{"id":3242,"date":"2010-11-19T18:35:38","date_gmt":"2010-11-20T02:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2015-06-15T10:00:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T17:00:29","slug":"fox-news-pimps-megyn-kelly-to-gq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=3242","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Pimps Megyn Kelly To GQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Megyn
\nMuch has been made about the curious “coincidence”<\/em> that almost every female Fox News anchor is a young, attractive blond. I’m sure there is an innocent explanation for it. But anyone at Fox who complains about them being characterized as eye candy hired to exploit their sexuality had better first take a look at Megyn Kelly’s new spread for GQ Magazine<\/a>. It’s not exactly a play for journalistic integrity.<\/p>\n

Setting aside the cheesecake, Kelly is hardly a journalist. She makes headlines out of trivialities and seeks to sensationalize items that would be cut from the National Enquirer. Her stories about the New Black Panther Party never put into context that they were a tiny band of gadflies that no one took seriously. Her reports on the financing of the non-mosque that was not at ground zero were embarrassingly devoid of any evidence of the allegations she made. If you’re wondering why she hasn’t reported on that lately, it may be because her correspondent for the story, Charles Leaf<\/a>, is in jail awaiting trial for sexually assaulting a four year old girl.<\/p>\n

The feature in GQ includes an interview wherein Kelly reveals how seriously she takes her job as a journalist:<\/p>\n

GQ:<\/strong> You sit behind a glass table that shows off your legs.
\nKelly:<\/strong> Well, It’s a visual business. People want to see the anchor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That must be why Bill O’Reilly wears those low-cut blouses. In another example of her commitment to news, she was asked…<\/p>\n

GQ:<\/strong> Do you think the act of deciding what to cover and what not to is in itself a political act?
\nKelly:<\/strong> It’s not political. Television is a service but it’s also a business. And in choosing what you’re going to put on your program, you have to figure out what’s going to appeal to your audience and what’s going to rate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n