November 8, 2007

Tracking Fix News

A friend just turned me on to this site which tracks the changes made to foxnews.com. Brilliant. For instance, we see here:

8 Nov @ 06:14:

headline: Bhutto Supporters Silenced
body: Hundreds of lawyers and activists…

8 Nov @ 06:59: story removed from headlines list and edited with additions and deletions

headline: Musharraf Calls for Mid-February Elections, Bhutto Supporters Arrested in Pakistan
body: Pakistan’s parliamentary elections will he held by mid-February, a month later than planned…

What are the catch phrases? Fair and balanced? “No spin” zone?