OutFOXed irony

Here's the FOX news stories on OutFOXed:

'Outfoxed' Attempts to Show FOX News' Bias
Read the title. Read it again. After thinking 30 seconds about this, I think the title is actually ok. Originally, I faulted the phrasing of "attempts", but I cannot come up with anything better at this time. They are stating the goal of the film. I do however think the first statement is a bit sensationalistic - aimed to get any conservative upset. The fact that the documentary is backed by liberal groups is listed in the story and is not required in the summary statement. Otherwise, kudos to FOX for having a pretty straight story.

FOX News Channel Statement on 'Outfoxed'
This sounds quite belligerant to me, quite honestly. I also find it extremely interesting that they never even state that they stand by their motto of "fair and balanced." Let's be honest, phrasing something as "Any news organization that believes this story is big and FOX News Channel is a problem will be challenged by FOX News Channel" tells me FOX is itching for a fight. I think the conjunction is the big issue. If I "believe this story is big" then "FOX News Channel is a problem" don't necessarily compute. I may believe the former but not the latter.

Details About Employees Featured in 'Outfoxed'
This may be legitimate. I have not seen the story, but it sounds like 4 of the 10 employees' relationship with FOX was stretched, to say the least.

Summary
I have no doubt FOX is slanted. This may be a definition, however. FOX News generally is pretty good. No better or no worse than BBC or CNN. When I think of FOX, I also think of the rest of the FOX News home page which includes a number of opinion columns, all conservative. So, in general, I have no doubt that FOX is conservative.

An additional note, after reviewing the site while writing this. I do find it interesting that the FOX News website doesn't cover, in particular, science nor international news as much as the other web sites. It focuses on the United States and business issues. My conclusion: These are generally conservative issues - aka Republican issues.

Please note that these are not judgements against FOX. Just of FOX's bias. Everyone has a bias. Every reporter has a bias. At the best, it simply shows up in the phrasing they choose. At the worst, it becomes propoganda. We, as consumers, must filter the news and decide for ourselves.