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Think Progress: WH communications director: Fox News operates as ‘a wing of the Republican Party.’
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WH communications director: Fox News operates as ‘a wing of the Republican Party.’
Think Progress —
This morning on CNN’s Reliable Sources, White House communications director Anita Dunn defended her recent comment to Time magazine that Fox News is “opinion journalism masquerading as news.” Noting the inordinate amount of attention Fox devotes to stirring fake controversies like Bill Ayers and ACORN, Dunn explained:
The reality of it is that Fox News often operates as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party. And it’s not ideological. I mean, obviously there are many commentators who are conservative, liberal, centrist, and everybody understands ...
VIDEO- WH communications director: Fox is wing of Republican Party
The Political Carnival —
By GottaLaff Speaking truth to glower: Refreshing, is it not? Inhale the goodness: This morning on CNN’s Reliable Sources, White House communications director Anita Dunn defended her recent comment to Time magazine that Fox News is “opinion journalism masquerading as news.” Noting the inordinate amount of attention Fox devotes to stirring fake controversies like Bill Ayers and ACORN, Dunn explained. [...] Dunn revealed this morning that Obama did not appear on Fox because of its ...
White House: Fox News Is 'A Wing Of The Republican Party'
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
Source: Talking Points Memo White House: Fox News Is 'A Wing Of The Republican Party' Ben Frumin | October 11, 2009, 12:22PM White House Communications Director Anita Dunn slammed Fox News in an interview on CNN with Howie Kurtz this morning, saying that Fox News "is more a wing of the Republican Party" than an objective news organization. "The reality of it is that Fox News often operates almost as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party," Dunn said. But this morning, Dunn seems to have taken the White House's criticism of Fox News to the next level. For instance, she said that when President Obama talks to Fox News, he approaches it ...
How it's Dunn
Political Animal —
HOW IT'S DUNN.... Time 's Michael Scherer had a piece this week about the White House's media strategy, and the realization in the West Wing that much of the political discourse has gone mad. Different staffers came to the realization at different time. For Roberts Gibbs, it was the NYT 's front-page piece on "outrage" over the president encouraging kids to do well in school. For Dan Pfeiffer, it was "death panel" nonsense. "When you are having a debate about whether or not you want to kill people's grandmother," he said, "the normal rules of engagement don't apply." And for Communications Director Anita Dunn, it was the Washington Post 's two blatantly ...
White House Communications Director Calls Fox an “Arm of the Republican Party.”
Liberal Values —
For years Fox has been treated as if it was a legitimate news outlet, even by those who recognized its conservative bias. There is a considerable difference from the types of bias seen from time to time from all news outlets and the manner in which Fox was established for the purpose of pursuing a specific political agenda. Fox is no more a legitimate news outlet than Pravda was in the old Soviet Union.
We are finally seeing some honest response to Fox’s role. A couple of weeks ago the White House blog outright said that Fox lies. White House communications director Anita Dunn was ...
White House Communications Director: Fox News Often Operates As Almost Either The Research Arm Or The Communications Arm Of The Republican Party
News Hounds —
I am delighted to see the White House finally hitting back at Fox News and the media. In my opinion, they are doing it in the right way: by throwing a spotlight on their tactics. A few days ago, Time magazine reported on a new White House strategy to, in the words of President Obama, “call ‘em out.” In the same article, White House communications director Anita Gunn commented that Fox News is “opinion journalism masquerading as news.” Earlier today, she amplified on those comments and signaled that President Obama will engage with Fox but on his own terms. With video.
This morning, Gunn explained to CNN’s Howard Kurtz her earlier comments and confirmed that ...
White House Communications Director: Fox News Is A Wing Of The Republican Party
Say Anything —
Which is a pretty gutsy thing to say when on any given night you can watch MSNBC’s entire evening line-up, from Ed Schultz through Rachel Maddow, playing full court press with whatever talking points the liberals are pushing that particular day.
The reality of it is that Fox News often operates as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party. And it’s not ideological. I mean, obviously there are many commentators who are conservative, liberal, centrist, and everybody understands that. What I think is fair to say about Fox is — and certainly the ...
WH Comm Dir: Fox News is Arm of GOP
MyDD —
White House Communications Director Anita Dunn is on the mark: The reality of it is that Fox News often operates as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party. And it's not ideological. I mean, obviously there are many commentators who are conservative, liberal, centrist, and everybody understands that. What I think is fair to say about Fox is -- and certainly the way we view it -- is that it really is more of a wing of the Republican Party. Coming on the heels of the Obama White House's public snubbing of Fox News, this decision to ...
Targeting Fox and Conservative Bloggers
Theo Spark —
Read Washington Rebel Department of Totty? "Under new Federal Trade Commission guidelines in the works for some time, I could apparently get in trouble for not disclosing these and similarly exciting things. In addition, the commission’s scrutiny will extend to areas less relevant to this site, such as targeted Google advertising and results-not-typical testimonials." Will FTC Require Blogger Disclosure? Rich Lowry on Obama's Greatest Achievement to Date: Resurrecting the GOP Lawrence Kadish: Taking the National Debt Seriously FOX News: Not a Real News ...
Obama Administration Calls Out Fox
Taylor Marsh —
Obama’s war on Fox News
neo-neocon —
This is disturbing:
Appearing on CNN [Sunday] morning, White House Communications Director Anita Dunn said Fox News exists simply to further the agenda of the GOP.
“Fox News often operates almost as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party,” Dunn said.
This is the second time in a week that Dunn has blasted Fox.
She was quoted in Time Magazine on Thursday blasting the cable network as “opinion journalism masquerading as news.”
These statements (and others; see here: “they are undertaking a war against Barack Obama and the White ...
Anita Dunn leaving White House
The Political Carnival —
By GottaLaff MSNBC just announced that Anita Dunn is leaving her post at the White House. She is the White House Communications Director who said "Fox News is “opinion journalism masquerading as news.” More here. ...
White House communications director repeats concern with Fox News
The Political Carnival —
By GottaLaff Anita Dunn has company. Enjoy the wholesome goodness: "They have a point of view; that point of view pervades the entire network," he told The New York Times in a sit-down interview. "We don't feel the obligation to treat them like we would treat a CNN, or an ABC, or an NBC, or a traditional news organization, but there are times when we believe it makes sense to communicate with them," he added, noting the White House's decision to dispatch counter-terrorism chief John Brennan to Fox News Sunday after the Flight 253 attack ...
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