Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The Media - ABC vs. FOX
Apparently, foreign attempts to influence American public opinion have been going on for a long time.
Surprisingly, to me at least, is how our media goes along with it.
I hear the word agenda. I'd like to hear objectivity...
Surprisingly, to me at least, is how our media goes along with it.
I hear the word agenda. I'd like to hear objectivity...
At NewsMax.com, Humberto Fontova reports:
"Alas, with the videos finally in their hands, ABC started getting cold feet. The '20/20' segment kept getting smaller and smaller. That on-again, off-again funeral extravaganza widely expected in Havana has raised the perceived importance of Havana press bureaus, and ABC's Havana staff had already whimpered objections to this project. They were unaware of the smuggled videos but many of their colleagues stateside apparently 'felt their pain.' More cutting and more paring ensued.
On Sept. 12, '20/20' ended up running a short segment on the matter, barely five minutes long and with almost none of the smuggled video footage.
Even so, viewer response was thunderous. '20/20' was deluged with atta-boy! e-mails. The Cuban regime responded also. The Cuban Communist Party's Central Committee called a meeting to discuss the issue, then called in ABC's Havana bureau for a talking-to.
John Stossel's follow-up shows on 'Sicko' included no mention of Cuba's healthcare.
Enter Fox News, and the 'Hannity and Colmes' show in particular. Fox producers got word of these smuggled videos and immediately requested a look."
