The Silencing (38 page)

2
.
      
“Remarks by the President at White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner,”
WhiteHouse.gov
, May 10, 2009,
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-592009
.

3
.
      
Peter Drivas, “Obama Hits Fox News: They’re ‘Entirely Devoted to Attacking My Administration’—Fox News Responds,” Huffington Post, July 17, 2009, updated May 25, 2011,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/16/obama-hits-fox-news-theyr_n_216574.html
.

4
.
      
Joan Shorenstein Center, “The Invisible Primary—Invisible No Longer,” Project for Excellence in Journalism, October 29, 2007,
http://www.journalism.org/files/legacy/The%20Early%20Campaign%20FINAL.pdf
.

5
.
      
Ibid.

6
.
      
David Bauder, “Study: Media Coverage Has Favored Obama Campaign,” Huffington Post, December 1, 2008, updated May 25, 2011,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/31/study-media-coverage-has_n_139916.html?
; Alexander Burns, “Halperin at Politico/USC conf.: ‘extreme pro-Obama’ press bias,” Politico, November 22, 2008,
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15885.html
.

7
.
      
FoxNews.com
, “White House Escalates War of Words with Fox News,” Fox News, October 12, 2009,
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/12/white-house-escalates-war-words-fox-news/#ixzz2IYNOAqI1
.

8
.
      
Petition, “It’s Time to Take on Fox,”
MoveOn.org
,
http://bit.ly/146eUuP
.

9
.
      
“Democratic Party Dumps Fox,”
MoveOn.Org
, March 9, 2007,
http://bit.ly/1xEuXNG
.

10
.
    
Kate Phillips, “Stung by Remarks, Nevada Democrats Cancel Debate on Fox,”
New York Times
, March 10, 2007,
http://nyti.ms/146gj4g
.

11
.
    
Matt Stoller, “Republican Propaganda Is Not News,”
Politico
, March 13, 2007,
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0307/3109.html
.

12
.
    
CNN Reliable Sources, Transcript, “Interview with White House Communications Director; Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize,” CNN, October 11, 2009,
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0910/11/rs.01.html
.

13
.
    
Jim Rutenberg, “Behind the War Between White House and Fox,”
New York Times
, October 22, 2009,
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/us/politics/23fox.html?_r=0
.

14
.
    
Michael Scherer, “Calling ’Em Out: The White House Takes on the Press,”
Time
, October 8, 2009,
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1929220,00.html
.

15
.
    
Brian Stelter, “Fox’s Volley With Obama Intensifying,”
New York Times
, October 11, 2009,
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/business/media/12fox.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
.

16
.
    
Mike Allen, “Fox ‘Not Really News,’ Says Axelrod,”
Politico
, October 18, 2009,
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28417.html#ixzz2IYVABVlp
.

17
.
    
Ibid.

18
.
    
Rutenberg, “Behind the War Between White House and Fox.”

19
.
    
Mark Jurkowitz, “Is MSNBC the place for opinion?” Pew Research Center, June 5, 2013,
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/06/05/is-msnbc-the-place-for-opinion/
.

20
.
    
Ibid.

21
.
    
Brent Baker, “CBS Takes Up White House Quest to ‘De-Legitimize’ Fox News, ‘Irony’ FNC Enabled Attack,” MRC NewsBusters, October 23, 2009,
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2009/10/23/cbs-takes-white-house-quest-delegitimize-fox-news-irony-fnc-enabled-at
.

22
.
    
“CBS News’ Chip Reid on Fox News and the Administration,” YouTube, uploaded on October 23, 2009,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnMiqIW5e1Q#t=162
.

23
.
    
David Martosko, “Left-wing Foundations Lavish Millions on Media Matters,” Daily Caller, February 17, 2012,
http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/17/left-wing-foundations-lavish-millions-on-media-matters/
.

24
.
    
Capital Research Center, “Organization Trends,”
CapitalResearch.org
,
https://capitalresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/OT1214-1.pdf
.

25
.
    
Media Matters, “About Us,” Media Matters for America,
http://mediamatters.org/about
.

26
.
    
Maureen Dowd, “Call Off the Dogs,”
The New York Times
, February 14, 2015,
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/opinion/sunday/maureen-dowd-call-off-the-dogs.html?_r=0
.

27
.
    
Ben Smith, “Media Matters Coordinates Campaign Against ‘Lethal’ Fox,”
Politico
, October 23, 2009,
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1009/Media_Matters_coordinates_campaign_against_lethal_Fox.html
.

28
.
    
Ibid.

29
.
    
Steve Krakauer, “Tipping Point? White House Press Pool Stands Up for Fox News,”
Mediaite
, October 23, 2009,
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/tipping-point-white-house-press-pool-stands-up-for-fox-news/
.

30
.
    
Tommy Christopher, “Treasury Department Denies It Tried to Exclude Fox News From Interviews,”
Mediaite
, October 23, 2009,
http://www.mediaite.com/online/treasury-denies-it-tried-to-exclude-fox-news-from-interviews/
.

31
.
    
Christina Bellantoni, “WH: We’re Happy To Exclude Fox, But Didn’t Yesterday With Feinberg Interview,” Talking Points Memo, October 23, 2009,
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/wh-we-re-happy-to-exclude-fox-but-didn-t-yesterday-with-feinberg-interview
.

32
.
    
“Documents Show Obama White House Attacked, Excluded Fox News Channel,” Press Room, Judicial Watch, July 14, 2011,
http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/documents-show-obama-white-house-attacked-excluded-fox-news-channel/
.

33
.
    
Jeff Greenfield, “President Obama’s Feud with FOX News,” CBS News, October 23, 2009,
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-obamas-feud-with-fox-news/
.

34
.
    
Steve Krakauer, “Fox News: White House Apologized for Pay Czar Interview Snub ‘Mistake,’”
Mediaite
, October 24, 2009,
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/white-house-admits-to-fox-news-pay-czar-interview-exclusion-a-mistake/
.

35
.
    
Greta Van Susteren, “Obama Administration Has Some Explaining to Do,” Fox News Insider, January 16, 2014,
http://gretawire.foxnewsinsider.com/2014/01/16/obama-administration-and-new-york-times-have-some-explaining-to-do/
.

36
.
    
Devin Dwyer, “Today’s Q’s for O’s WH—10/20/2009,” ABC News, October 20, 2009,
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2009/10/todays-qs-foros-wh-10202009/
.

37
.
    
Ibid.

38
.
    
Mike McCurry interview with author, January 2015.

39
.
    
Ibid.

40
.
    
Franklin Foer and Chris Hughes, “Barack Obama is Not Pleased,”
New Republic
, January 27, 2013,
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112190/obama-interview-2013-sit-down-president
.

41
.
    
Alexis Sobel Fitts, “And From the Left . . . Fox News,”
Columbia Journalism Review
,
http://www.cjr.org/feature/and_from_the_leftfox_news.php?page=all#sthash.P9SHaLy5.dpuf
.

42
.
    
Lisa DePaulo, “How Joe Trippi Found Happiness at Fox News,”
New Republic
, October 19, 2012,
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/politics/magazine/108839/how-joe-trippi-found-happiness-fox-news?page=0,0
.

43
.
    
Jim Rutenberg, “The Megyn Kelly Moment,”
New York Times
, January 21, 2015,
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/25/magazine/the-megyn-kelly-moment.html?_r=0
.

44
.
    
Josh Feldman, “Time’s Joe Klein Can’t Stand Watching CNN, Would Rather Watch Fox,” Mediaite, April 28, 2014,
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/times-joe-klein-can’t-stand-watching-cnn-would-rather-watch-fox/
.

45
.
    
Brian Stelter, “Fox News Anchor Megyn Kelly Renews Contract,”
New York Times
, May 7, 2013,
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/business/media/fox-news-anchor-megyn-kelly-renews-contract.html
.

46
.
    
Catherine Taibi, “Megyn Kelly, ‘Attractive-Looking Blond’ Anchorwoman, Leads the Pack at Fox News,” Huffington Post, January 21, 2015,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/21/megyn-kelly-new-york-time-attractive-fox-news-anchor_n_6516162.html
.

47
.
    
Katie J. M. Baker, “Fox Newsbot Megyn Kelly Hands Misogynists Their Asses on a Plate,” Jezebel, May 31, 2013,
http://jezebel.com/fox-newsbot-megyn-kelly-hands-misogynists-their-asses-o-510710234
.

48
.
    
Jim Romenesko, “
MSNBC.com
Adds Irin Carmon, Tim Noah and Others,”
JimRomenesko.com
, June 17, 2013,
http://jimromenesko.com/2013/06/17/msnbc-com-adds-irin-carmon-tim-noah-and-others/
. Also,
http://irincarmon.people.msnbc.com/#51
.

49
.
    
Capital Staff, “The 60-Second Interview: Irin Carmon, National Reporter, MSNBC,” Capital New York, January 16, 2015,
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2015/01/8560351/60-second-interview-irin-carmon-national-reporter-msnbc
.

50
.
    
Jonathan Chait, “The Quintessential Fox News Image,”
New Republic
, April 8, 2010,
http://www.newrepublic.com/blog/jonathan-chait/the-quintessential-fox-news-image
.

51
.
    
Lee Siegel, “The Right, Hot, and Bothered Blondes of Fox News,”
Men
’
s Journal
, February 2013,
http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/the-right-hot-and-bothered-blondes-of-fox-news-20130205#ixzz3PbCdcbE8
.

52
.
    
Jonathan Chait, “The Fox News-iest Segment in Fox News History,”
New York
, March 6, 2013,
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/03/fox-newsiest-segment-in-fox-news-history.html
.

53
.
    
Jon Greenberg, “Image of 9 White, Blond Women Shows ‘Amazing Diversity of Fox News Anchors,’” PolitiFact, July 9, 2014
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jul/09/facebook-posts/facebook-post-blondes-fox-news/
.

54
.
    
Ben Smith, “Media Matters’ War Against Fox,”
Politico
, March 26, 2011,
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51949.html
.

55
.
    
Jacob Weisberg, “The O’Garbage Factor,”
Newsweek
, October 26, 2009,
https://www.questia.com/article/1G1-210217914/the-o-garbage-factor
.

56
.
    
Ibid.

57
.
    
Howell Raines, “Why Don’t Honest Journalists Take On Roger Ailes and Fox News?,”
Washington Post
, March 14, 2010,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/11/AR2010031102523.html
.

58
.
    
CNN/ORC Poll, July 23 2014,
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/07/22/rel7c.pdf
.

59
.
    
Angie Drobnic Holan, “Lie of the Year: ‘If You Like Your Health Care Plan, You Can Keep It,’” PolitiFact, December 12, 2013,
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2013/dec/12/lie-year-if-you-like-your-health-care-plan-keep-it/
.

60
.
    
Dan Froomkin, “Why Journalists Shouldn’t Be Defending Fox News,” Huffington Post, March 18, 2010, updated May 25, 2011,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/23/why-journalists-shouldnt_n_331748.html
.

61
.
    
Joseph Heath, “‘Straight-Up Propaganda’: Fox News, Charlatans, Conspiracy Theorists and the Religious Fanatics Endangering Democracy,”
Salon.com
, September 28, 2014,
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/28/straight_up_propaganda_fox_news_charlatans_conspiracy_theorists_and_the_religious_fanatics_endangering_democracy/
.