TO: Rupert Murdoch; Roger Ailes; FOX News and its subsidiaries

CC: The Media

FROM: Everyone

RE: Not news

The following appeared on the FOX News main page this afternoon for a brief period:

I would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the relationships of fictional comic book superheroes does not qualify as "news," much less is it worthy of the "Main Story" headline and photo on the main page of your news outlet's website. I wouldn't expect this from the BFE Kansas Gazette-Journal-Independent-TooManyNames Paper, much less a multibillion dollar global news corporation.

Further, the presence of this article inherently de-legitimizes both your organization and the "actual" news that is not being covered adaquately: everything from Putin's tightening dictatorial grasp on Russia to the choas occurring in Pakistan to the genocide that is still happening in Darfur and is still not receiving major attention, much less major public outrage.

If you could please refrain from acting like idiots in the future, we'd appreciate it.

Sincerely,

Everyone

P.S. -- Get rid of Bill O'Reilly. He sucks.

Labels: Not News