Pickets to Target Fox News for 'Tell the Truth' Campaign

FOX NEWS targeted for pickets nationally, including Fox 40 News in Sacramento, for 'Tell the Truth' campaign

Fox News Network affiliates in Sacramento and across the nation are to be targeted by demonstrators next Wednesday as part of a national effort to pressure the national news operation to "Tell the Truth."

Protesters plan to hold a news conference, and then confront executives at the Fox News Network Sacramento affiliate Fox 40 studio Wednesday, at 10 a.m. at 4655 Fruitridge Road.

Organizers say similar protests will take place at Fox News Network affiliates nationwide.

"Democracy For America", the demonstration sponsor, says "Despite claims it is 'fair and balanced,' numerous studies have shown that Fox News Network is not telling the truth to the American public about the war in Iraq."

"America needs the truth about what's happening in Iraq. It's time to demand the truth, instead of faulty White House reporting with cherry-picked facts. It's time to 'Tell the Truth,'" said DFA, noting that Republicans will exploit the memory of Sept. 11 to support their failing war of choice.

A press release from the group says "In studies conducted by Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), Fox News Network has been found to have as many as 57-71 percent of the guests classified as 'Conservative.' Viewers were roughly five times more likely to see a conservative interviewed."

"Analysis of Fox News Network shows indicate less than 10 percent of those appearing on the shows are women, and of those the vast majority were conservative, with no one considered 'progressive.' Only about 11 per cent of all guests were non-white."

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