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The Demonization Of The Press
Fox versus the New York Times. The gloves come off in the fake news debate.
Guests
Hadas Gold, media and politics reporter at POLITICO. (@Hadas_Gold)
Angelo Carusone, president of Media Matters for America. (@GoAngelo)
From Tom's Reading List
POLITICO: New York Times requests apology from Fox on ISIS story — "The New York Times on Sunday took the unusual step of requesting an apology from a competitor, asking "Fox & Friends" to retract a report that the Times was to blame for the 2015 escape of an ISIS leader. Fox subsequently updated the story on its website with the NYT letter."
Fox News: US General: NY Times leak allowed ISIS leader to slip away
This segment aired on July 26, 2017.