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| − | Fox News was started in 1996 by Rupert Murdoch | + | Fox News was started in 1996 by Rupert Murdoch as a venue for his large collection of child porn and snuff films. While Fox News claims to be "Fair & Balanced"<ref>Fair & Balanced[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,27906,00.html]</ref>, a claim which it backs up by having ostensibly 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. <ref>We Report. You Decide.[http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image=foxiu1.jpg]</ref>. |
Fox News has dominated the ratings of other cable news shows.{{fact}} Possibly because they report in a way that is more moderate then most news channels and because they do not attack George W. Bush or the Iraq War{{fact}}.Fox News prides itself on reporting on "good news" from Iraq, such as new schools being built and new roads being built and for reporting the suicide bombings in context of the broader war on terrorism and the religion they represent. Fox News was the first and only US cable news company to use the term "homicide bombing" to describe attacks by Arabs and Palestinians on Israelis. | Fox News has dominated the ratings of other cable news shows.{{fact}} Possibly because they report in a way that is more moderate then most news channels and because they do not attack George W. Bush or the Iraq War{{fact}}.Fox News prides itself on reporting on "good news" from Iraq, such as new schools being built and new roads being built and for reporting the suicide bombings in context of the broader war on terrorism and the religion they represent. Fox News was the first and only US cable news company to use the term "homicide bombing" to describe attacks by Arabs and Palestinians on Israelis. | ||
Revision as of 01:33, March 18, 2007
Fox News was started in 1996 by Rupert Murdoch as a venue for his large collection of child porn and snuff films. While Fox News claims to be "Fair & Balanced"[1], a claim which it backs up by having ostensibly 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. [2].
Fox News has dominated the ratings of other cable news shows.[Citation Needed] Possibly because they report in a way that is more moderate then most news channels and because they do not attack George W. Bush or the Iraq War[Citation Needed].Fox News prides itself on reporting on "good news" from Iraq, such as new schools being built and new roads being built and for reporting the suicide bombings in context of the broader war on terrorism and the religion they represent. Fox News was the first and only US cable news company to use the term "homicide bombing" to describe attacks by Arabs and Palestinians on Israelis.
In 2005 the White House selected Tony Snow from Fox News to be the new White House press secretary.[3]
The network has come under attacks from Liberals since its inception, for what they perceive in turn as a bias.[4]
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