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- Bruce Bartlett - How Fox News Changed American Media and Political Dynamics
Social Science Research Network (SSRN), May 10, 2015 Abstract: "The creation of Fox News in 1996 was an event of deep, yet unappreciated, political and historical importance. For the first time, there was a news source available virtually everywhere in the United States, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with a conservative tilt. Finally, conservatives did not have to seek out bits of news favorable to their point of view in liberal publications or in small magazines and newsletters. Like someone dying of thirst in the desert, conservatives drank heavily from the Fox waters. Soon, it became the dominant – and in many cases, virtually the only – major news source for millions of Americans. This has had profound political implications that are only starting to be appreciated. Indeed, it can almost be called self-brainwashing – many conservatives now refuse to even listen to any news or opinion not vetted through Fox, and to believe whatever appears on it as the gospel truth."
- Conservative Media Adjusts To A Fox News Without Ailes
WBUR On Point, August 15, 2016 Fox News debuted 20 years ago as a conservative alternative to mainstream media. It quickly grew into a national phenom that became the voice of conservative America. But now its powerful co-founder, Roger Ailes, is out over sexual harassment claims and corporate restructuring is underway. That internal drama comes just as Trump's campaign is splitting the GOP. This hour On Point, the troubles at Fox, the Trump effect on political journalism, and the future of conservative media. — Sacha Pfeiffer Gabriel Sherman, national affairs editor at New York Magazine. Author of the book, "The Loudest Voice in the Room." (@gabrielsherman) Hadas Gold, media reporter for POLITICO. (@Hadas_Gold) Matthew Boyle, Washington political editor for Breitbart News. (@mboyle1)
- Former Murdoch Executive Says He Quit Over Fox's Anti-Muslim Rhetoric (3 min)
David Folkenflik, NPR All Things Considered, March 21, 2019
Joseph Azam says he left his senior post at News Corp. in late 2017 over the coverage of Muslims, immigrants and race by Fox News and other Murdoch news outlets.
- Fox News Analyst Quits, Calling Network a ‘Propaganda Machine’
Michael M. Grynbaum, NY Times, March 20, 2018
- Fox News Executive Tries To Rein In Stars As They Cheer On Anti-Lockdown Rallies
David Folkenflik, April 22, 2020, NPR
Fox News personalities have been cheerleading protesters across the U.S. gathering in defiance of state lockdown orders. This week, the situation became so extreme that a top executive at the network tried to rein in his stars.