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ashling

(25,771 posts) Wed Dec 5, 2012, 06:33 PM Dec 2012

And my students ask why I don't allow them to cite Fox news as an authoritative source

http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/12/11895/leaked-audio-fox-news-offers-run-petraeus-president

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And my students ask why I don't allow them to cite Fox news as an authoritative source (Original Post) ashling Dec 2012 OP

I always like the look on the faces of people when a professor Drale Dec 2012 #1

Do you mean not a "reputable" source? rainin Dec 2012 #3

Yes I did but Drale Dec 2012 #4

I find this line absolutely chilling niyad Dec 2012 #2

Drale

(7,932 posts)

1. I always like the look on the faces of people when a professor

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 06:36 PM

Dec 2012

tells them Faux News is not a reputable source.

rainin

(3,011 posts)

3. Do you mean not a "reputable" source?

Reply to Drale (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 06:41 PM

Dec 2012

It's probably also not reparable. I think Faux viewers are irreparable. Their brains are toast.

Drale

(7,932 posts)

4. Yes I did but

Reply to rainin (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 06:45 PM

Dec 2012

This is the internet, who needs to spell correctly or even use the correct words?

niyad

(113,302 posts)

2. I find this line absolutely chilling

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 06:40 PM

Dec 2012

McFarland stresses that she had spoken “directly” to the Fox News chairman. "First of all, is there anything Fox is doing right or wrong that you want to tell us to do differently?"

if there was ever any question about fake even pretending to cover the news, that would end it.

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