love it. :-)


66 posted on 08/01/2010 5:03:07 PM PDT by Spunky (You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
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To: Sub-Driver
"...the Associated Press will move to the front-row middle seat formerly occupied by Thomas."

The preeminent propaganda outlet worldwide front and center.

67 posted on 08/01/2010 5:04:21 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Madame Dufarge

Yes, I’ve been using it as a reference. BT did an excellent job with the list. Thanks.


68 posted on 08/01/2010 5:08:10 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: Liz; penelopesire; onyx; maggief; STARWISE

Yoo Hoo, Time to buy more stock in Orville....


69 posted on 08/01/2010 5:12:16 PM PDT by hoosiermama (ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Headline: Fox News to move to Thomas' front-row briefing room seat

Story: According to Ed Henry, the senior White House correspondent for CNN and member of the WHCA board, the Associated Press will move to the front-row middle seat formerly occupied by Thomas.

Fox News will replace the AP in its former seat, also in the front row...

Headline is misleading if story is true...

70 posted on 08/01/2010 5:17:29 PM PDT by bcsco (First there was Slick Willie. Now there's "Oil Slick" Barry...)
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To: w1andsodidwe
The actual title of the article is "Fox News to move to front-row White House briefing room seat".

Why was the wrong title used here?

Because the actual title of this post is Fox News to move to Thomas' front-row briefing room seat as I post...

71 posted on 08/01/2010 5:22:14 PM PDT by bcsco (First there was Slick Willie. Now there's "Oil Slick" Barry...)
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To: MinuteGal

I love Griff Jenkins.


72 posted on 08/01/2010 5:23:30 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: Sub-Driver
“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer”.
73 posted on 08/01/2010 5:25:06 PM PDT by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: Sub-Driver

This is going to drive the left wingnuts crazy. Someone post this on digg.


74 posted on 08/01/2010 5:34:03 PM PDT by Ham Hock
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To: Sub-Driver

Note to Major Garrett: Lysol.


75 posted on 08/01/2010 5:37:23 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Heckuva job, Brownie!.)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Just too damm funny!


76 posted on 08/01/2010 5:37:38 PM PDT by goodtomato (I'm really, really blessed! I support Rick Scott and Marco Rubio 2010)
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To: Sub-Driver

Good! It’s about time they got their rightful place in the front row.


77 posted on 08/01/2010 5:42:01 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: Sub-Driver

I guess this blunts the criticism that FNC is not a “legitimate” news channel.

That is, if ANY of them are legitimate anymore.


78 posted on 08/01/2010 5:48:41 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Washington, we Texans want a divorce!)
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To: SunTzuWu
Headline does not agree with the body of the article.

Headline is wrong, it seems, but let them all have their glee while it lasts.

79 posted on 08/01/2010 5:55:26 PM PDT by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: SandRat; Admin Moderator
Liberal groups had lobbied for NPR's placement in the front row over Fox, which one petition called a "right-wing propaganda outlet.

Okay, I can't take it. I sure hope the title gets fixed soon. We look like fools here.

The Libs won.

The AP got Thomas' seat.

Fox News went to front row but didn't get the middle seat.

>sigh<

Maybe that will do it.

80 posted on 08/01/2010 6:01:07 PM PDT by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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