Stonewalled: One Reporter's Fight for Truth in Obama's Washington

by Sharyl Attkisson

The memo goes on to note: “Fortunately, the CBS story has not sparked any follow up coverage by mainstream media and seems to have fizzled.” The subjects of negative news are always relieved when a story remains confined to one or two outlets. And if one of them is FOX News, all the better. The administration knows that some in the media reject, out of hand, stories that FOX News follows closely, regardless of merit. So if it’s a FOX story, half the battle is already won.