They Did it Again: FOX "News" Alters Photograph

UPDATE: This story has been disputed. I have a new post up on the subject here.

Altered FOX "News" image from source, Think Progress

Some time ago, Fox & Friends, the oddly-named morning show on FOX "News" did a story where they used altered photographs of reporters that dared to criticize them. They didn't let on that the photos were altered, which seemed a bit unprofessional. Not to mention potentially anti-Semitic, as many thought that one photo was altered in a stereotypical way. This was all parodied to great effect in Vanity Fair.

Well, this time FOX's star is in on the action. The O'Reilly Factor featured an altered photo of favorite whipping boy, Jeffery Zucker, NBC President. And before Johnny Dollar stops by to say, "MSNBC does that on Countdown with Keith Olbermann!!!" Yes they do, but in an obvious, satirical way. No one would mistake KO's photo caricatures for real pictures.

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O’Reilly Uses Doctored Photo Of NBC President

Last July, Fox and Friends aired doctored photos of New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe while attacking them for writing stories critical of Fox News. As Media Matters noted, “the journalists’ teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and portions of Reddicliffe’s hair moved further back on his head.” Some saw the photos as anti-Semitic. . .

Read more at: Think Progress