The Daily Background

This afternoon, a story has surfaced about a local FOX affiliate running a one sided piece which praises and advertises a site known for its members white supremacist and anti-Semitic viewpoints. At first it didn’t seem like a particularly big story (hey, it is FOX, and it’s just a local affil after all), but its gained legs. Here’s a quick roundup of blogosphere coverage:

ThinkProgress ran the original story along with a video of the piecel news for “white activists” (their words- not mind *shudder*).

Blair Watch then followed up on the story here.

CrooksandLiars then picked the story up here.

Now, ThinkProgress has posted an update including an interview with the reporter who wrote the original FOX story. Choice quote:

[the FOX reporter] told Think Progress that she is unsure whether or not she will be doing a follow-up piece and is waiting to hear more from the “local community.” When asked why she didn’t include some voices that were critical of StormFront, she replied she did the story exactly as she was told to and that officials at the network were very pleased with her coverage.

You can read ThinkProgress’ update here, and watch the original FOX piece (now pulled from their website) here.

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