Carl Cameron
Carl Cameron is a television journalist and commentator for Fox News in the United States,
Professional Career
Cameron began his broadcast career in 1985 at radio stations WFEA and WZID in Manchester, New Hampshire. He later joined Fox News as political correspondent on Capitol Hill. Cameron has worked as political correspondent covering presidential candidates George W. Bush in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004. He was chief political correspondent during the 2004 United States presidential election. In 2005 Cameron became chief White House Correspondent. In June 2006, he returned to his job as chief political correspondent to cover the 2006 midterm elections.
Criticism
Conflict of Interest
The documentary Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism includes a video segment in which Cameron talks with George W. Bush about his wife's involvement in Bush's 2000 presidential campaign just before a Fox News interview.[1] According to the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ): "Journalists should: Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived. Remain free of associations and activities that may compromise integrity or damage credibility."[2]
Allegations of Journalistic Fraud
Media watchdog groups claim that on a number of occasions Carl Cameron has fabricated statements by Democratic politicians, and that this was done to boost their Republican opponents. One claim cited by Media Matters for America was a claim that John Kerry labeled George W. Bush a "warmonger" who intended to create "perpetual war" around the world; Media Matters averred that no such instance of that criticism ever occurred. [3] In another instance, Cameron wrote a story posted on the Fox News website which included fabricated quotes from Kerry; the senator purportedly called himself a "metrosexual" and Bush a "cowboy" and spoke effeminately about a manicure. Official Fox News spokesman Paul Schur later said it was intended to be an internal joke not for publication, and the network apologized for the piece, but only on its website, and only through a tag on the article in which these quotes appeared. [4]