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Title: Whoops: Fox News Labels Esteemed Jewish Author A ‘Holocaust Winner’
Source:
RawStory
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/ ... ust-survivor-holocaust-winner/
Published: Dec 22, 2010
Author: David Edwards
Post Date: 2010-12-22 17:01:56 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 2325
Comments: 4
It's not the first time Fox News has flubbed an on-screen graphic but it may be the worst.
When Fox News host Gretchen Carlson interviewed Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel in mid-December, the conservative network made the unfortunate mistake of identifying him as a "Holocaust Winner" on the lower-third portion of the screen.
The graphics department most likely accidentally combined "Holocaust Survivor" and "Nobel Prize Winner."
Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1986 for his "practical work in the cause of peace." He is also the author of 57 books.
Most recently, Wiesel has agreed to act as honorary chair of the Canadian Institute of the Study of Antisemitism (CISA).
The Fox News graphics department has a history of identifying scandal-ridden Republicans as Democrats. The blog Down with Tyranny notes that they've done it with Mark Foley, Larry Craig, John Ensign and Mark Sanford.
Liberal watchdog group Media Matters has a treasure trove of Fox News chyron screw-ups.
For example, in 2009, they labeled Democratic strategist Michael Brown as the former head of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
In June, they mistakenly identified Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) as a senator. Earlier in the year, an on-screen graphic misspelled "president" as "presiddent."
Apparently frustrated by all the mistakes, in 2009, the network announced a zero tolerance policy for errors.
"Effective immediately, there is zero tolerance for on-screen errors," according to a memo released by Fox News management. "Mistakes by any member of the show team that end up on air may result in immediate disciplinary action against those who played significant roles in the 'mistake chain,' and those who supervise them."
The mistake comes at the 35 second mark in the following video.
This video is from Fox News' Fox & Friends, broadcast Dec. 14, 2010.
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Fox. LoL
On January 3, 2011 the GOP assumes responsibility for deficit spending.
#2. To: go65 (#1)
Actually fox was right.
I know of no single person that has benefited more from exploiting the holo-hoax than the sniveling bastard Wiesel.
Exploitive "winner"...indeed!
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
#3. To: Brian S (#0) (Edited)
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Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
#4. To: Brian S (#2)
As a "Michigan citizen" you support the Federal tax dollars for use in building Mosques.
Title: Audacity: Ground Zero Mosque Developers Apply for $5M in U.S. Taxpayer Money
”I hope they receive the grant, in full.”
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Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
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