Did FOX News withhold the Foley Story?

[maxrandb]

I just heard this on my local radio station. I'm looking for a link, but the radio host said that Fox is admitting that they were holding the Foley story.

Did anyone else hear this?

[rodeodance]

1. yes, a comment was embedded in the FL newspapers story of withholding

[maxrandb]

3. My God

Will somebody Pleeeeeeeeease call Limpballs and Hannity today and ask "why did Fox held this until right before the election in an attempt to damage the Republican Party"?

I need that question asked, because all yesterday, the full-court-press was on to turn this from a Republican scandal, to a Democratic/liberal scandal for holding this story until 30 days before the election.

Between that, and the Freakers and Dildo-heads calling in to blame the 16 year old page, I thought I was living in another demension.

[City Lights]

2. Yup. It was reported in the International Herald Tribune.

I'll look for a link...

Here's an IHT link, but it's actually an AP story:

Meanwhile, Florida newspapers — who were leaked copies of the e-mail with the Louisiana boy last year — defended their decision not to run stories. Both The St. Petersburg Times and The Miami Herald were given copies of the e-mail, as were other news organizations, including Fox News.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/03/america/NA_GEN_US_Congressman_Resigns.php

It also mentions "other news organizations." Wonder which ones besides Faux. :shrug:

[TorchTheWitch]

10. St. Pete Times and Miami Herald

They chose not to report the story as well as FAUX.

[City Lights]

12. That's not how I read it.

Both The St. Petersburg Times and The Miami Herald were given copies of the e-mail, as were other news organizations, including Fox News.

It names the St. Petersburg Times, Miami Herald and Fox, but also says "as were other news organizations." The way it's worded leads me to believe there were more than 3 organizations involved. :shrug:

[BOSSHOG]

4. An editor of some South Florida newspaper

said they had the basic information last year but would not print it because of lack of corroboration. What the fuck is a newspaper supposed to do? Investigate stuff? Dig for facts? Search for corroboration? I don't have a link but I believe I read that faux had similar information that ABC had. Of course, that master of integrity hannity said the dems withheld the info until it was close to the election.

So according to hannity, the dems exposed a republican coverup so what the gop did was okay.

[movie_girl99]

5. i watched last night for about 30 minutes just to see if they

would run the story. Not one word in the half hour that I watched but CNN was covering it.

[OKNancy]

6. Here is a link and quote from the AP story

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/ap/politics/4231327

Meanwhile, Florida newspapers _ who were leaked copies of the e-mail with the Louisiana boy last year _ defended their decision not to run stories. Both The St. Petersburg Times and The Miami Herald were given copies of the e-mail, as were other news organizations, including Fox News.

[waiting for hope]

7. Here's a link to Media Matters on the

subject....it didn't surprise me in the least, Faux News is vile and sleazy. Wouldn't put it past them.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200610030007?src=item200610030007

[depakid]

8. Time to divest Murdoch's Newscorp

of their TV stations and other holdings.

Putting the regs from the 1980's back in place would do the trick.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

9. When Faux Snooze finally got around to reporting the Foley

story they repeatedly ran photos of Foley with the desingation:

Mark Foley
Former Congressman
(D-FL)

and their dumbass viewers will now go to their graves arguing with anyone who will listen that Foley was a Democrat. And I don't think it was just a mistake. Ailes is the king of propaganda.

[depakid]

11. They currently own TWO broadcast stations

In Portland Oregon.

I figure at least one of those ought to have been be sold off before all this happened.

[Supersedeas]

13. shouldn't concerned Pubbies be asking--did FOX help ruin the Nov chances

[maxrandb]

15. No

They'll be asking; "How did Liberal Fox News conspire with 16 year old boys to bring down the Republicans right before the election"

To take it to it's eventual "wing-nut" conclusion, they will soon start calling Fox part of the "liberal drive-by-media".

[OzarkDem]

14. Yep, so did other media outlets

Wouldn't have happened if Foley was a Dem, that's for certain.