Top Twelve Contemporary Hate-Mongers

By: Contributor · October 8, 2008 · Filed Under Civil Rights, Media Law · 5 Comments 

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) have released a report on the top twelve hate-mongers in the American media.

Given the substantial American media content in Canada, there is direct relevance to civil rights here (some of them are even Canadian).

Here’s the list, in no particular order:

  1. Sean Hannity
  2. Daniel Pipes
  3. Bill O’Reily
  4. David Horowitz
  5. Debbie Schlussel
  6. Pat Robertson
  7. Michael Savage
  8. Steven Emerson
  9. Michelle Malkin
  10. Glenn Beck
  11. Robert Spencer
  12. Mark Steyn

It’s a distinction of dubious quality, but one that will go down in history as voices of intolerance and hatred.

Photo of Steve RendallOne of the report’s authors, Steve Rendell, said,

We found prominent right-wing pundits and activists using misinformation and innuendo to broadcast hate against an entire community… and major media have either fallen asleep at the wheel or, in many cases, have actively helped to spread the smears …We’re talking about double standards.

We’re not talking about people raving on a street corner downtown. These are people who either have a powerful platform at their disposal or are allowed unfettered access to powerful platforms by reporters and editors in what are considered mainstream publications…

Media need to step up and do their job of separating fact from innuendo and can tell the impartial experts apart from the smearcasters.

The entire report can be found here, with case studies available on the new FAIR site dedicated to the subject.

FAIR has made their email address available for comment.

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