They usually get hired by Fox when they get disgraced elsewhere.
Back to your freeper challenge, the closest example I can think of is the Geraldo Rivera Afghanistan story.
Here's a good summary:
So it shouldn't have surprised anyone when Rivera's reports from Afghanistan were as much about him as the war. There he was, packing a gun and threatening the bad guys: "If they're going to get us, it's going to be in a gunfight." There he was again, ducking sniper fire. "You hear that unmistakable zing as the bullet breaks the sound barrier," he reported. "Didn't quite part my hair, but it was close enough." And there he was, describing a visit to what he called "hallowed ground…that area where the friendly fire hit," on December 5, the day three American soldiers were killed. "I said The Lord's Prayer and really choked up," he told a Fox anchor in a live report. "I could almost choke up relating the story to you right now."
The trouble with that report, as everyone now knows, is not just the over-the-top showboating by FNC's highly paid "war correspondent."
The trouble is that Rivera was near Tora Bora at the time, hundreds of miles from the incident near Kandahar that everyone was talking about that day.When David Folkenflik of the Baltimore Sun pointed out the discrepancy, Rivera said he was confused in "the fog of war," and was referring to a separate bombing run that same day that took the lives of some Afghan fighters. But Pentagon officials told Folkenflik the only friendly fire incident they know about near Tora Bora took place three days after Rivera's choked up report.
At most news organizations, questionable reporting has consequences, and it should. After all, it raises doubts about the credibility of the individual and the news organization.
The Boston Globe fired Mike Barnicle and Patricia Smith for fabricating details and quotes. ABC News apologized on the air and reprimanded Cokie Robert for appearing to present a live report from Capitol Hill when she was actually in the studio, wearing a coat, in front of a projected picture of the Capitol dome. But Fox hasn't even done that much. It was an "honest mistake," the network says, vouchsafing its "full confidence in
explanation and journalistic integrity."
And that's not all. After bringing Rivera back from the battlefield, Fox saw fit to put him on the air as a guest, where instead of being held to account he was given a platform to launch a personal attack on his critics. He slammed CNN's Aaron Brown for questioning his truthfulness, saying Brown would "poop in his pants if he was anywhere near what I was near in Afghanistan." And he took direct aim at Folkenflik, whom he called "a really weak kneed, back stabbing, sweaty palmed reporter from a minor newspaper." For a man who titled his autobiography "Exposing Myself," Rivera has a mighty thin skin.
source: AT WHAT PRICE PUBLICITY? Gun-toting, self-important Geraldo is no asset to Fox NewsWhat happened to Geraldo? Well, here's what I found on Foxnews.com
October 9
Tonight, the lights go out in Studio B.
Don't miss a special "At Large" tribute as Geraldo bids farewell to his primetime show.Hold tight! We're taking you around the world with Geraldo and his team to all the War on Terror hot spots as we bring you the best of the best in "At Large" war coverage.
Then, rewind with us as we take you back to some of the worst hurricanes, natural disasters and wildfires since "At Large" made it's FOX News Channel debut in 2001. If there was a story to be told – Geraldo was there to tell it!
And, we'll take a look back at the best of "At Large's" crime coverage!
It’s the final farewell you don’t want to miss! source:
"At Large" with Geraldo Rivera - Topics and Guests for October 8 & 9
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