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Fox Ain't News, It's 'the Opposition Party'

Other media outlets need to highlight 'propaganda:' Boehlert

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 13, 2009 1:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – “Fox News has exited the journalism community this year,” Eric Boehlert writes. “It's a purely political player,” which would be all well and good if other media outlets would just report that. As it stands, Fox goes happily about its “... Read full story »

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