Rep. John Conyers’ (D-MI) office not happy about Fox News Channel’s substituting video of Rep. Conyers in place of video for indicted Rep. Jefferson of Louisiana.
Just out from the congressman’s office …
Yesterday, Fox News Channel broke the story of Rep. William Jefferson’s indictment with video of House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers greeting Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at a recent Judiciary Committee hearing. The network apologized on-air for airing the wrong video; however, they did not personally apologize to Mr. Conyers or describe the video they aired the previous day. Chairman Conyers responded today:
“Fox News has a history of inappropriate on-air mistakes that are neither fair, nor balanced. This type of disrespect for people of color should no longer be tolerated. I am personally offended by the network’s complete disregard for accuracy in reporting and lackluster on-air apology.” – House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI)
Here’s the original video …
