{"id":4474,"date":"2011-05-19T14:23:12","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T21:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2011-06-06T02:15:38","modified_gmt":"2011-06-06T09:15:38","slug":"fox-news-george-soros-conspiracy-continues-to-crumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=4474","title":{"rendered":"Fox News’ George Soros Conspiracy Continues To Crumble"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week Fox News published an article by Dan Gainor of the ultra-rightist Media Research Center that purported to reveal a web of connections between George Soros and the mainstream media. The article failed completely in its mission. As I wrote last week<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“On the Fox News web site today, Dan Gainor, a VP at the ultra-conservative Media Research Center, wrote an op-ed that asked, ‘Why Don\u2019t We Hear About Soros’ Ties to Over 30 Major News Organizations?’<\/em> The answer, as it turns out, is because there aren’t any such ties. […] Gainor has utterly failed to support his thesis. Not only does Soros have no control over these organizations, but they aren’t even the big media powers Gainor describes them as.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Today Fox News published part two<\/a> of Gainor’s series. Not only did he continue to fire blanks, he actually revealed information that implicates the right in a vast media conspiracy.<\/p>\n

Most of part two was a rehashing of part one with even fewer specifics. The threads in the alleged web Gainor is weaving merely tie Soros to some media organizations that are also funded by many other people and groups who seek to advance the state of independent journalism. And while pointing out the connections, Gainor never discloses anything sordid resulting from them. There isn’t even a hint of some effort to slant their reporting or engage in biased coverage. So the only conclusion is that Soros donated money to a number of reputable organizations that have demonstrated their integrity and that Gainor is apparently opposed to that, as are most conservatives. The last thing they want is news that is truly fair and balanced.<\/p>\n

One area where he provided some new information was in identifying a few more of the “major”<\/em> news organizations for whom Soros is supposedly the puppet master. There is just one thing wrong with these revelations. They are also affiliated with news organizations on the right:<\/p>\n