You'll like this one. My favourite TV network in the States has just had a request for an injunction on a book which uses the the words "Fair and Balanced" in its subtitle, thrown out of court. "There are hard cases and there are easy cases," the judge said. "This is an easy case." He added, "It is ironic that a media company, which should be protecting the First Amendment, is seeking to undermine it". Nothing ironic there at all. Taken in context i.e. the way they report at Fox, fair and balanced is just as oxymoronic as "We Report. You Decide". Apparently, Fox trademarked the words "Fair and Balanced" back in 1998 and don't like anyone using it anywhere. Here's Fox's own version of the story ... remarkably fair and balanced - and I'm not being facetious.
Posted by Joe at August 24, 2003 07:17 AM