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Microsoft Spinning Against OpenDocument Via Fox News

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the strangest-thing-you'll-see-lately dept.

srwalter writes "As previously reported, Fox News previously ran an article by James Prendergast criticizing Massachussetts for switching to OpenDocument format. Today, Fox News has distanced itself from that article significantly. In a new front page story they post several emails in defense of Massachussetts and OpenDocument in general, as well as apologize for not acknowledging that Prendergast's organization is funded by Microsoft."

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  1. Re:Fair and Balanced... by Rei · · Score: 0, Troll

    May I suggest an updated slogan:

    Fox News: We Report (incorrectly), You Decide (based on bad information), We Report Retraction (which you don't see).

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    But this Rottweiler not only is snarling and frothing at the mouth; it also went to Harvard.
  2. Re:Fair and Balanced... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll
    May I suggest an updated slogan:

    No.

    Fox News: We Report (incorrectly), You Decide (based on bad information), We Report Retraction (which you don't see).

    The front page of the website isn't obvious enough for you?

    I'm pretty sure Fox News is a better source of unbiased information than you are. :^P

  3. For the Troll Mod by geomon · · Score: 0, Troll

    My comments may seem to be a troll, but you missed the point: Fox is notorious for broadcasting inflammatory or sensational programs as "news" only to broadcast retractions later - without admitting culpability - while still generating ad revenue on both programs.

    If crediblity is an issue in news broadcasting or print journalism, then the marketplace has told Fox it doesn't care. The Alien Autopsy video, and the subsequent debunking programming, made Fox millions of dollars in ad revenue.

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    "Rocky Rococo, at your cervix!"
  4. Re:This was not an article by yagu · · Score: 1, Troll

    I can't believe you're getting insightful on this, since you are misquoting the original article, and you're being kind of a prick...

    From your post: The original piece was not an article, but from the original slashdot story, "Anonymous Coward wrote to mention a Fox News article...". If you do a "search page" when bringing up the "read more"..., you'll not get a hit on "commentary" until way down the comments page where posters start pissing about it being a commentary.

    You dodged a bullet not getting modded flame while at the same time being such a prick and being wrong.

    For those who may be interested in my take on the whole thing you can read this comment, this comment, and even this concession that my original position had merit (note I didn't say right or wrong...)

    It'll be interesting to see if correcting someone clearly flaming ends up getting me modded troll or flamebait. That's okay, I've got karma to burn.