In a September 3 article titled "Fast, Frisky and Caffeinated, Fox News Looked Right at Home All Week," New York Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley accurately noted several examples of FOX News Channel commentators exhibiting a distinct conservative “sensibility.” But Stanley also claimed, "[F]or the most part, Fox reporters report by the book, and the [Republican National] convention coverage has not proved any different." As Media Matters for America has systematically and extensively documented, FOX News Channel reporters abandon “the book” often, including at the Republican National Convention.

Media Matters for America's documentation of FOX News Channel reporters abandoning “the book” at the RNC:

While CNN and MSNBC challenged Miller's distortions, FOX cheered and repeated them

FOX's Gallagher gushed over Schwarzenegger; claimed he's “balanced the budget”

FOX adopted another GOP talking point: reporters claimed Kerry “deserved” false attacks on his war record

FOX's Cameron qualified Bush's comment that “I don't think you can win” the war on terror; overstated Edwards's response

FOX News Channel reporters (listed alphabetically), abandoning “the book” on a day-to-day basis:

FOX News Channel's senior White House correspondent, Jim Angle:

Special Report tag team returns: FOX's Garrett, Angle, and Birnbaum misled viewers on CBO tax study

Analysis as cheerleading: a day in the life of the “FOX All-Stars”

Special Report tag team: FOX's Barnes, Birnbaum, and Cameron took turns distorting Kerry's record

FOX News Channel's chief political correspondent, Carl Cameron:

FOX News' Cameron repeatedly distorted Daschle ad

FOX's Cameron doctored a Kerry quotation to cast him as flip-flopper

FOX's “Campaign” Carl misstated the facts about Kerry rallies

FOX's Cameron downplayed Bush's negative ad blitz; played up Kerry surrogate's attack

Special Report tag team: FOX's Barnes, Birnbaum, and Cameron took turns distorting Kerry's record

FOX's Carl Cameron: Kerry quotes poet who “praised communism”

FOX News Channel general assignment reporter Major Garrett:

FOX's Garrett boosted discredited Swift Boat Vets allegation

Special Report tag team returns: FOX's Garrett, Angle, and Birnbaum misled viewers on CBO tax study

FOX's Garrett distorted support for Kerry among veterans who served with him

FOX reporter Garrett falsely claimed that Gore distorted 9-11 Commission finding

FOX News Channel White House correspondent Wendell Goler:

FOX News correspondent: “Supreme Court confirmed Mr. Bush's victory”

FOX News Channel managing editor and chief Washington correspondent Brit Hume (examples are derived from FOX News Channel's Special Report With Brit Hume, not FOX Broadcasting Network's FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace, where Hume serves as a panelist):

Hume claimed: “Hastert never said Soros was receiving funds from drug cartels”

Hume accused Kerry of lying about Vietnam

Hume claimed media ignored Swift Boat Veteran's book

Hume cited “unscientific” poll in attempt to defend Wallace's Heinz Kerry ridicule

FOX's Hume falsely cast Kerry campaign manager as a liar over photo leak

Hume touted discredited WMD discovery; chided French news agency for not following suit

FOX's Brit Hume spins for Bush

FOX News Channel anchor Greg Jarrett:

Frustrated by GOP guest's response, FOX's Jarrett answered his own leading questions

FOX News Channel anchor and senior business correspondent Terry Keenan:

FOX's Keenan: Wall Street would prefer Martha Stewart as VP over Kerry-Edwards '04

FOX News Channel correspondent Brian Wilson:

Distortions of post-DNC polls: Hannity on Bush's “significant lead”; NRO's Moran on Kerry “thud”; FOX's Hill wrong on Newsweek poll

FOX's Brian Wilson distorted Kerry connection to Lay and Enron