Whatever Happened to "Fair and Balanced?"

Lately, I have noticed that the Fox News website has been using the word "spendulus" when referring to the economic stimulus package that is making its way through Congress right now. Below is an example of their use of this term from Friday, February 6.

Now I know that many people think that this bill is full of wasteful spending, while others think that the spending will help the economy and the American people by providing much-needed jobs. Regardless of your opinion on the bill, using a word such as "spendulus" must make is sound like Fox News is editorializing in what otherwise appears to be a news article. I have no issue with someone such as Sean Hannity or Bill O'Reilly using such a term, and I do not know if they do, I am just using them as examples where it would be more appropriate. The reason why it wouldn't be an issue for them to use the term is that their programs are not news programs, but rather are political commentary programs. The "news" story I linked to and showed the headline of above is not an opinion piece, but rather reports on the status of the bill.

So much for Fox News being "Fair & Balanced" and their other slogan, "We Report, You Decide!" At least they didn't use Rush Limbaugh's term "porkulus."