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Fox News was started in 1996 by Rupert Murdoch' in response to the other cable news channels which he believed to all have liberal biases. While Fox News claims to be "Fair & Balanced", a claim which it backs up by having bipartisan shows like Hannity and Colmes, it is widely understood to be sympathetic to conservative views. Despite this, Fox News characterizes itself as reporting the news in an unbiased manner and then allowing the viewer to decide.   
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The '''Fox News Channel''' is a US cable and satellite news channel. It is part of the Fox Network, a subsidiary of Australian-born media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Fox News was started in 1996 by Murdoch in response to the other cable news channels which he believed to all have liberal biases. While Fox News claims to be "Fair & Balanced", a claim which it backs up by having bipartisan shows like Hannity and Colmes, it is widely understood to be sympathetic to conservative views. Despite this, Fox News characterizes itself as reporting the news in an unbiased manner and then allowing the viewer to decide.   
    
Fox News has dominated the ratings of other cable news shows.[http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-anderson4oct04,0,2195035.story?coll=la-opinion-center] Launched by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and former political consultant Roger Ailes as a refuge for viewers fed up with real or perceived liberal bias elsewhere in the media, Fox is the undisputed ratings champion of cable news. It's been trouncing CNN, MSNBC and CNBC for years, and it sometimes draws a fatter audience share than all its competitors combined. Fox News prides itself in its motto: "News, Fair and Balanced.  We Report, You Decide".
 
Fox News has dominated the ratings of other cable news shows.[http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-anderson4oct04,0,2195035.story?coll=la-opinion-center] Launched by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and former political consultant Roger Ailes as a refuge for viewers fed up with real or perceived liberal bias elsewhere in the media, Fox is the undisputed ratings champion of cable news. It's been trouncing CNN, MSNBC and CNBC for years, and it sometimes draws a fatter audience share than all its competitors combined. Fox News prides itself in its motto: "News, Fair and Balanced.  We Report, You Decide".
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