It's not often you open a press release from the folks at Media Matters and laugh out loud, but that's pretty much what I did this afternoon. Ever-enterprising, "MM" studied some photos of NY Times TV reporter, Jacques Steinberg, and TV editor, Steve Reddicliffe (which Fox News aired on "Fox & Friends" this ayem) and determined that they had been photoshopped.
Photoshopped in a way not particularly complimentary to my hard-working counterparts at the Gray Lady. In fact, I do believe Fox turned them into serial killers or psychopaths. You be the judge...
What was their sin? Having the GALL to question the fact that FNC's ratings are blah while CNN/MSNBC's are growing. Here's what Loosey Goosey Doocy said on the air this morning:
"There was a hit piece by somebody in The New York Times. The writer was a fellow by the name of Jacques Steinberg, and he's been doing a bunch of attack stories on Fox News Channel. Well, there's some backstory to it, and that is this: His boss, the guy who assigned him to this, is a fellow by the name of Steven Reddicliffe, and Mr. Reddicliffe actually used to work for this company. He worked -- I think he was the editor in charge of TV Guide until circulation went down under his tenure -- something like, 40 percent. So, he got fired, and according to Radar Online, this guy has had an ax to grind."
Then, up come the pictures! MM has the real pix on the left, the doctored FNC one is on the right...Get me makeup!!!
Naturally, got me to thinking - what would those photoshop trolls at FNC do to ME if I had the temerity to question the deterioration of their ratings...
