Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Fox News Spurns The Nation Advertisement
Lefty magazine The Nation recently submitted a 60 second advertisement to several news channels, including Fox News and CNN.
CNN will run the ad. Fox won't.
Why?
Fox News--which itself advertises in the pages of The Nation--ain't saying specifically.
But it might have something to do with the fact that the language of the ad itself pokes a backhanded thumb in Fox News's eye:
Now, why Fox News could reasonably be expected to run an ad that postulates a 'corporate slant' or 'white house spin' to its news is beyond me. Sure, Fox News is guilty of both--as is CNN. But Fox is a bit more awake to its critics.
Moreover, the assertion that "nobody owns The Nation is laughable.
Somebody owns The Nation.
I don't know that I'd run the ad, either.
CNN will run the ad. Fox won't.
Why?
Fox News--which itself advertises in the pages of The Nation--ain't saying specifically.
But it might have something to do with the fact that the language of the ad itself pokes a backhanded thumb in Fox News's eye:
"Nobody owns The Nation. Not Time Warner, not Murdoch. So there's no corporate slant, no White House spin. Just the straight dope."
Now, why Fox News could reasonably be expected to run an ad that postulates a 'corporate slant' or 'white house spin' to its news is beyond me. Sure, Fox News is guilty of both--as is CNN. But Fox is a bit more awake to its critics.
Moreover, the assertion that "nobody owns The Nation is laughable.
Somebody owns The Nation.
I don't know that I'd run the ad, either.
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