*Ø* Murdoch stands accused

From the Guardian:

"Its slogan is: 'We report, you decide'. But according to one former employee, interviewed in a new documentary, a more accurate motto for Rupert Murdoch's US television channel Fox News might be: 'We opine, you recline'.

The comment is one of many included in Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism, a documentary that aims to expose what it sees as the bias behind Fox News. Its director, Robert Greenwald, says his aim is that 'everybody in America turns off Fox News' ...

"The documentary, a fast-paced montage of clips from the channel and interviews with former employees and media experts, portrays a television news station where editorial positions are handed down from on high in a daily briefing note and presenters are encouraged to accentuate points that might be helpful to the Bush administration.

"According to a former Fox contributor, one such note concerning presentation of the latest news from Iraq said: 'Remember when you're writing about this, it's all good. Don't write about the number of dead ... Keep it positive. Emphasise all the good we're doing.'
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"Media Matters for America has analyzed 33 such internal FOX memos, issued by FOX News Senior Vice President, News Editorial John Moody and Los Angeles Bureau Chief Ken LaCoste between May 9 and June 3, 2003 and March 12 and May 5, 2004 ...

"The following is a sample of reporting instructions issued by Moody to the FOX News staff." Click here to read the examples