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White House war on Fox: Echoes of Nixon-Agnew
I have been writing for several months about how thin skinned the White House has been about press criticism -- especially when it comes to the Fox News Channel. I have compared the current administration to the White House of Richard Nixon...
White House Escalates War of Words With Fox News - Political News
foxnews.com — Calling Fox News "a wing of the Republican Party," the Obama administration on Sunday escalated its war... of words against the channel, even as observers questioned the wisdom of a White House war on a news organization. "What I think is fair to say ... (more) White House Escalates War of Words With Fox News - ...
White House Escalates War on Fox News - Political News
foxnews.com — The White House escalated its offensive against Fox News on Sunday by urging other news organizations to... stop "following Fox" and instead join the administration's attempt to marginalize the channel. White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel told CNN ... (more) White House Escalates War on Fox News - Political News
The Battle Between the White House and Fox News
The Battle Between the White House and Fox News
nytimes.com — The Obama administration, which would seem to have its hands full with a two-front war in Iraq... and Afghanistan, opened up a third front last week, this time with Fox News. Until this point, the conflict had been mostly a one-sided affair, with Fox ... (more) The Battle Between the White House and Fox News
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Fox News’ James Rosen: Obama Administration Won’t Be Doing Interviews With Fox This Year
Say Anything — ... Television critic (and liberal) David Zurawik is drawing parallels between the Obama administration’s treatment of Fox and Nixonian paranoia: ...

Fox News: WH told us last week Obama won’t do any interviews with us this year; Update: Nixonian?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Update: Ed sends along this piece from lefty TV critic David Zurawik , daring to invoke the specter of the jowled one to express his contempt for Dunn and Obama. I have been writing for several months about how thin skinned the White House has been about press criticism — especially when it comes to the Fox News Channel. I have compared the current administration to the White House of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew, and believe me, I did not do that lightly. Nixon-Agnew was a very dark time for the First Amendment… This campaign by the Obama administration is dangerous to ...

White House's Fox News War Sparks Criticism, Surprising Backlash
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... Frequent Fox News critic David Zurawik wrote in the Baltimore Sun that Dunn was wrong when she described the network's pre-election coverage as all about ACORN and Bill Ayers: ...

No One Likes a Whiner
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE — ... States. Let's pretend you are as big as the historic place you work and not as petty as the less than historic words you spout. And let's pretend you care about all of our independent viewers and aren't being just careless about those viewers' cares. So let's pretend you're focused on the issues that matter and not the petty squabbles that do not, just as we should pretend you're not overwrought and snapping. Maybe you're just overworked and snippy." Even lefty TV critic David Zurawik is disgusted: I have been writing for several months about how thin ...

Liberal Media Split on Obama's Enemies List
Doug Ross @ Journal — ... ." • The Baltimore Sun 's David Zurawik wrote in the Baltimore Sun that Dunn was wrong and dangerous, to boot: "I have to say I was surprised to hear a senior White House staffer sounding so uninformed and blatantly biased. This campaign by the Obama administration is dangerous to press freedom, and it should concern everyone in the press." • The Kansas City Star 's editorial page asks, " ...

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