Oh, the irony.
Category: Fox News
Great Moments in Journalism
Murdoch, ‘Annoyed by Negative Headlines,’ Retains Edelman
If you have been breathlessly waiting to hear from Rupert Murdoch after FedExing him your latest brochure, bad news: he picked Edelman. This seems like a good opportunity to point out the value of giving PR a seat at the table in order to head off trouble, or at least engaging a PR firm earlier than 11 days after becoming the biggest story in the world, but those lectures generally are lost on the people who need them most. Sigh.
Great Moments in Journalism XXXVI
Fox News inadvertently uses a photo of Tina Fey impersonating Sarah Palin in a story about Sarah Palin.
(Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan/The Daily Beast)
Fire Your P.R. Departments?
Fox News fails to understand that brilliant counsel is only helpful if a client follows it.
Ward Churchill … Griff Jenkins. Where’s a Runaway Truck When You Need It?
We put the odds at 3-1 that Fox News commentator Griff Jenkins gets out of Denver without being beaten up at least once.
Iran: If Photoshop Works for Fox, It Should Work for Us
Iran has found a way to jumpstart its missile program: Photoshop.
Sean Hannity’s Unibrow
Following Fox & Friend’s recent photoshop efforts on journalists they don’t particularly care for, Vanity Fair turns the tables.
The New York Times Takes on Fox News’ PR Machine
… and comes to the conclusion that, “At Fox News, media relations is a kind of rolling opposition research operation intended to keep reporters in line by feeding and sometimes maiming them. Shooting the occasional messenger is baked right into the process.”