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Fox News President Offered Bush Administration ‘Off The Record Help’

A handwritten note from Fox News President Roger Ailes to George W. Bush’s secretary of state in 2005 reveals that the man who runs the cable news channel that touts itself as “fair and balanced” offered to help the administration.

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A look at the day’s political happenings, including what Mitt Romney may be hiding in his tax returns and Fox News’ coverage of a controversial “legitimate rape” comment by Rep. Todd Akin, shown above.

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Away With Objectivity

It is assumed, as a divine command, that the journalist should be “impartial, objective, balanced and fair” as a prerequisite for being a true “professional.”

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‘Simpsons’ Skewers ‘Racist’ Fox News Viewers

“The Simpsons” took a cheeky jab at the media in general, and Fox News more pointedly, in Sunday’s opening sequence of the long-running cartoon—which, it should be observed, makes its home on Fox as well.

Posted on Nov 22, 2010 READ MORE  |  5 COMMENTS


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‘Daily Show’: The Gospel Truth About Fox News

Jon Stewart isn’t one to take cheap shots sitting down, so Bernie Goldberg and Bill O’Reilly’s latest volleys bring Stewart to his feet for a musical response—complete with a mini gospel choir—to bear witness to the truth that Fox News is a “terrible, cynical, disingenuous news organization.”

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As part of his eleventh-hour push to win Americans over on the touchy topic of health care reform, President Barack Obama is throwing himself into the lion’s den. That’s right, the president is going willingly to Fox News to get the “fair and balanced” treatment from Bret Baier on Wednesday.

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A ‘Daily Show’ Tribute to Fox News

It’s hard to believe, but Fox News is already 12!  As the Murdochian news channel faces the inevitable growing pains of its ‘tween age, working hard to define President Bush’s legacy before he leaves office and displaying as many American flags as screen space will allow, “Daily Show” correspondent John Oliver salutes Fox with his own special tribute.

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Fox News Plays the Name Game

The folks at Fox News, always innovative in the ways of fairness and balance, do some of their most inflammatory work on the banners that hover at the bottom of the screen. Not to rest at mislabeling party affiliation, they’ve taken to editorializing given names.

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