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Uh oh. I'm smiling as I write this so please don't take offense anyone, but I'm wondering if it isn't obvious that there are news channels and reporting that are pro-Democratic also? Sounds like the pot and the kettle. But that is what America is all about. T and C ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Cottingham" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 10:07 PM Subject: Former Fox Journalists, Internal Memos to Blow the Whistle on Fox Partisan Bias > Republican Bias at Fox News Documented in New Film, Featuring Former Employees > > Former Fox Journalists, Internal Memos to Blow the Whistle > on Fox Partisan Bias > > Progressives Call for Media Reform > > NEW YORK, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- At a New York press conference this > coming Monday, four former Fox News employees will go on the record to expose > Fox's persistent Republican partisan bias, while releasing internal > memorandums from Fox News Channel showing executive level instructions to Fox > on how to bias the news. > The four Fox whistleblowers appear, along with three others, in Robert > Greenwald's new documentary "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism," > excerpts of which will be shown at the news conference. The film is a > devastating indictment of the Fox News Channel's purposeful disinformation in > the pursuit of partisan objectives. Also at the news conference, Common Cause > and MoveOn will outline their forthcoming campaign OUTFOX, starting with > thousands of house parties to show the film taking place on Sunday, July 18th. > > On Tuesday, media are invited to the official film premiere and to a panel > on media consolidation and reform hosted by The Center for American Progress, > with media authors and critics such as Arianna Huffington and Eric Alterman. > > WHAT: Press Conference with FOX Whistle Blowers > > WHEN: Monday, July 12, 2004, 12 NOON > > WHERE: Emery Roth Salon I, Ritz-Carlton NY, 50 Central Park South, New > York, New York (59th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues) > > WHO: Former Fox employees; Eric Alterman (The Center for American > Progress); Robert Greenwald (filmmaker); Chellie Pingree(Common > Cause, spokesperson for coalition) > > To RSVP for the press conference (at which copies of the full film will be > available), please contact Trevor Fitzgibbon or Kawana Lloyd at 202-822-5200. > > At Tuesday's panel, The Center for American Progress' Media and Democracy > Project will explore the impact of today's media ownership structure on news, > journalistic standards and democratic dialogue, as well as explain why > progressives must include media policy in their political agenda. How has > media concentration affected the accuracy of news and the diversity of > viewpoints? What does it portend for informed debate and democratic > participation? Five leading writers will answer these questions and explore > issues presented in Greenwald's film. A reception will follow. > > WHAT: Panel Discussion and Film Premiere > > WHEN: Tuesday, July 13, 2004, Panel discussion: 5 - 6:15 p.m. Film > premiere: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. > > WHERE: Tishman Auditorium, 66 W. 12th Street, New York, New York > > WHO: Eric Alterman (What Liberal Media?), Arianna Huffington > (Fanatics and Fools), John Nichols (Our Media, Not Theirs), Nicholas > Lemann (dean of the Columbia University School of Journalism) and Paul > Starr (co-editor of The American Prospect and author of The Creation of > the Media). > > To RSVP to the panel discussion and film premier, call (212) 229-5808, > ext. 101, or e-mail [log in to unmask] to reserve seating. If you require > special accommodations, please RSVP five days in advance. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn