FauxNews finally addresses the News Corp hacking scandal

[Ulaven_Demorte]

Fox News finally addressed their parent company’s hacking scandal head on this morning, with Fox and Friends launching a comically sycophantic and pathetically inaccurate defense of News Corp. Host Steve Doocy and guest Robert Dilenschneider, a media consultant, agreed News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch has done “all the right things” and argued that the scandal is way overblown. “For some reason, the public, the media, keep going over this, again, and again, and again” the guest said. “It’s too much,” he added, “We should move on.” Doocy agreed, scolding the media for not devoting its time to covering more important issues. (His show later featured a segment on actress Mila Kunis and a performance by second-tier boy band Lifehouse, popular in 2001.)

But their defense of News Corp. really got embarrassing when Dilenschneider and Doocy engaged in some stunning subject/object slight of hand, comparing News Corp. to companies that have been hacked, while failing to note it was News Corp. that did the hacking in this case. “We know it’s a hacking scandal, shouldn’t we get beyond it and deal with the issue of hacking? We have a serious hacking problem in this country,” Dilenschneider reminded us. Listing several companies like CitiGroup that “have been hacked into,” Dilenschneider asked, “Are they getting the same kind of attention for hacking that took place less than a year ago that News Corp is getting today?” “Right,” Doocy said, before noting the Pentagon was also recently hacked.

Watch it: http://youtu.be/qtC4gT-_Nj0

Prior to this morning, Fox News has done a fairly decent job of covering its parent company’s hacking scandal, giving the story just enough coverage to avoid being accused of ignoring it. According to a Media Matters report, while the network mentioned the story far less than CNN or MSNBC, it did cover it 30 times in the past two weeks and has generally disclosed its relation to News Corp. But this seems to be the first time the network has offered a vigorous defense of the company.

“It’s really very, very scary, and I think we should be very concerned as a public about our privacy and about people getting access to what we have,” Dilenschneider added.

Indeed, starting with News Corp.

Too fucking funny, they actually tried to compare News Corp employees hacking into people's private information to companies that have been hacked, as if they were somehow the victim..

Props to Alex Seitz-Wald of Think Progress.

 

[PhilGarlic]

England

This story has been headline news in England for about two weeks now, the only thing on the news at the moment, is it as big over their?

 

[Ulaven_Demorte]

This story has been headline news in England for about two weeks now, the only thing on the news at the moment, is it as big over their?

Not if you watch FauxNews, who has done all they can to not cover the story, and now apparently is trying to act as if News Corp is somehow the victim in this hacking scandal. You know, like the Pentagon and CitiBank.. Except that they weren't hacked, they were the hackers.

It's not just big news in the UK and the US, now Australia's PM is looking into investigating News Corp subsidiary activities there also.

 

[PhilGarlic]

good to hear

Good to hear that the Murdock empire may be on the demise.

Murdock took out full page adds in the British press apologizing for the news papers wrong doing.

 

[Sean]

Rupert gave an interview to the WSJ where he claimed that News Corp had done everything right and he was going to appear before parliament to answer the "lies" about the whole incident.

Of course, he actually refused to appear until the Commons issued a summons backed up with the threat of arrest.

 

[Killswitch]

You know they did the same shit over here. Why wouldn't they.

I can't wait till they find out that Fox News employees hacked into 911 victims phones, and the politicians (Dems).

Shits gonna hit the fan.

 

[warrior queen]

Why are they going after the Big Boss?
Anyone who's ever been part of a large corporation knows that the big boss rarely knows exactly what his sycophantic minions are doing in their departments.
Why aren't they going after the people who authorised this (and then informed the big boss as to how this would help increase the bottom line of the company)?
I don't believe for a second that he authorised it - at worst, he's an accessory to it, because he agreed to it after he knew it was happening, and didn't stop it.

 

[The Mutt]

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[bronzeage]

Why are they going after the Big Boss?
Anyone who's ever been part of a large corporation knows that the big boss rarely knows exactly what his sycophantic minions are doing in their departments.
Why aren't they going after the people who authorised this (and then informed the big boss as to how this would help increase the bottom line of the company)?
I don't believe for a second that he authorised it - at worst, he's an accessory to it, because he agreed to it after he knew it was happening, and didn't stop it.

The big boss always says he has no idea what his sycophantic minions are doing. It doesn't really matter if he knew or not. He is the ultimate authority in a corrupt organization.

If the minions were embezzling from him, he could plausibly plead ignorance, but in this case, the minions were making money for him.

 

[Killswitch]

Why are they going after the Big Boss?
Anyone who's ever been part of a large corporation knows that the big boss rarely knows exactly what his sycophantic minions are doing in their departments.
Why aren't they going after the people who authorised this (and then informed the big boss as to how this would help increase the bottom line of the company)?
I don't believe for a second that he authorised it - at worst, he's an accessory to it, because he agreed to it after he knew it was happening, and didn't stop it.

"The Buck Stops Here"

Plus he is a Dickwad and this is the repercussions of same.

Not to mention several others have been arrested and or quit jobs, ruined careers and or are under serious investigations.

Lots are goijg to lose on this. Even some people at The Palace and Interpol.

 

[The Mutt]

"It's all the liberal media's fault! Why are the so mean to us?"

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[KRCummings]

If I ran a media corporation that was in trouble I certainly wouldn't want it talked about on my own shows. That's a no-brainer.
If I was an employee of said corporation and it finally did get discussed on my show I'd sure as hell put on a defense of the boss. Once again, a no-brainer.
I'm amazed at the number of people who make a story of this. It's common sense.

 

[warrior queen]

It doesn't really matter if he knew or not. He is the ultimate authority in a corrupt organization.

i understand that.
what i don't understand is why the people who actually authorised this in the first place aren't being called into parliment (or whatever it is they're doing over there).

 

[bronzeage]

i understand that.
what i don't understand is why the people who actually authorised this in the first place aren't being called into parliment (or whatever it is they're doing over there).

Because Parliament does not have the authority to fire them.

 

[warrior queen]

Because Parliament does not have the authority to fire them.

what are they able to do to the big boss then?
given that he is not a citizen, all they really have is the ability to expell him from the country.

 

[Joeybagadonuts]

If I ran a media corporation that was in trouble I certainly wouldn't want it talked about on my own shows. That's a no-brainer.
If I was an employee of said corporation and it finally did get discussed on my show I'd sure as hell put on a defense of the boss. Once again, a no-brainer.
I'm amazed at the number of people who make a story of this. It's common sense.

Do you really accept no effort for accoutablity from an alleged news organization?

Is that really o.k with you?

 

[KRCummings]

Do you really accept no effort for accoutablity from an alleged news organization?

Is that really o.k with you?

I didn't say it was right, I said it's what would be done because it's a business and that no one should be surprised that it's happened the way it has. It's self preservation.

 

[Powertone]

FauxNews,

you are soooo clever UD ! FAUX NEWS ! HA HA HA HA !













fuck off and die .

 

[Joeybagadonuts]

I didn't say it was right, I said it's what would be done because it's a business and that no one should be surprised that it's happened the way it has. It's self preservation.

My point is that we should hold them and our political leaders to a much higher standard than we do. If we accept that a news organization is just a competitive business or the politics is politics; we get what we deserve.


I don’t mean to bust your balls KR ; I’m just feeling pissy tonight and not very understanding.

 

[bronzeage]

what are they able to do to the big boss then?
given that he is not a citizen, all they really have is the ability to expell him from the country.

What this is all about is payback. Murdoch has used his media power for many years and now the politicians have the advantage.

 

[KRCummings]

My point is that we should hold them and our political leaders to a much higher standard than we do. If we accept that a news organization is just a competitive business or the politics is politics; we get what we deserve.


I don’t mean to bust your balls KR ; I’m just feeling pissy tonight and not very understanding.

News is a competitive business. It has been since the beginning. Thinking they've ever been anything else is naive.

 

[Joeybagadonuts]

News is a competitive business. It has been since the beginning. Thinking they've ever been anything else is naive.

Yes it has, but I'm older than you and remember a time when there was still some integrity in journalism.

 

[Ulaven_Demorte]

you are soooo clever UD ! FAUX NEWS ! HA HA HA HA !

fuck off and die .

I've been calling it FauxNews for years now, you mean to tell me it took you this long to figure it out? You really are a Powermoron aren't you? And so Civil..

 

[Powertone]

I've been calling it FauxNews for years now, you mean to tell me it took you this long to figure it out? You really are a Powermoron aren't you? And so Civil..

hey wolfbreath...I couldn't seriously give a fuck how long you've been as juvenile as you've been calling the #1 news source on television a name because you don't watch them . I'm just surprised you're still calling them that...we get it.
You chide me as being ( un ) civil ? for realsy rolleyes , dude ? you excel at assholeness here with pride and bluster numerous times a day .

here are some more "intelligent" names for you to call Fox News :
Fix News
Fixed News
Fixed Noise
Fox Noise
Fox Snooze

 

[PhilGarlic]

what are they able to do to the big boss then?
given that he is not a citizen, all they really have is the ability to expell him from the country.

They have forced him to withdraw his attempt to take over total control of BSB,

They might decide that Murdock holds to much media and force him to sell some of his media groups.

If any one thinks he isn't aware of everything that goes on within his empire you are wrong, the amount of money spent on the private detectives for this information is vast.