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Fox's Garrett defends Obama
Michael Calderone's Blog —
Fox News correspondent Major Garrett, who's been covering the Obama campaign, e-mailed some staffers after learning that "Fox & Friends" was preparing a segment on the Democratic candidate ignoring the network, which he didn't think was accurate.
From the e-mail, obtained by Huffington Post.
In the context of the 6:15 am B Block "IGNORE FNC" segment, may I point out Obama has done 5 interviews with me and one with Chris Wallace, one with Brit Hume and one with Bill O'Reilly. That's 8 interviews. Would I like more? Yes. Would Chris ...
Taylor Marsh — BY TAYLOR MARSH Re-introducing ... "In the News." Use it. Links. Video. Comments. See Scott’s post. GeoT’s post. With RD having the goods on parts of PA. You go, Christopher. Same goes for Major Garrett. All that’s left is to get out the vote. Nate Silver: ...
Has The Conservative Infighting Now Spread To Fox News?
Oliver Willis —
This just keeps getting juicier.
Fox News correspondent Major Garrett shot back in defense of Barack Obama against the network’s morning show’s effort to suggest that he has ignored Fox News throughout the campaign. In an internal email obtained by the Huffington Post, Garrett — who has been Fox News’ correspondent following the Obama campaign — took issue with a planned ‘Fox & Friends’ segment about whether Obama will try to control the media, using ‘KICKED REPORTERS OFF PLANE, IGNORE FNC, BIDEN FL AV INTVIEW’ ...
"Real numbers and a grain of context"
Ben Smith's Blog —
... HuffPo publishes an internal Fox News email from reporter Major Garrett pushing back against a scheduled "Fox and Friends" segment about whether Obama will try to control the media: ...
Fox News Reporter Going “Rogue?” Sign Of The End Times?
News Hounds —
... were told to talk about Obama’s “kicking reporters off the plane” and “ignoring Fox News.”
When Garrett received the e-mail, he took issue with the point that Obama had “ignored Fox.” Garrett responded with his own e-mail which went to a number of Fox staffers. He asserted that Obama had done 8 interviews with Fox. As a result of Garrett’s criticism, the Bozell segment was re-tooled.
Back story, Garrett’s e-mail, and Fox management’s “instructions” courtesy of Huffington Post.
Comment: Garrett’s response is commendable. If more Fox employees would ...
Obama's First Presser as President-elect
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Is this the thanks that Major Garrett receives for defending Obama against criticism that the campaign was ignoring Fox News? ...
Beck: ‘What a surprise,’ Obama didn’t call on Fox News during his press conference.
Think Progress —
... prime-time news conferences. When Fox suggested that they were not being given enough access to Obama during last fall's presidential campaign, Garrett actually defended Obama. "[M]ay I point out Obama has done 5 interviews with me and one with Chris Wallace, one with Brit Hume and one with Bill O'Reilly," Garrett wrote in an e-mail obtained by Huffington Post. ...
