Tom Hayes: Fox organizes and promotes protests against U.S. gov't

That's not reporting the news.

It may be what you like; it's certainly not illegal. It is not, however, what news organizations do, as Rachel Maddow explains eloquently in the short video below:

Rupert Murdoch's Fox wants to re-shape the American Dream, perhaps, but they don't want to report on it. What they want, clearly, is ratings - followed closely by profits. Fox network is a business; it's their right.

But that's not reporting the news.

Thomas Hayes is an entrepreneur, journalist, and political analyst who contributes regularly to a host of web sites on topics ranging from economics and politics to culture and community.

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