Whoever thought it was a good idea to begin preemptively castigate Fox News for being a Republican shill news station, which it is, is not thinking straight.

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News Corp and G.E. deserve scrutiny for a variety of reasons. Any “truce” that neuters a news organizations editorial prerogative is bad news.

Shortly after, Phil Griffin, the MSNBC president, said in a daily conference call with producers that he wanted the channel’s other programs to follow Mr. Olbermann’s lead and restrain from criticizing Fox directly, according to two employees. At Fox News, some staff members were told to “be fair” to G.E.

via Fox and G.E. Reach Deal to End O’Reilly-Olbermann Feud – NYTimes.com.