Fox News uses picture of Tina Fey in Sarah Palin story
How good is comedian Tina Fey’s impersonation of Republican Sarah Palin?
This just in, Tina Fey is not running for president.
Good enough to fool the former Alaska governor’s network of choice, according to media watchdog Mediaite.com.
Sunday, Fox aired a clip about Palin’s potential entry into the 2012 presidential race but used a picture of Fey from a Saturday Night Live skit.
Fox News released the following statement: “This past Sunday during ‘America’s News Headquarters,’ a graphics error was made during a segment on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The producer has since been disciplined and an explanation and apology will be made in the same hour next Sunday. Fox News regrets the error.”
TheWeek.com lists the goof as its best video of the week.
Heads may roll if something similar happens again, Mediaite reports.
A Fox News memo states: “Effective immediately, there is zero tolerance for on-screen errors. Mistakes by any member of the show team that end up on air may result in immediate disciplinary action against those who played significant roles in the “mistake chain,” and those who supervise them. That may include warning letters to personnel files, suspensions, and other possible actions up to and including termination, and this will all obviously play a role in performance reviews.”
Humans make mistakes, fortunately mine aren’t televised.
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146 comments Add your comment
Bulldawg
June 8th, 2011
4:18 pm
i’ve made plenty of arguments for palin. you just don’t like them. i’ve even admitted she isnt perfect and wouldnt vote for her.
But, you still think BO is the anointed one and that is the problem.
Bulldawg
June 8th, 2011
4:19 pm
been nice chattin.
gots to go.
have a nice day all.
bamabelle2000
June 8th, 2011
4:19 pm
Bulldawg she represents YOUR America or what you think America should be. She doesn’t represent anyone but herself.
saywhat?
June 8th, 2011
4:20 pm
Most times when there has been a Republican caught in a scandal, Fox News has “accidently” put a “D” next to their name. They have been caught reporting satire from The Onion as actual news, they have broadcast pictures of large crowds on the Washington DC Mall, purporting them to be of teaparty gatherings, when they were actually much larger gatherings of other groups. NONE of these times were there reports of disciplinary action, as compared to this time, which leads one to believe some of the other “mistakes” were outright lies and intentional fraud.
But keep on defending Fox News as a real news source. It does wonders for anyone’s intellectual credibility, and at least alerts thinking people about whose opinions they can safelty ignore as uninformed and irrelevant.
Poke 'Em With a Stick
June 8th, 2011
4:22 pm
She was a beauty queen, albeit only in Alaska. And she plays the flute. I wonder if she knows the Battle Hymn of The Republic on that thing…Or just Celine Dione songs?
bamabelle2000
June 8th, 2011
4:22 pm
And most of the people who think Barak Obama is God are conservatives. He’s never called himself that nor have most liberals.
Roy
June 8th, 2011
4:23 pm
Observer, How can you compare Sarah Palin to President Obama? Just what has she accomplished? President Obama has been trying to save this countries economy for the last two years from what Republicans did to it in the eight years they controlled the government. He hasn’t quit like the former Governor did before her term was over. All she is, is a public speaker that charges a lot for people to listen to her stupid ideas.
bamabelle2000
June 8th, 2011
4:23 pm
LOL@ Poke I love these conservatives trying to make case for this woman and they can’t.
bamabelle2000
June 8th, 2011
4:27 pm
@Roy AMEN to what you said but they don’t want to hear that.
Joel Dockery
June 8th, 2011
4:31 pm
Ah, the “zero tolerance” phrase. Which means….when something bad happens, we will blow everything out of proportion.