Ex-NPR Editor Nabbed for Child Porn

Bruns' prior conviction led to tough sentence

(AP) - A federal judge yesterday sentenced a former Fox News producer to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography. Prosecutors in Washington had recommended the 10-year term, citing Aaron Bruns' prior conviction on similar charges. Authorities charged Bruns in February with sharing pornography on a social networking website. More»

(NEWSER) - If you ever wanted Aaron Bruns, the Fox News producer busted earlier this month on child porn charges, to demonstrate sexual positions for you, you’re in luck. It seems Bruns posed naked for The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Supercharged Kama Sutra Illustrated. “Someone had to pay Bruns, in other words, to get naked with an adult woman,” quips Gawker. More»

Cops find images of under-10s being abused on newsman's computer

(NEWSER) - A Fox News producer faces child porn charges after federal agents discovered photos and videos on his computer depicting children as young as 5 being sexually abused, the Smoking Gun reports. Aaron Bruns, 29, who covered Hillary Clinton's campaign for the network, was sentenced to three years probation in 1999 after police found thousands of pornographic images of children on his computer. More»

...what Fox boss meant to say was 'nasty, inflexible bigots'

(NEWSER) - Roger Ailes has apologized for calling NPR bosses "Nazis" in an interview—but he's not exactly backing down. Mediabistro obtained a letter that the Fox News chair sent to the Anti-Defamation League apologizing for his word choice, but in it, he doesn’t apologize for slamming NPR. “In my now considered opinion, ‘nasty, inflexible bigot’ would have worked better,” he wrote to the ADL national director, who is a Holocaust survivor. More»

Fox News boss also says Jon Stewart is 'crazy'

(NEWSER) - Roger Ailes thinks Juan Williams is a “true liberal,” but he hired him anyway because he was mad at NPR. “They are, of course, Nazis,” the Fox News chief told Howard Kurtz of the Daily Beast . “They are the left wing of Nazism. … They don’t even feel guilty using tax dollars to spout their propaganda.” Asked for comment on the outburst, an NPR spokeswoman said, “We will let Mr. Ailes’ words speak for themselves.” More»