Media Matters is reporting that Fox "News"(sic) is planning (what they label) a "documentary" on Benghazi(DRINK) based on the upcoming book written by Mitchell Zuckoff "13 hours".
http://mediamatters.org/...
Fox, the media conglomerate that brought us "Alien Autopsy", will release their "documentary" on Benghazi (DRINK) hosted by anchor Bret Baier in September to coincide with the release of Zuckoff's book, perhaps poor timing given the non-event of the recent GOP led congressional investigation, and numerous Government reports showing showing no obstruction or wrongdoing on the part of US officials.
http://www.intelligence.senate.gov/...
http://www.state.gov/...
Also given that other media outlets that have promoted the conservative, conspiracy-theory narrative of Benghazi(DRINK) have ended up thoroughly embarrassed and discredited, I got to wonder if this upcoming "documentary" will be Fox's final go-round taking a baseball bat to this metaphorically long-abused horse carcass.
http://mediamatters.org/...
See below the fold for my take on Zuckoff's upcoming book
Mitchell Zuckoff is a professor of journalism at Boston University whose previous published work has been largely apolitical. His Benghazi(DRINK) book has a five star rating on Goodreads, even though it has yet to be released.
http://www.goodreads.com/...
My guess on this book is it will likely be dreck. Of Zuckoff's previous work, NYT critic Mark Harris wrote
too often, testimony substitutes for authorial perspective, and those unwilling or unable to speak for themselves can be short-shrifted in favor of defensive or self-aggrandizing anecdotes from grudge holders or oversharers.
http://www.nytimes.com/...
So as far as "13 Hours" goes, the decision for readers will be whether to believe the testimony given under oath to congress or trust an author who has a history of serving as an uncritical stenographer for people with an ax to grind.
Wonder which side Fox will take in their documentary?