April ThomasFeb 28, 2023
Jay Rosen

It's not a news organization:

Dominion also describes how Murdoch provided Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, with confidential information about ads that the Biden campaign would be running on Fox.

"At one point, Dominion’s lawyers accuse Pirro, who hosted a Saturday evening talk show, of “laundering her own conspiracy theories through Powell.” The filing goes on to say Pirro bragged to her friends “that she was the source for Powell’s claims."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/business/media/fox-news-dominion-rupert-murdoch.html

Murdoch Acknowledges Fox News Hosts Endorsed Election Fraud Falsehoods

Rupert Murdoch, the conservative media mogul, spoke under oath last month in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems.

The New York Times
Feb 28, 2023 at 2:22amWeb
Show threadBathsheba BlueFeb 28, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu

They also shared w Kushner the Biden debate strategy, a confidential doc.

Show threadStr8ngerMar 1, 2023
@inklings @jayrosen_nyu How the F did #FoxPropagandaNyetwork get Biden’s debate strategy? If true, this in itself is worthy of an independent investigation.
Show threadBathsheba BlueMar 1, 2023

@Str8nger @jayrosen_nyu

Ikr? Scandalous. They just turned them over! Def deserves an investigation.

Show threadStr8ngerMar 1, 2023
@inklings @jayrosen_nyu source?
Show threadStr8ngerMar 1, 2023
@inklings @jayrosen_nyu NM… Found it in the #DominionVsFOX court filings. 🤯 Why isn’t anyone asking or reporting on this outrageous nugget?
Show threadBathsheba BlueMar 2, 2023

@Str8nger @jayrosen_nyu

I’ve seen it reported but not nearly enough, and no framing as a scandal in itself.

Show threadStr8ngerMar 2, 2023

@inklings @jayrosen_nyu I suspect they’ll jump on it eventually, but it’s #MediaMalpractice IMO.

Btw, what I miss about the bird site is being able to tag #newsmedia outlets & journalists… which btw, is another #MediaFail (though I hate to admit, #mastodon isn’t making it an easy trade/transition).

*Please feel free to @ any journos you know here. ✊🇺🇸✌️

Show threadBathsheba BlueMar 2, 2023

@Str8nger @jayrosen_nyu

Agree to all this.

The media’s job is to inform the public and right now id bet that 10% or less know this happened. A huge #mediafail.

Show threadJeffFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu Fox also owns supreme court
Show threadJared White (ResistanceNet ✊)Feb 28, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu Soooo… the source for "news" that Fox News was reporting on was…itself?

Good lord. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤪

Show threadJeffFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu GQP and supreme court will defend fox
Show threadConcrete JungleFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu -
Out in the streets they call it treason. Murdock McCarthy Trump are assets.
Show threadLeaveNothingForTheFutureFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu I think CNN refers to them as a talk channel
Show threadtoxtethogradyFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu And yet Biden won...
Show threadideaPDishFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu
So, why don't they call it a drama organization. I won't call it entertainment, because I am not amused.
Show threadJay RosenFeb 28, 2023
@ipd Who is they?
Show threadideaPDishFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu
fox, murdoch, one of them are they..
usually they are what I want to be when I grow up, but in this case, I don't want to be one of them.
Show threadlookmanoFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu Fox is a primary vessel that’s led to the demise of America!!!
Show threadTheLeftCoasterFeb 28, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu

As jaded as I am by now.. I have to say that surprised me

They shouldn't have a press pass

if they get one SNL Weekend Update should get one too

Show threadxs4me2Feb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu
Not a news organization indeed.
Show threadmichael rolfeFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu Which simply gives the case involving Dominion to Dominion and makes nonsense of the action running by Lachlan Murdoch against Crikey in Australia
Show thread📎🖐️ Alan Taylor 🎬 📚Feb 28, 2023

@jayrosen_nyu

And now recall that Biden refused the traditional Super Bowl interview with #foxnews?
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#Murdoch

Show threadmiriam heddyFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu Be interesting to see if the NYTimes ever acknowledges that Fox is not a news organization.
Show threadJay RosenFeb 28, 2023

@miri_iron

https://twitter.com/mikiebarb/status/1630542465127133186

Michael Barbaro on Twitter

“A compelling argument here and very fair question from @oliverdarcy — Does it even make sense to call Fox a “news” network anymore?”

Twitter
Show threadmiriam heddyFeb 28, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu I look fwd to seeing that happening in action.