Journalist Allison Kilkenny was featured in The Los Angeles Times Commentary Link because of her take on not only Fox News coverage, but also because of another Times' columnist's approach on the subject. Kilkenny discusses a leaked email from an editor at Fox News that uncovers a deliberate switch of words to sway the public's opinion on the subject.
Kilkenny is familiar with the subject because of extensive period of time she spent researching the claims on her blog. To me, that makes her a credible source, all the research and investigating she did prior to her Los Angeles Times web appearance. We have a direct link provided on how the managing editor Bill Salmon instructs his reporters to change the wording on a health care bill to be presented negatively to the public. This bill was controversial to begin with, so the fact that Fox News is guiding what information we hear about it, is wrong. I agree with how Kilkenny doesn't lightly sweep the issue under the rug. She also blasts The Los Angeles Times Editorial for doing just that back in December.
The Dec. 17th 2010 article states matter-of-factly the situation at hand and make a good point of challenging Fox News to decide what kind of show they want to be perceived as. I know when I watch ESPN news I'm getting sports. It should be upfront that when I watch Fox News I get Republican TV.... officially.
Media in general needs to have a wake up call like opinion blogs and articles to keep the real news honest about their public influence. Let the people know what their getting into upfront.
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