FNC's Sammon Accused of Slanting News

As promised, Media Matters’s Joe Strupp wasn’t done going after Fox News. This afternoon he comes out with a story on Fox News management, specifically Washington Managing Editor and V.P. of News Bill Sammon. The piece claims that there is pressure on Fox News reporters by management  (Sammon’s a known conservative) to “distort” or “slant” the news.

The story cites two unnamed sources. Not surprisingly, Fox News PR provided no comment when approached.

An excerpt:

Sources tell Media Matters that the situation in the Fox Washington bureau represents a dramatic change from when Hume was managing editor.

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