FOX goes too far---again and again

With all of the changes FOX makes to their website, like eliminating the box where readers can inform them of errors in stories, they need to consider one more change. Take out "News" from the logo and every other part of the site. This revision might, maybe, alleviate the irony and dishonesty of their line: "Fair and balanced."

To get a balanced view of news, or what agencies are saying about issues and events, I read FOX, the Huffington Post, NYT, local papers, and various sites on the web. This morning while trolling for news, I read the FOX "News" story about the murder of news anchor Anne Pressly (FOX calls her anchorwoman, which is also problematic but is the subject for another blog).

The point of the article, I think, was to inform readers about how she was injured--she did not die until five days later. The title reads: "Arkansas Anchorwoman's Face Shattered 'Like an Egg' During Attack." Apparently, the title is part of how the coroner's description of her injuries, which proved fatal. The title and the content made me physically ill and completely disgusted in the opportunistic disregard FOX has for the victim, her family, readers, and even the accused, who is still on trial. He is, by US rights, innocent until proven guilty.

Is there a way to inform the public about a murder, even to give details, without coming across as a gruesome, "news"-before-ethics agency? Yes, and plenty of news agencies have figured out how to do this. They are not always perfect. Writing about the news need not supersede respect for human life.

FOX, this is not news. This is another of your gimmicks, and it makes me sick, sick, sick. Get real or get out of news.