'Obama Bin Laden Dead': FOX News affiliate defends itself for typo

[Ian David]

'Obama Bin Laden Dead': FOX News affiliate defends itself for typo



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Running along the bottom of FOX40's report on the event, the chyron read: "Reports: Obama Bin Laden Dead."

Apparently, some people issued complaints and accusations that it did it on purpose. After all, FOX News has some obvious conservative leanings in its coverage with Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly over at the mother ship.

FOX40 issued an apology (kind of), but not before they defended its mistake by pointing out how easily it could be made and that other news organizations made similar mistakes, including CNN and the Modesto Bee newspaper.

They even threw a fellow FOX affiliate in San Diego under the bus for its anchor actually saying "President Obama" instead of "Osama Bin Laden" was dead.

More:
http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/05/obama-bin-laden-dead-fox-news-affiliate-defends-itself-for-typo.html

Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/#!/Symbolman/status/65049533956100096

[Skidmore]

1. They must still be chafing after that superb diss he gave them

yesterday at the dinner.

[rurallib]

2. "We are Fox. If you want real news, go elsewhere."

[stuntcat]

3. FOX = Pathetic

it is so clear what happened there. and so clear how pathetic and sad their viewers are.

[RebelOne]

4. During the presidential campaign,

the local radio station in Atlanta was discussing Obama and the radio host said Barak Osama, and he said it twice. This is a station that airs the likes of Neal Boortz, Sean Hannity and other right-wing talking heads. I sent an e-mail to the program manager at the station and complained. Of course, the answer I received was that it was a slip of the tongue. Yeah, right! One slip, OK. But two in a row? Give me a break.

[Ian David]

6. Liberal guest on Thom Hartman just made the same sort of mistake twice today.

It DOES happen by accident.

However, with Fox "News" and their local affiliates, there DOES seem to be an excess of it.

[treestar]

5. they didn't!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

They are so obvious. Obama bin Laden (D). :rofl: :rofl: