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Props to Ted Turner
January 30, 2005 ( politics )
CNN founder Ted Turner attacked US TV network Fox News on Tuesday, labelling it "propaganda" for its stance towards the Bush administration.Turner also likened the network's current popularity to Adolf Hitler's rise to power in 1930s Germany.
"Just because you're bigger doesn't mean you're right," Turner said in a speech to the National Association of Television Programming Executives.
Fox News, owned by Rupert Murdoch, is currently leading CNN in TV ratings.
Mr Turner also attacked "gigantic companies whose agenda goes beyond broadcasting" for not criticising the Bush administration enough.
'Problems'
"There's one network, Fox, that's a propaganda voice for them," the 66-year-old media mogul said.
"It's certainly legal. But it does pose problems for our democracy when the news is 'dumbed-down'."
Fox News issued a statement, saying: "Ted is understandably bitter having lost his ratings, his network and now his mind - we wish him well."
Excuse me? Fox, is that name-calling? Did you promote some of your pundits into your marketing/PR department?
Posted by griffjon at January 30, 2005 09:38 PM
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