Fox News
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The Fox News channel makes much of its commitment to "fair and balanced" reporting (supposedly countering the liberal media bias of other stations), while actually serving as a mouthpiece for the administration and its allies. Fox News not only slants its stories heavily toward a neoconservative point of view but (unlike true news outlets) also does not follow up when factual errors are discovered. This sort of unblinking hypocrisy is typical of the authoritarian mindset which is apparently in control of the station's editorial agenda.
Also known as: Fox "News", Faux News
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"Fox’s prime commitment is to the triumph of conservative politics, not to a well-informed public. From hiring hosts to selecting stories to framing questions for discussion, Fox demonstrates its dedication to advancing the ideological interests of the right." ... "Conservatives retort that other media project a liberal bias, while Fox presents a needed counterweight. The liberal bias of network news is debatable; that Fox regularly reports false and inaccurate stories designed to drum up support for their candidates and causes is beyond serious dispute." [1]
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- 2009-10-15 :more:talk: Beck falsely claimed Anita Dunn "worships" "her hero" Mao Zedong § “...Glenn Beck falsely claimed that White House communications director Anita Dunn "worships" and "idolizes" "her hero" Mao Zedong. In fact, in the video that Beck aired as evidence to support his claims, Dunn offered no endorsement of Mao's ideology or atrocities...” more...
- 2009-10-11 :more:talk: Anita Dunn: Fox News An Outlet For GOP Propaganda § “White House ... communications director Anita Dunn gave a lengthy and brutal denunciation of Fox News, calling the cable outlet a vehicle for Republican Party propaganda and an ideological opponent of the president.” more...
- 2008-07-09 :more:talk: Photoshop of Horrors: The Frightful Faces of Fox News § “...Fox & Friends, the Fox News program hosted by Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade, ...aired doctored photos of two New York Times reporters who had dared to write semi-critically of Roger Ailes's right-leaning cable network.” more...
- 2008-07-07 :more:talk: When Fox News Is the Story § “Like most working journalists, whenever I type seven letters – Fox News – a series of alarms begins to whoop in my head: Danger. Warning. Much mayhem ahead.” more...
- 2008-06-30 :more:talk: Domination and Protecting the Status Quo - Authoritarians Do Whatever it Takes § “Here are some recent examples of what these authoritarians might do and the tools they will use to get their way. .. Bill Kristol, the son of Irving Kristol, is a good place to start.” more...
- 2008-05-27 :more:talk: Same Joke, More Regret § “Discussing Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s reference last week to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy during the 1968 primary season, the Fox analyst, Liz Trotta, said Sunday more...
- 2008-04-09_Not_Even_Fox_Likes_It
- 2008-03-21_Anchor_Walks_Off_Set,_Wallace_Rails_Network_For_Obama-Bashing
- 2008-02-07_Fox_Begins_to_Warm_to_John_McCain
- 2008-02-07_FNC_Puts_McCain_In_the_Democratic_Party
- 2008-01-31_Republicans_make_Fox_News_sick
- 2008-01-22_Media_Study_Claims_Bush_Administration_Lied_Hundreds_of_Times_About_Iraq
- 2007-11-21 :more:talk: O'Reilly: "War" on Christmas part of "secular progressive agenda" that includes "legalization of narcotics, euthanasia, abortion at will, gay marriage" § “...decrying the purported "war" on Christmas, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly claimed that "it's all part of the secular progressive agenda ... to get Christianity and spirituality and Judaism out of the public square."” more...
- 2007-10-27_FOX_News_Labels_Dissent_As_Anarchy
- 2007-02-21 :more:talk: FOX ATTACKS OBAMA § A compilation of snips from Fox News, showing the many "fair-and-balanced" ways in which Fox has sought to undermine Barack Obama's candidacy. Also includes some bits of the CNN report whi more...
- 2007-01-23_Debunked_Insight_Magazine_and_Fox_News_Smear_Campaign
- 2007-01-22_Hillary_Clinton_Drops_Madrassa_Bomb_on_Barack_Obama
- 2007-01-19_Obama_Smeared_As_Former_‘Madrassa’_Student
- 2006-05-12_Non_Fox_News_Viewers_support_Censure_of_George_W_Bush_and_Cheney_Impeachment_Investigation
- 2005-08-31 :more:talk: Hannity blamed "anti-war left" for protest at soldier's funeral actually organized by anti-gay church § “On the August 30 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Fox News host Sean Hannity falsely blamed "the anti-war left" for a protest at the August 28 funeral of Sgt. Jeremy D more...
- 2001-09-11 :more:talk: Never seen before!: Fox news 5 reports WTC 7 collapse before it happens § Video shows Fox News commentator announcing the collapse of WTC7 about half a minute before it actually collapses on the screen behind his head. more...
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- 2007-03-20 Hounding Fox News coverage by Mark Mellman
- discussion: 2007-03-21 09:53 on The Authoritarians Google group
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- 2007-04-04 The real Fox News Democrats by Alex Koppelman: How the "Fair and Balanced" network pits Democrats against their own party
- 2007-03-15 Dance, Foxholes, Dance!
- 2007-03-05 Fox News buries the lead on Walter Reed
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- FOX Attacks: site documenting Fox News attacks and smear campaigns
- Fox BGH Suit: site about the lawsuit against Fox for firing two journalists (Steve Wilson and Jane Akre) who tried to report on a story about Bovine Growth Hormone
