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[Jeremy Portzer <jeremyp AT pobox.com>]

Okay, so here's something that gets me.

Fox News has an editorial department and a news department, just like
major newspapers do.  Fox News's editorial department clearly is
right-leaning; there's no way to deny that.

But Fox News also has a news side -- which is what the "Fair and
Balanced" slogan describes. The news is supposed to present both sides,
be impartial, whatever.

Every time I see someone criticizing the "Fair and Balanced" slogan,
it's referring to an *editorial* program, not the news.  

Now, I realize that the editorial department is not in a totally
separate world from the news department, and that there could be
influences.  However, generally the news reporters and editors have very
high standards for bias, and I think this is no different at Fox News as
at many other major news organizations.  For example, The New York Times
has a notoriously left-leaning editorial page, but is usually considered
"fair and balanced" as it were on front-age *news* coverage.  Correct?

Jeremy
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