Fox -- the American Pravda

Lawrence Martin's column in yesterday's Globe contains a paragraph that deserves repeating:

"The new American journalism is, of course, best symbolized by Fox News. No one could have imagined that something resembling Leonid Brezhnev's Pravda could have survived in America. But it not only survives, it also flourishes."

Fox News as the American Pravda -- the perfect analogy. No wonder Martin is my favourite Globe columnist.