On January 7, 2002, Fox News aired an incisive, hard-hitting interview between correspondent Jennifer Griffin and Colonel Omar Akawi, the captain of the Karine-A—the weapons smuggling vessel raided by the Israelis.
THUMBS UP to Fox News' Tony Snow for breaking ranks with many journalistic colleagues in repeatedly challenging the misinformation of Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi.
THUMBS UP to Fox News correspondent Jennifer Griffin for reporting outside the box by avoiding the vague, euphemistic language favored by many in her field. For example, on Aug. 16, instead of blandly blaming the "cycle of violence" for ongoing shooting between Palestinian Beit Jalla and nearby Israeli Gilo, Griffin identified the root of the exchanges.