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Alexander Britton "Brit" Hume Sr. (born June 22, 1943) is the Washington, D.C. managing editor of the Fox News Channel. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D A managing editor is a senior member of a publication's management team He anchors Special Report with Brit Hume and is a panelist on Fox News Sunday. Special Report with Brit Hume is an American Television program appearing on Fox News Channel. Fox News Sunday is a public affairs magazine on the FOX network airing on Sunday mornings

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Early life

Hume was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Virginia Powell (née Minnigerode) and George Graham Hume. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D [1] He attended St. Albans School and is a 1965 graduate of the University of Virginia. St Albans School may refer to St Albans School (Hertfordshire, a private school in St Albans Hertfordshire England United Kingdom St The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research

Career

Hume first worked for the Hartford Times, and later for United Press International, and the Baltimore Evening Sun. The Baltimore Sun (officially just The Sun) is Maryland ’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides comprehensive coverage [2] He then worked for the syndicated columnist Jack Anderson from 1970-72. Jackson Northman Anderson ( October 19, 1922 &ndash December 17, 2005) was an American Later, Hume worked for ABC for 23 years from 1973 through 1996, when he went to work for Fox News Channel. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. From 1973 to 1976, Hume worked as a consultant for the documentary division. From 1976 through 1988, Hume worked as Capitol Hill correspondent; in 1989, he became ABC's chief White House correspondent. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence [2] In 1991, Hume won an Emmy Award for his Gulf War coverage. He was also twice named "Best in the Business" as a White House correspondent by the American Journalism Review in a readers' poll. The American Journalism Review is a US Magazine covering topics in Journalism. In January, 1997, he left ABC for Fox News. [2] By the time Hume left, he had worked on many ABC shows, including, World News Tonight With Peter Jennings, Nightline and This Week. World News with Charles Gibson (previously known as World News Tonight, often called ABC World News Tonight, also often abbreviated

Hume has published two books; his 1971 Death and the Mines: Rebellion and Murder in the United Mine Workers and the 1974 Inside Story, a memoir of his days working with Jack Anderson. Hume has also contributed to such publications as Harper's, The Atlantic, The New Republic and The Weekly Standard. Harper's Magazine (also Harper's) is a monthly general-interest Magazine of literature politics culture finance and the arts The Atlantic (formerly known as The Atlantic Monthly) is an American Magazine founded in Boston in 1857 The New Republic ( TNR) is an American Magazine of politics and the arts The Weekly Standard is an American opinion Magazine published 48 times per year

As a reporter for Anderson's column, Hume uncovered an internal corporate memo indicating that the 1972 Republican National Convention had been underwritten by ITT Corporation and that, in exchange, an antitrust case had been conveniently dropped by the Nixon White House shortly thereafter. The 1972 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held from August 21 to August 23, 1972 at the Miami ITT Corporation, is a global diversified manufacturing company with 2007 revenues of $9 Later, Anderson published a series of classified documents indicating the Nixon administration, contrary to its public pronouncements, had tipped in favor of Pakistan during its 1971 war with India. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country After those revelations, Anderson and his staff, including Hume, his wife and children were placed under surveillance by the Central Intelligence Agency. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all [3] The agents code-named Hume "eggnog" and observed his family going about their daily business. This came to light during the Ford administration during Congressional hearings, and more recently as the result of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President

Controversy

On the February 3 edition of FOX News' Special Report with Brit Hume, Hume claimed that Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the founder of Social Security, had proposed something similar to the personal accounts offered by President Bush as part of his Social Security reform plan:

Senate Democrats gathered at the Franklin Roosevelt Memorial today to invoke the image of FDR in calling on President Bush to remove private accounts from his Social Security proposal. Social Security, in the United States currently refers to the federal Old-Age Survivors and Disability Insurance ( OASDI) program But it turns out that FDR himself planned to include private investment accounts in the Social Security program when he proposed it.
In a written statement to Congress in 1935, Roosevelt said that any Social Security plans should include, quote, "Voluntary contributory annuities, by which individual initiative can increase the annual amounts received in old age," adding that government funding, quote, "ought to ultimately be supplanted by self-supporting annuity plans. " [4]

Media Matters and MSNBC's Keith Olbermann have claimed that Hume distorted Roosevelt's views. MSNBC is a 24-hour cable television news channel based in the United States and available in Canada. Keith Olbermann (born January 27 1959 is an American Sportscaster, news anchor, and Political commentator. According to Media Matters, an inspection of the context in which Hume quoted FDR reveals that the former president wanted Social Security as we now know it, supported by taxpayers, to supplant the government funding simply given to retirees who had not paid into the system at the time of Social Security's enactment. [5] [6]

Olbermann claimed that Hume and FOX News committed "premeditated, historical fraud" in distorting FDR;[7] on Olbermann's program, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, James Roosevelt Jr. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual Countdown with Keith Olbermann is an hour-long weeknight said that Hume's "outrageous distortion" of FDR's statements "calls for a retraction, an apology, maybe even a resignation". [8]

Personal life

Hume is married to Kim Schiller Hume, Fox News Vice President and Washington bureau chief.

Brit Hume's son, Washington journalist Sandy Hume, was a reporter for The Hill, who broke the story of the aborted 1997 coup against Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Sandy Hume, born Alexander Britton Hume Jr ( September 2, 1969, Washington D The Hill is a Newspaper published in Washington DC It is written for and about the U The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. Newton "Newt" Leroy Gingrich, (born Newton Leroy McPherson on June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the Speaker In February 1998, Sandy Hume committed suicide by a self inflicted gunshot from a hunting rifle. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The National Press Club honors his memory with the annual Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism. The National Press Club is one of the world's leading professional organizations for journalists

References

  1. ^ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-753534.html?refid=gg_x_02
  2. ^ a b c FOXNEWS.com Brit Hume Bio (2007-06-21). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Retrieved on 2007-08-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting
  3. ^ Documents Show CIA Spying on Journalists, Including Brit Hume and Michael Getler, from the Associated Press in Editor and Publisher, June 21, 2007, accessed August 16, 2007
  4. ^ Brit Hume (2005-02-04). The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Editor & Publisher (E&P is a monthly Journal covering the North American Newspaper industry Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Dems Invoke FDR. Fox News. Retrieved on 2007-08-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine
  5. ^ Distorting FDR: Bennett and Hume claimed father of Social Security system wanted privatization. Media Matters for America (2005-02-04). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Retrieved on 2007-08-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine
  6. ^ Research Note #15: The Roosevelt Administration's Proposal for Voluntary Annuities. Social Security Administration (2001-06-21). The United States Social Security Administration ( SSA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that administers Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Retrieved on 2007-08-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine
  7. ^ Olbermann: Hume, FOX News committed "premeditated, historical fraud" in distorting FDR. Media Matters for America (2005-02-04). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Retrieved on 2007-08-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine
  8. ^ James Roosevelt Jr: Hume's "outrageous distortion" of FDR "calls for a retraction, an apology, maybe even a resignation". Media Matters for America (2005-02-16). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Retrieved on 2007-08-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine

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