Jacob Weisberg???s article in your October 26 issue is a good example of the biased reporting he attributes to Fox News. He says that what Fox does is ?????? an abuse of the fair-mindedness of the rest of the Media.???
That statement itself is ludicrous in that many independent polls have shown that the American public consistently finds that the media has a liberal bias. Examples are: (1) a Zogby poll in 2007, in which, of 1,757 likely voters, 64 % detected a liberal bias, while only 28% found a conservative bias; and (2) A 2009 Gallup poll, in which interviews of 1,026 adults found that 45% say the media are too liberal, and 15% say too conservative.
It appears that America???s liberals are upset that the near- monopoly the liberal media has enjoyed for many years is being threatened by one independent voice. It is unseemly that this attack on Fox News is being orchestrated from the White House.
Mr. Weisberg says that Fox is ???un-American???. I thought that freedom of speech was one of the key freedoms that made America uniquely American. Apparently, Mr. Weisberg feels that that freedom only applies to those who espouse a liberal viewpoint.
Frank J. Rio
Bolton, CT 06043
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Letters to the Editor: October 19, 2009 Issue
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Both Panorama and Il Foglio, for which William Ward is the London correspondent, are owned by the Berlusconi family. You should have disclosed that the author of "Berlusconi the Bold," "a defense of Italy's prime minister," is, in fact, one of Silvio Berlusconi's employees.
Pietro Slavich, Paris, France
Corrections: In "Underqualified for the Overrated" we incorrectly said that the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Stockholm. In fact, it is given in Oslo. We also said that the Italian daily La Stampa is based in Rome. It is based in Turin.
In "Pakistan's Fickle Ally" (Oct. 19) we misidentified the prime minister of Pakistan. He is Yousuf Raza Gilani, not Asif Ali Zardari, who serves as president.
In "The Faster Sex" (Oct. 5) we should have said that the Maserati Gran Turismo is not a two-seater but rather a 2+2, meaning it has two rear seats. Also, the Ferrari California's horsepower is not 510 but rather 460. NEWSWEEK regrets the errors.
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