The following video shows the dark side of journalism – news distortion. We know these stuff happens but these reporters stood up against the corporation – FOX News. The video is about 10 minutes and is quite interesting. FOX News told reporter: “We’ll tell you what the news is. The news is what we say it is.”
Reporters Steve Wilson and Jane Akre were first asked by FOX News and later bribed, to downplay a story they had on a cancer-causing growth hormone called Posilac. The reporters decided to blow the whistle on FOX News and filed a law suit. After the ordeal was over, it was discovered in the appeals court that it’s actually not against the law to falsify the “News.”
Reporters Blow Whistle on FOX News
To make matters worse, Monsanto Corporation (makers of Posilac), lobbied dearly in Congress to prevent consumer awareness and labeling of their products.
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The FOX has its faults but it is doing a tough job with tight budgets and unappreciative public. Give them some credit for upholding journalistic values at a time when they are under threat everywhere.
by genf20 (Aug 29, 2008 at 9 PM)