Fox News is getting plenty of crap for these two photos, of New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and television editor Steven Reddicliffe, an axed ex-employee there, which were completely manipulated to make the reporters look much worse than they actually do. Fox & Friends co-hosts Steve "The Whiny One" Doocy and Brian "The Lap Dog" Kilmeade weren't happy when Steinberg's byline was on a "hit piece," ordered by "attack dog" Reddicliffe, on their cable news network, which explained how CNN and MSNBC were narrowing the gap with the ratings leader. Foreheads were lengthened or shrunk, teeth were yellowed, and chins were made into bulbous appendages. As a matter of decency, however, there were no coke dots, pee stains, or drool scrawled across them. Video of the segment below.

[Media Matters]