Fox News Channel

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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"[1], a claim which it backs up by having shows like Hannity & 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]. However, some liberals claim that Hannity and Colmes is still biased toward the right. Sean Hannity joined Fox News when the network started and personally nominated Alan Colmes as his debate opponent. Colmes, a liberal-moderate entirely off the screen of liberal politics, does not receive the same treatment that Hannity receives from the station (Hannity is often brought on during the daily news, while Colmes is not). In fact, the working title was "Hannity and Liberal to be Determined".[3] Liberals tend to cite Hannity's "superiority" over Colmes in the show as proof of bias.

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]. This stance has been criticized by many including director Robert Greenwald whose documentary Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism accuses Fox News of being factually biased towards the right. 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.[4]

The network has come under attacks from Liberals since its inception, for what they perceive in turn as a bias.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Fair & Balanced[1]
  2. ↑ We Report. You Decide.[2]
  3. ↑ http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1067
  4. ↑ Tony Snow to be Named White House Press Secretary[3]
  5. ↑ Block FNC.[4]
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