Am I being duped by Fox News?
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Op-ed: Teabag protesters should ask: Am I being duped by Fox News?
In reading and viewing the pictures of these ‘Tea bag’ protests thanks to MediaMatters.org, they cite, "Fox News is associating itself in advance with whatever rhetoric emanates at the upcoming events." And they would be correct.
As a writer, by witnessing these protests spirited on by Fox News, they have lost their right to call themselves journalists. True journalism is covering an issue and not being the instigator or where one associates itself with any protest against the government.
In journalism, one covers the story and DOES NOT become the story. A journalist does not interject themselves into the mix period.
Glenn Beck with his ‘9/12’ movement has ceased to be an on-air journalist (not that I ever believed he had the right to call himself that), but is a one man PAC.
In as much as on-air journalists from MSNBC have railed against former President Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney, you did not see Keith Olbermann or Rachel Maddow for that matter organizing protests against the former administration. They cited their opinions during the previous administration and that was all. If any viewer based upon what they opined wished to organize a protest, it was done independently and that is the way it should be.
They both have at times disagreed with President Barack Obama, but you do not see them saying to their viewers “Take to the streets†The both of them realize their words have power and never should they cross the line where violence can occur.
When one sees these protests on television or covered via the Internet, those who take part in them (if they are of sound mind) should ask: Is this anger at the government truly coming from me or am I being used by a large corporation such as Fox News? Basically, am I being duped?
Fox News has been known to be the mouth piece for the Republican Party and the conservative movement and with the election of President Barack Obama has done everything in their power to undermine his presidency. Even the NY Post which is also owned by Rupert Murdoch ran that cartoon of an ape being shot, which could have led some nut-job to assassinate our president. While they issued an apology, still the damage was done. You cannot un-ring that bell.
According to MediaMatters.org, "Several Fox News hosts will be broadcasting their shows from the protests and have encouraged viewers to attend them. For example, Glenn Beck has implored his viewers: "If you can't make the one in San Antonio, please go to the one with Neil or with Sean in Atlanta, that's supposed to be great, Greta is in Washington, D.C. Just get out and let your face be seen."
Again, this is a clear example proving that Fox News is no longer a news outlet, but an organization rallying their viewers to confront the government. Should they have their FCC license pulled? If they are inciting those to riot against their government where innocent people can be hurt, I would say so.
Fox News always cites itself as being patriotic in support of our troops, yet they fail to understand that our tax money is used to support them through body armor and the medical benefits they so rightly deserve. At least then Senator Barack Obama voted for the G.I. Bill where now Senator John McCain did not.
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I went to the Fox News website. Here's what I found.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,513675,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/11/organizers-recipe-effective-tea-parties/
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,513885,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/08/check-foxnews-anti-tax-tea-party-coverage/
Thank you
There's a huge difference between covering a story and blatantly promoting a story.
" I think to fault Fox News for covering a story is a bit silly."
How about faulting them for taking a non-event created by a fringe, radical right-wing element and giving it free advertising under the guise of covering a story that's not a story, enabling the extremist fringe to maximize something that should have been covered as much as the UFO convention in Roswell, NM?
This was a Faux Noise promotional program disguised as news.
GE had a green week a while ago, where everyone was ordered to cover green stories.
Where was the outrage against made up stories?
GE wants to profit from selling windmills and new electrical infrastructure. The green stories were for the parent to push an agenda for our government to subsidize very high cost, non-economically justifiable, "green" energy products.
I don't recall media matters being very concerned about GE using NBC and MSNBC to gin up business.
I guess creating green stories is OK, covering protesting citizens who aren't liberals isn't. :)
~I guess creating green stories is OK, covering protesting citizens who aren't liberals isn't.~
That's interesting re: GE, thanks.
Kate
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I've seen many a protest "covered" on the news in my time. I have NEVER seen it done the way they "covered" it on FOX. For example, I've never seen a multi-million dollar news network "urge" people to go....Or say, "Come celebrate with us" or "Come down, it will be fun" or brand it with their network's own acronym (FNC Tea Parties)....or have well-known news personalities and journalists from the Network "sponsor" any events....Nor have seen their websites facilitate going to any protest that has been on the news the way the FOX website has done it sooooo conveniently. I've already posted some links where you can go and select a Tea Party postcard with a photo of your favourite FOX News celebrity on it to "send to all your friends".
Below is just a tiny sampling of the type of links that FOX NEWS thoughtfully provided to it's viewers as part of its "coverage" this so called "grassroots" protest.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/08/check-foxnews-anti-tax-tea-party-coverage/
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FOX News will have all the details leading right up to April 15 tax day -- from links to tea parties in you area to live reports from the scenes, analyses from the FOX Forum and FOXNews.com's own series on the tea party phenomenon.
FOXNews.com will also carry live video streams from several Tea Party locations, and will have reporters on hand in Indianapolis, Tulsa, Washington, D.C., San Antonio, Sacramento, Atlanta, Boston and New York.
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Also click here to read about MAXIMIZING THE MESSAGE of tea party organizers.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510129,00.html
'Tea Party' Protests
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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"Tea Party" protests over big government spending and bailouts are popping up all over the country.
The New American Tea Party has planned the following demonstrations:
Alabama
Birmingham
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m
Veteran Park on Highway 17/Valledale Road
Huntsville
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Location to be announced
Decatur
Saturday, March 28
Rhodes Ferry Park, (also known as River Park)
Mobile
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
USS Alabama battleship
Montgomery
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Alabama Statehouse located at 11 South Union Street
Arizona
Phoenix
Wednesday, April 15
6 p.m.
Capitol building
Tucson
Wednesday, April 15
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Joel D. Valdez Main Library on 101 N. Stone Ave.
Arkansas
Mountain Home
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location to be announced
California
Atascadero
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunken Gardens on El Camino Real
Hollister
Wednesday, April 15
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Corner of San Benito and 4th St.
Los Angeles
Saturday, July 4
7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Santa Monica Pier
Modesto
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
1010 10th Street
Sacramento
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
State Capitol Building on L Street
San Bernadino
Wednesday, April 15
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Meadowbrook Park to Joe Baca's Office, 201 N. "E" St.
San Diego
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
A post office near you
San Francisco
April 1
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Civic Center Park, one block from Nancy Pelosi's office at 450 Golden Gate Ave.
San Francisco
April 15
1 p.m.
Location TBA
San Jose
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
IRS offices at 55 S. Market Street, across the street from Saint Joseph?s Cathedral
Santa Ana
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Tentative location at Santa Ana Civic Center
Temecula
Wednesday, April 15
11 a.m.
Duck Pond
Connecticut
Hartford
Wednesday, April 15
Time and location TBA
New Haven
Wednesday, April 15
Time and location TBA
Ridgefield
Saturday, March 21
10 a.m. at Ballard Park
Stamford
Saturday, March 28
10 a.m.
96 Broad Street (Starbucks/library location), corner of Broad and Bedford
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
City Hall, 107 North Nevada
Denver
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
West steps of the Capitol, 200 East Colfax
Grand Junction
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
12th Street and North Avenue
Delaware
Dover
Wednesday, April 15
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location TBA
Florida
Jacksonville
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Either Jax Landing or Friendship Fountain
Miami
Wednesday, April 15
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location TBA
Naples
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Pine Ridge Road and U.S. 41
Orlando
Saturday, March 21
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Amphitheater at Lake Eola in downtown Orlando
Orlando
Wednesday, April 15
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location TBA
Palm Beach
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Location TBA
Panama City
Wednesday, April 15
3 p.m. to dark
Sherman Avenue Post Office
Pensacola
Wednesday, April 15
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Downtown courthouse, Palafox Street and E. Garden St.
Punta Gorda
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location TBA
Tampa
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Gaslight Park, downtown Tampa
West Palm Beach
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location TBA
Tallahassee
Thursday, March 19
5 p.m.
Leon County Commission Chambers, 5th floor, Courthouse
Georgia
Atlanta
Wednesday, April 15
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Capitol Building located at 206 Washington St.
Atlanta
Saturday, July 4
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Capitol Building located at 206 Washington St.
Augusta
Wednesday, April 15
Time and location TBA
Savannah
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location TBA
Hawaii
Honolulu
Wednesday, April 15
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
State Capitol Building
Illinois
Urbana
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location TBA
Chicago
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Daley Plaza Civic Center at 50 Washington St.
Chicago
Saturday, July 4 7 p.m. to Sunday, July 5 at 5 a.m.
Belmont Harbor on Lake Shore Drive
Indiana
Bloomington
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Shower's Building, corner of W 8th St. & N. Morton St.
Fort Wayne
Saturday, April 18
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Downtown at Courthouse Square
Indianapolis
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Downtown Indianapolis, exact location TBA
Iowa
Davenport
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
4th and Main Street (in front of office of Rep. Bruce Braley D-Iowa)
Iowa City
Wednesday, April 15
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Burlington Street Bridge
Kansas
Overland Park
Wednesday, April 15
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Johnston Community College
Wichita
Wednesday, April 15
4:15 p.m.
Airport Post Office
Kentucky
Louisville
Wednesday, April 15
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jefferson Square (tentative location), 10th and Jefferson St.
Lexington
Saturday, March 21
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Robert Stevens Courthouse Complex, 150 North Limestone
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Steps of the Capitol Building
Lake Charles
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m
Lake Charles Civic Center on Lakeshore Drive
Shreveport
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Downtown Shreveport Riverfront
Maine
Augusta
Wednesday, April 15
5:30 p.m.
Capital Park
Maryland
Annapolis
Wednesday, April 15
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Campbell Park on the dock/boardwalk at Annapolis Harbor
Massachusetts
Boston
Wednesday, April 15
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
City Hall Plaza
Boston
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m.
Ivy Restaurant at 49 Temple Place
Boston
Saturday, July 4
12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Griffin Harbor on Congress Street Bridge
Worcester
Wednesday, April 15
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Lincoln Square (in front of the auditorium)
Michigan
Bancroft
April 11
9 a.m. to sundown
Camp Stasa, 7963 Cork Rd.
Lansing
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Michigan State Capitol, 100 N. Capitol Ave
Minnesota
St. Paul
Wednesday, April 15
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Capitol
Mississippi
Jackson
Wednesday, April 15
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Downtown Jackson, location to be determined
Missouri
Kansas City
Wednesday, April 15
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location TBA
St. Louis
Wednesday, April 15
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location TBA
Montana
Missoula
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Downtown Missoula, TBA
Nebraska
Lincoln
Wednesday, April 15
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location TBA
Omaha
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Bob Kerrey Memorial Pedestrian Bridge
Nevada
Carson City/Reno
Wednesday, April 15
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
101 N. Carson Street in front of State Capitol Building and Supreme Court
Las Vegas
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Sidewalk across from Sunset Post Office at 1001 E Sunset Rd.
New Jersey
Morristown
Wednesday, April 15
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location TBA
Newark
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m.
Visiting Sens. Lautenberg and Menendez offices
Gateway Center One, 782 McCarter Highway
Trenton
Wednesday, April 15
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New Jersey State House, 125 W. State St.
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Wednesday, April 15
Time and location TBA
Las Cruces
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location TBA
New York
Albany
Wednesday, April 15
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Corning Preserve
Fishkill
Wednesday, April 15
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Doug Phillips Park
Gardiner
Wednesday, April 15
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Rail Trail, Route 44/55
New York
Wednesday, April 15
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location TBA
New York
Saturday, July 4
6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
South Street Seaport and Pier 17
Rochester
Wednesday, April 15
11 a.m.
Genesee Crossroads Park
Staten Island
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m.
Rep. Michael McMahon's office, 265 New Dorp Lane at corner of Edison Street
North Carolina
Asheville
Wednesday, April 15
4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Pritchard Park, intersection of Haywood and Patton
Charlotte
Wednesday, April 15
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
City Hall lawn at 600 E. Trade Street
Edenton
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Edenton Courthouse Green, Court and Water Streets
Greensboro
Wednesday, April 15
Location and time TBA
Raleigh
Wednesday, April 15
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
State Capitol Building on East Edenton Street
Ohio
Canton
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Downtown Canton, exact location TBA
Cincinnati
Saturday, March 15
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Fountain Square at the corner of Fifth and Vine Streets
Cleveland
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Public Square, downtown Cleveland
Dayton
Wednesday, April 15
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Downtown Dayton, exact location TBA
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
State Capitol steps
Tulsa
Wednesday, April 15
11:25 a.m. to 1:25 p.m.
Tulsa City Hall, 175 E. 2nd
Oregon
Bend
Wednesday, April 15
Time and location TBA
Grants Pass
Wednesday, April 15
Time and location TBA
Medford
Wednesday, April 15
Time and location TBA
Portland
Wednesday, April 15
3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location TBA
Roseburg
Wednesday, April 15
Time and location TBA
Salem
Wednesday, April 15
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Capitol Building, in the park
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. West Steps of Capitol Building
Philadelphia
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Downtown Philadelphia, exact location TBA
Philadelphia
Saturday, April 18
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Independence Hall
Pittsburgh
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Downtown Pittsburgh, exact location TBA
Pittsburgh
Saturday, April 11
12 p.m.
Allegheny Landing
Rhode Island
Providence
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
State Capitol Steps (city side across from Providence Place Mall)
South Carolina
Charleston
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Old Customs House building, East Bay St. and Market St.
Columbia
Wednesday, April 15
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
State House, 1101 Gervals Street
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Terrace Park, Coval Lake
(free lunch and entertainment)
Tennessee
Memphis
Wednesday, April 15
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location TBA
Nashville
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Location TBA
Texas
Austin
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
South Steps of State Capitol Building
Burleson
Wednesday, April 15
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Across the street from Wal-Mart, 951 S. W. Wilshire Blvd.
Dallas
Saturday, July 4
6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Victory Park
Dallas
Wednesday, April 15
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location TBA
Dallas
Wednesday, April 15
4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dallas City Hall
Denton
Wednesday, April 15
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory
El Paso
Wednesday, April 15
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location TBA
Fort Worth
Wednesday, April 15
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location TBA
Fort Worth
Saturday, July 4
3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Cowtown Bar & Grill
Houston
Wednesday, April 15
4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Across street from Downtown Post Office
Kerrville
Wednesday, April 15
11 a.m.
Kerrville County Courthouse at 700 Main Street
Longview
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Gregg County Courthouse lawn
McAllen
Wednesday, April 15
Time and location TBA
Nacogdoches
Wednesday, April 15
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Downtown Square
New Braunfels
Wednesday, April 15
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Gather around local plaza and down Main Street into town
San Antonio
Wednesday, April 15
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location TBA
Woodlands
Wednesday, April 15
6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location TBA
Tyler
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location TBA
Utah
Salt Lake City
Wednesday, April 15
Downtown Salt Lake City, time and location TBA
Virginia
Charlottesville
Wednesday, April 15
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Downtown mall by the pavilion
Richmond
Wednesday, April 15
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Kanawha Plaza in downtown Richmond, 8th and Canal Street
Virginia Beach
Wednesday, April 15
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Central Plaza, Towne Center (across from Sen. Webb's Office)
Vermont
Rutland
Wednesday, April 15
Downtown Rutland, exact time and location TBA
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Corner of College Way and Riverside Drive (1 block from freeway exit)
Olympia
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m. on the Capitol Steps
Seattle
Wednesday, April 15
5:45 p.m. to 10:45 p.m.
Location TBA
Spokane
Wednesday, April 15
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location TBA
Vancouver
Saturday, April 18
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Clark County Courthouse lawn
Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, April 15
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Lafayette Park
Saturday, July 4
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Upper Senate Park adjacent to Capitol Building on north side
April 1
All Americans are asked to send a teabag to Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Beckley
Wednesday, April 15
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Large fountain on Neville Street, across from university book store
Charleston
Wednesday, April 15
12 p.m.
State Capitol
Wheeling
Wednesday, April 15
Time and location TBA
Wisconsin
Appleton
Wednesday, April 15
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Fox Banquets, 111 E. Kimball
Madison
Wednesday, April 15
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
State Capitol
Wyoming
Cheyenne
July 4
12 p.m.
State Capitol Building
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