Attack on White House criticism of Fox follows years of GOP assaults on media

Media Matters | Oct. 23, 2009 (News Analysis)

Following White House communications director Anita Dunn's entirely justified criticisms of Fox News as an "arm" of the Republican Party, conservative media figures have attacked both Dunn and the Obama administration. But Media Matters for America has compiled a list of organized attacks that GOP leaders -- often aided by Fox News -- have conducted against media outlets based on groundless complaints of bias; those attacks have included boycotts or ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 17, 2009

This strikes me more as a partisan opinion piece than a straight news analysis. Right off the bat, the anonymous authors show their liberal bias by calling Anita Dunn's criticisms of Fox News 'entirely justified.' While I applaud the depth of the research documenting prior GOP attacks against media outlets, it doesn't make up for the fact that this article is intentionally partisan. Until Media Matters adopts a more neutral approach to fact-checking, they will remain part of the problem that is plaguing American media.

I generally agree that Fox News mostly features opinion news favoring a right-wing perspective - and it makes me cringe when I watch it. But MSNBC is just as bad, and I don't think the Obama administration was wise to single out Fox News. I would much prefer to hear them advocate against yellow journalism from all sides.

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