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On the Water Front blog: Fox News, fair and balanced water reporting in the Central Valley

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 22, 2009 at 8:29 am

From Jennifer Witherspoon at the Environmental Defense Fund’s On the Water Front blog:

“Recently I had the enlightening opportunity to accompany Spreck to Fresno on December 7th for a special KMPH news program on the “Central Valley Water Crisis.”

Not only was Spreck invited to speak on a panel about California water supply issues, but he was joined by numerous leaders from the environmental community, mayors from the towns of Firebaugh and Mendota, farmers, fishermen and Central Valley Congressmen, and even by Judge Oliver Wanger, who is presiding over the hearings and lawsuits related to the biological opinions that temporarily reduced water supplies to farmers to protect endangered species like the Delta smelt and Chinook salmon.

I was impressed that a Fox affiliate would be so proactive to organize such in-depth coverage, especially in light of the biased reporting and theatrics on California water coming out of Fox’s Sean Hannity program over the past year. I for one was skeptical having seen Fox news edit programs in biased ways, even after assurances of fair play. … “

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December 22, 2009 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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