Posted by Tim Lambert on May 11, 2007 Desmogblog have organised a petition asking Fox to fire Steve Milloy. Sign it here.
If Desmogblog’s reasons aren’t enough, consider this: Milloy wrote articles for Fox about how cigarette smoke was not harmful, while taking undisclosed payments from a tobacco company. Cato showed him the door after this, maybe it’s time Fox followed suit?
Fox already addressed the minor issue of Milloy’s corporate sponsored journalism.
Milloy’s byline Jan, 2006:
Woodpecker Racket?
Steven Milloy publishes JunkScience.com and CSRwatch.com, and is an adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Days later, Milloy gets tagged in TNR for being a tobacco shill:
Pundit for Hire
Two weeks later Milloy’s byline increases by 11 words:
Kyoto’s Quiet Anniversary
Steven Milloy publishes JunkScience .com and CSRWatch .com. He is a junk science expert, an advocate of free enterprise and an adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
So I guess those 11 words patched up the problem for Fox.
Well, he’s a junk science expert all right — few match his skill at it.
Signed it… That d00d needs to go.
I don’t understand the point of the petition. Employing people like Milloy is the reason for Fox News’ existence. Better to let him serve as an obvious example of ‘fair and balanced’.
Tim, love the Dow banner.
Science blogs: bringing you the science, by any means necessary.
Okay, now where’s the petition to fire all the other lying scumbags at Fox News?
That’s right Tim, what were you thinking when you picked that banner?
I was a bit confused by the talk of Dow banners – I assume it’s an advert? Get the AdblockPlus Firefox add-on and never (well, seldom) be bothered by ads again.
“Okay, now where’s the petition to fire all the other lying scumbags at Fox News?”
One at a time, so they wont all see it coming and turtle.
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