The Romney That Roger Ailes Made

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 23, 2012 News that Rupert Murdoch has renewed Roger Ailes' contract as president of Fox News means the sly conflict and ratings hound could be shaping America’s political landscape for four more years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Only True Way to Save Marriage From Obama

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 17, 2012 Across America -- and particularly in the red states that have rejected gay marriage -- divorce rates are continually rising, along with teen pregnancies, out-of-wedlock births and single motherhood (which somehow afflict gay-friendly blue states far less). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Official Murdoch Denouncement Makes Waves on American Shores

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2012 The declaration by British MPs on Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch exercised "willfull blindness" about phone hacking at The News of the World and is "not a fit person" to run a major international company has prompted the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to ask the FCC to revoke the 27 Fox broadcast licenses that News Corp. holds in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A History of Rupert Murdoch

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2011 This brief history of Rupert Murdoch by Bruce Page, author of the book "The Murdoch Archipelago," originally ran in 2009 as a straightforward antidote to Michael Wolff's "sycophantic" (in Page's view) 2008 book on the international media mogul, "The Man Who Owns the News." Pictured above, Rupert's father, Sir Keith Murdoch. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Murdoch’s Officers Jump the Deck

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2011 Les Hinton, chairman of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, and Rebekah Brooks, chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, both resigned Friday over connections to the now-defunct News of the World’s recent phone hacking scandal (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Another Failed War

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2011 The "war on drugs" is failing; a teen in China sells his kidney for an iPad 2; and "Sesame Street" admits to spreading propaganda. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fox News to Drop Glenn Beck’s Show

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2011 Although Glenn Beck himself is characterizing the change as a "new phase" of his "partnership" with Roger Ailes' conservative-magnet cable channel, the bottom line of this story is that Beck's show will be phased out of the Fox News programming lineup later this year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is Glenn Beck Not Long for Fox News?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2011 While we are generally loath to give Fox News' chalkboard jockey Glenn Beck our attention, the rumor that he could be taking his act off Fox News and on to other right-wing media outlets of undetermined nature -- and as early as the politically conspicuous . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Major Garrett: Fox Polarizes on Purpose

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2010 In case this wasn't already clear, here we have evidence, straight from the mouth of former Fox News fixture Major Garrett, that his ex-network deliberately plays a game of division by packaging its news for a select audience. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Glenn Beck Brings the Drama to Fox News

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2010 Glenn Beck has certainly drawn bigger audience numbers with his unique, and often baffling, brand of showmanship since he switched from CNN to Fox News in early 2009. But, as The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz notes, his act hasn't always scored with network bigwigs or with fellow heavies from the right-wing media world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Howell Raines: Why Don’t Real Journalists Take Fox News to Task?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2010 Howell Raines, the New York Times' erstwhile executive editor, sounds downright alarmed in a Washington Post Op-Ed article about the lack of journalistic standards and blatant displays of "disinformation" he sees on Fox News What's more, he doesn't think that "honest" journalists (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly Attempt to Define Fox News

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2010 In these clips from Wednesday's "The O'Reilly Factor" featuring a cameo by Jon Stewart, Bill O'Reilly and his guest disagree on a few things. This is to be expected. By the end of their tête-à-tête, Stewart and O'Reilly had not reached a workable consensus about the exact nature of Fox News. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )