"I think the press was muzzled, and I think the press self-muzzled. Certainly television and perhaps
my station was intimidated by the administration and its foot soldiers at Fox News. And it did, in fact,
put a climate of fear and self-censorship, in my view, in terms of the kind of broadcast work we did."
-- Christiane Amanpour
And in response:
"Given the choice, it's better to be viewed as a foot soldier for Bush than a spokeswoman for al-Qaeda."
-- Fox News spokeswoman Irena Briganti
I don't think it gets any more fucking creepy than that.
Well this confirms a lot. No wonder Americans have this peculier thing known as Knowlegable ignorance, either that, or its mushroom syndrome, kept in the dark and fed shit.
Via money Europe could become political in five years" "... the current communities should be completed by a Finance Common Market which would lead us to European economic unity. Only then would ... the mutual commitments make it fairly easy to produce the political union which is the goal"
After that comment of hers, I am just waiting for Fox news to come out with new meanings for various phrases and words
Via money Europe could become political in five years" "... the current communities should be completed by a Finance Common Market which would lead us to European economic unity. Only then would ... the mutual commitments make it fairly easy to produce the political union which is the goal"
After that comment of hers, I am just waiting for Fox news to come out with new meanings for various phrases and words
Actually, I seriously doubt she's part of the offical outside communication channels for Fox News. I'm prepared to give them the benefit of some doubt, and just blame Irena.
BoredShirtless wrote:
Actually, I seriously doubt she's part of the offical outside communication channels for Fox News. I'm prepared to give them the benefit of some doubt, and just blame Irena.
She's quite a high up actually.
Irena Briganti, Senior Director
Corporate Communications
Public Relations
After that comment of hers, I am just waiting for Fox news to come out with new meanings for various phrases and words
Actually, I seriously doubt she's part of the offical outside communication channels for Fox News. I'm prepared to give them the benefit of some doubt, and just blame Irena.
You are probably right. But given how societies work it is probably indicative of the culture of that 'news' agency, which is disturbing.
Via money Europe could become political in five years" "... the current communities should be completed by a Finance Common Market which would lead us to European economic unity. Only then would ... the mutual commitments make it fairly easy to produce the political union which is the goal"
BoredShirtless wrote:
Actually, I seriously doubt she's part of the offical outside communication channels for Fox News. I'm prepared to give them the benefit of some doubt, and just blame Irena.
She's quite a high up actually.
Irena Briganti, Senior Director
Corporate Communications
Public Relations
In that case, when are they going to alter the meaning of various words and phrases?. That is really disturbing shit that comment of hers not to mention the other person. When news agencies become the mouth peices of the government, and virtually admit to it, one cannot but doubt American democracy as it stands.
Via money Europe could become political in five years" "... the current communities should be completed by a Finance Common Market which would lead us to European economic unity. Only then would ... the mutual commitments make it fairly easy to produce the political union which is the goal"
BoredShirtless wrote:
Actually, I seriously doubt she's part of the offical outside communication channels for Fox News. I'm prepared to give them the benefit of some doubt, and just blame Irena.
She's quite a high up actually.
Irena Briganti, Senior Director
Corporate Communications
Public Relations
This is probably a reference to CNN's suppressing its coverage of the brutality of the Iraq regime for fear of losing "access." The CNN woman was being insulting, so Ms. Briganti responded likewise.
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Durran Korr wrote:This is probably a reference to CNN's suppressing its coverage of the brutality of the Iraq regime for fear of losing "access." The CNN woman was being insulting, so Ms. Briganti responded likewise.
I dont think she was being insulting as being honest. This is not the first time I have heard of the American media self censoring.
Via money Europe could become political in five years" "... the current communities should be completed by a Finance Common Market which would lead us to European economic unity. Only then would ... the mutual commitments make it fairly easy to produce the political union which is the goal"
BoredShirtless wrote:Guys, you're missing the point. Irena confused Iraq with Al-Qaeda!
*snicker*
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Durran Korr wrote:This is probably a reference to CNN's suppressing its coverage of the brutality of the Iraq regime for fear of losing "access." The CNN woman was being insulting, so Ms. Briganti responded likewise.
I dont think she was being insulting as being honest. This is not the first time I have heard of the American media self censoring.
Oh, please. "My station was intimidated by the administration and its soldiers at Fox News."
So what, did legions of Fox News cameraman and reporters threaten to beat up CNN personnel with socks full of nickels? What a whiner.
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BoredShirtless wrote:Guys, you're missing the point. Irena confused Iraq with Al-Qaeda!
????
Via money Europe could become political in five years" "... the current communities should be completed by a Finance Common Market which would lead us to European economic unity. Only then would ... the mutual commitments make it fairly easy to produce the political union which is the goal"
Durran Korr wrote:This is probably a reference to CNN's suppressing its coverage of the brutality of the Iraq regime for fear of losing "access." The CNN woman was being insulting, so Ms. Briganti responded likewise.
I dont think she was being insulting as being honest. This is not the first time I have heard of the American media self censoring.
Oh, please. "My station was intimidated by the administration and its soldiers at Fox News."
So what, did legions of Fox News cameraman and reporters threaten to beat up CNN personnel with socks full of nickels? What a whiner.
How the fuck would I know? It is a fact that the woman said the following
I think the press was muzzled, and I think the press self-muzzled. Certainly television and perhaps
my station was intimidated by the administration and its foot soldiers at Fox News. And it did, in fact,
put a climate of fear and self-censorship, in my view, in terms of the kind of broadcast work we did."
-- Christiane Amanpour
For all we know Fox executives rang CNN and breathed hevely down the phone with subliminal background music promoting the Dubya party line.
If this Amanpour, of CNN, said this, there is probably some credence to it.
Via money Europe could become political in five years" "... the current communities should be completed by a Finance Common Market which would lead us to European economic unity. Only then would ... the mutual commitments make it fairly easy to produce the political union which is the goal"
BoredShirtless wrote:Guys, you're missing the point. Irena confused Iraq with Al-Qaeda!
????
Christiane was referring to coverage of the Iraq war. Irena's reply:
"Given the choice, it's better to be viewed as a foot soldier for Bush than a spokeswoman for al-Qaeda."
...actually, nah, I'm not really surprised, it's Faux News!
?? Looked like she was referring to American media coverage in general from the excepts...grr, where is the link to these statements? I need context damnit! I also need sleep..posting at 2 in the mornig cannot be good.
Via money Europe could become political in five years" "... the current communities should be completed by a Finance Common Market which would lead us to European economic unity. Only then would ... the mutual commitments make it fairly easy to produce the political union which is the goal"
Vympel wrote:Sorry folks, should've provided a link- just google it.
Ughh, Typical uncouth Australians
No worrys, apolgy accepted captain Vympel
Via money Europe could become political in five years" "... the current communities should be completed by a Finance Common Market which would lead us to European economic unity. Only then would ... the mutual commitments make it fairly easy to produce the political union which is the goal"
Durran Korr wrote:Oh, please. "My station was intimidated by the administration and its soldiers at Fox News."
So what, did legions of Fox News cameraman and reporters threaten to beat up CNN personnel with socks full of nickels? What a whiner.
There are far more effective ways to intimidate a news network than physical intimidation. If CNN had stood up for the truth, how long do you think it would have taken for Fox's attack dog squad to start writing/reporting/commentating nice, long screeds about how soft CNN is on terrorism and about their ties to Fidel Castro? Fox lies about people it disagrees with. A LOT. And they're very good at doing it, too, in ways that make its lies hard to prove - usually by couching those lies as part of "political commentary" by their "world-renowned commentators." Their court brief against Al Franken wasn't even good as toilet paper. Physical intimidation, on the other hand, is trivially easy to discredit. We live in a society which frowns on physical intimidation of the press - how hard would it have been for CNN to utterly and permanently discredit Faux News if they had started beating up CNN reporters?
Faux News. We distort, you deride.
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I think it's more simple that that. FOXNews and CNN are each others biggest competitor. Naturally they are going to talk jive about each other. It's only a matter of time before Paula Zahn and Greta Van Sustren get into a hair pullin' cat fight.
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Gil Hamilton wrote:I think it's more simple that that. FOXNews and CNN are each others biggest competitor. Naturally they are going to talk jive about each other. It's only a matter of time before Paula Zahn and Greta Van Sustren get into a hair pullin' cat fight.
That was pretty much my thoughts. Though, Ms. Briganti's rebuttle to Ms. Amanpour's BS wasn't exactly well thought out and pithy. We're just seeing to competitors go after each others throat.
It's called deflection. Don't look too closely at me and my fuck ups, they made me do it....
They say, "the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots." I suppose it never occurred to them that they are the tyrants, not the patriots. Those weapons are not being used to fight some kind of tyranny; they are bringing them to an event where people are getting together to talk. -Mike Wong
But as far as board culture in general, I do think that young male overaggression is a contributing factor to the general atmosphere of hostility. It's not SOS and the Mess throwing hand grenades all over the forum- Red
Gil Hamilton wrote:I think it's more simple that that. FOXNews and CNN are each others biggest competitor. Naturally they are going to talk jive about each other. It's only a matter of time before Paula Zahn and Greta Van Sustren get into a hair pullin' cat fight.
Then everybody loses.
"Carriers dispense fighters, which dispense assbeatings." - White Haven
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If only one rock and roll song echoes into tomorrow
There won't be anything to keep you from the distant morning glow.
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...actually, nah, I'm not really surprised, it's Faux News! 
