{"id":134,"date":"2006-04-22T10:56:21","date_gmt":"2006-04-22T17:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=134"},"modified":"2008-03-18T09:46:24","modified_gmt":"2008-03-18T16:46:24","slug":"moody-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=134","title":{"rendered":"Moody Disorders: Fox VP Fesses Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Listening to John Moody, Sr. Vice President at FOX News, you may get the idea that all your worst fears about Fox were too restrained. In this interview with AlterNet<\/a>, he speaks candidly about the press operation he controls.<\/p>\n

The Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n

On media critics:
\n“Most of the world envies us and our news media, because it is un-intimidated and — I’m going to make up a word here — largely un-intimidatable. That’s part of our patrimony.”<\/span> So is making stuff up.<\/p>\n

On reporter bias:
\n“Because of the qualities it takes to succeed in the media, we have bright and responsible people in this business — and bright people have opinions about everything. These opinions stay with them when they put on a reporter’s hat.”<\/span> So it’s really the hat’s fault.<\/p>\n

On staff development:
\n“I’ve hired more than 100 people here in ten years, and I have never asked about anyone’s personal political beliefs.”<\/span> Because if I have to ask, they aren’t getting hired.<\/p>\n

On charges that his morning memo<\/em> dictates coverage:
\n“It’s not even called a ‘memo,’ it’s an editorial note. It is not a political directive — that’s a specious charge — but my attempt to communicate about what are important stories.”<\/span> …and the difference is…..?<\/p>\n

On the obsession with missing white women:<\/em>?
\n“These freethinking bloggers amaze me. They refer to ‘dead white women.’ But what about live black pole dancers?”<\/span> That clears that up.<\/p>\n

On faulty pre-Iraq war coverage:
\n“There’s a misbegotten, self-comforting notion that we live in a country where nothing should ever go wrong — and if it does, someone must be at fault. I think that’s an unrealistic view of the world, and my viewers don’t think that either.”<\/span> My<\/em> viewers? What could be less realistic than accountability?<\/p>\n

On increasing the variety of perspectives and opinions on Fox:
\n“Diversity is not necessarily a strength…Take the Duke lacrosse story — suppose there’s someone who believes that rape is good. We could put them on the air, but it wouldn’t add to the discussion.”<\/span> So putting on a liberal view is analogous to putting on a rape advocate.<\/p>\n

In summary:
\n“I think in ten years we have come to be recognized as a reliable source for alternative news. If some people want to scoff, go ahead. That doesn’t make it right!”<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Nuff said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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