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I waited to blog about this because I wanted to include what would undoubtedly be Glenn Beck's over-the-top response to Jane Hall, a contributor to Fox News for over a10 years, telling Howard Kurtz she left the FOX in part because Glenn Beck was "scary" and his language was "over the top." The segment is 10 minutes long, so if you don't want to sit through the entire piece, Hall's comments begin at 8:35. HALL : I’m also, frankly, uncomfortable with Beck, who I think should be called out as somebody whose language is way over the top. And it’s scary. KURTZ: Was that a factor in your decision to leave Fox? HALL: Yes, it was.Well, it was worth waiting fro Beck's response, as he didn't disappoint. Beck lashed back at her big time (via Think Progress): On CNN’s Reliable Sources yesterday, former Fox News contributor Jane Hall said that Glenn Beck’s presence at the network was a “factor” in her decision to leave Fox. “I’m also, frankly, uncomfortable with Beck, who I think should be called out as somebody whose language is way over the top,” said Hall. On his radio show today, Beck responded to Hall, calling her an “idiot” who wouldn’t be missed at Fox: A Fox News spokesperson claimed to Mediaite that “Hall’s contract was not renewed.”Also, News Corpse has a great piece about FOX, Guilt By Association With Fox News, that's definitely worth a read. Much has been made the past week of the so-called “war” between the White House and Fox News. Never mind the fact that there is nothing occurring that remotely approaches being characterized as even a metaphorical war. The administration merely expressed an opinion that Fox is more engaged in partisanship than journalism, a view most objective analysts would regard as obvious. Ironically, it is Fox itself that has been the most vocal about the dispute. They have devoted more airtime to it and have enlisted their corporate cousins at Fox Nation, the New York Post, and the Wall Street Journal to pile on. And at the same ti
Today on CNN’s Reliable Sources segment, Washington Post reporter Howie Kurtz hosted Jane Hall, associate professor in the School of Communication at American University, to discuss the Obama administration’s criticisms of Fox News. Hall was a contributor to the network for 11 years and a frequent guest on The O’Reilly Factor and Fox News Watch. [...]
Today on CNN’s Reliable Sources segment, Washington Post reporter Howie Kurtz hosted Jane Hall, associate professor in the School of Communication at American University, to discuss the Obama administration’s criticisms of Fox News. Hall was a contributor to the network for 11 years and a frequent guest on The O’Reilly Factor and Fox News Watch. [...]