Monday, March 09, 2009

For lying to fabricate a controversy

Ignoring Fox’s own reporting, Fox News Watch claims Biden’s AFL-CIO meeting was ‘closed to the press.’

Last week, when Vice President Joe Biden addressed AFL-CIO leaders in Miami, Fox News claimed that the White House was denying the press access to Biden’s speech. Fox backtracked on Thursday when it was informed that a transcript would be made available and pool reporters would cover the event. Despite this report, Fox’s media analysis show, Fox News Watch, featured a segment on Saturday asking why it was “closed to the press.” “We don’t have any idea what he said,” said host Jon Scott.
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The White House posted a transcript of Biden’s speech on Thursday and various news outlets, including the New York Times, published reports on the address. Perhaps Scott doesn’t “have any idea” what Biden said because he chose to not actually look.
(Think Progress)