Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Local FOX Stations Distance Themselves from FOX "News"

See if you can find the "FOX" part of this logo.
Wouldn't you?

[Excerpt]

Fox Affiliates: We Are Not Fox News Channel

If you look at the logo of KMPH-TV in Fresno, Calif., a Fox affiliate, the largest elements are the station's call letters and its channel: 26.



In smaller letters, and barely visible, is the name Fox. This may or may not be an accident.


According to KMPH News Director Jim Turpin, and his colleagues at some other Fox affiliates, disassociating their local news casts from Fox News Channel's conservative slant is often a challenge.

Several news directors say Fox's reputation for right-leaning broadcasts often misleads viewers into thinking their local news reports follow the same approach. . .

Read more at: Media Matters

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