White House vs. Fox News: Fox is “not really news”, says Axelrod and EmanuelThe White House war (or retaliation, depending on how you see it) on Fox News continues, with both White House senior adviser David Axelrod and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel declaring on Sunday talkshows that the network is “not really a news station” and its content is “not really news.”
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Yes, he went there: Glenn Beck compares White House attacks on Fox with the Holocaust
Proving that any stupid argument will inevitably descend into Hitler comparisons, Fox News’ Glenn Beck has likened the Obama White House’s treatment of Fox News to the Nazi persecution of Jews.
Forget the GoP: Fox News is the new Opposition Party
Fox News is no longer in the business of journalism, says Eric Boehlert: it has turned itself into the Opposition Party of the Obama White House, and the rest of the media needs to start treating it as such.
White House vs. Fox News: round two
The White House’s attacks on Fox News continue, with a spokesperson accusing the network of being an “arm of the Republican Party” and waging a “war” on Obama.
VIDEO: Bill O’Reilly vs. Richard Dawkins
Hoo boy, you just know you’re in for an epic shit-fight: a smack-down between conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly and militant Atheist Richard Dawkins. Naturally, the f-word gets an airing: fascism, that is.
Why Rupert Murdoch must fire Glenn Beck
Rupert Murdoch doesn’t care about Left or Right, says Ben Cohen: he cares about money. And once Fox News’ Glenn Beck pisses enough people (and advertisers) off with his race-baiting rants, Murdoch will bring down the axe.
White House slams Glenn Beck and Fox News
The official White House blog is getting pretty lippy for such an official government channel, attacking Fox News host Glenn Beck for his “attempt to smear” the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid and providing rebuttals to Fox’s “lies”. Meow.
Fox: the most, and least, trusted name in news
In a new study about trust in news media, Americans named Fox News as the most trustworthy source of TV news. They also named it the least trustworthy. Confused? Mediaite explains.
Who is Glenn Beck and where did he come from?
No-one in the US right now is getting more media oxygen — or perhaps creating more hot air — than Fox News anchor Glenn Beck. Meet the new pin-up boy for the American Right.
Pants on fire: Fox News vs. CNN
Fox News recently took out a full-page ad in the Washington Post, claiming all other news networks failed to cover recent right-wing protests in DC. CNN was not amused. Things have gone downhill from there…
busted Fox producer caught prodding protesters
A Fox News producer has been caught out coaching a crowd of Tea Party protesters, encouraging them to scream and shout for the camera while an anchor reported from the scene.
Can a URL be defamation?
Embattled Fox News host Glenn Beck has set his lawyers upon the creators of glennbeckrapedand murderedayounggirlin1990.com. It’s certainly a meme too far, but does he have a case for defamation?
Dear Mr Murdoch…
An open letter from a senior editor at LA Fox News affiliate KTTV, asking Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch to intervene in the station’s deep layoffs.
Keith Olbermann digs for dirt on Glenn Beck
Bill O’Reilly can relax for a while; his frequent verbal sparring partner Keith Olbermann has set his snark on another Fox News personality: Glenn Beck, issuing a call to his blog readers to dig up dirt on Beck and his producers.
Beck boycott a boon for Fox
Big-name advertisers are boycotting Fox News host Glenn Beck after he accused Barack Obama of being racist on air last month — but the blow-up has seen his audience numbers boom, with 3 million tuning in on Wednesday.
Video of the Day: Fox News: the new liberals?
Lately Fox News have been complaining about the president, defending protesters and Damning The Man. Are they, gasp, the new liberals?
How two corporations silenced a media fued
The on-air media feud between MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann and FOX’s Bill O’Reilly went on for years until a cease fire was called, but it wasn’t the two hosts who called a truce: it was a deal brokered between the stations’ parent companies, General Electric and News Corp.
O’Reilly’s muddled maths
Why does America have lower life expectancy than Canada? Why, because they have more people and thus more accidents, says Bill O’Reilly.
Fox News say “fat chance” to Surgeon General nom
Fox News has run a segment asking whether new US Surgeon General nominee, Dr Regina Benjamin, is “too fat” for the role, including an interview with a guy in a “no chubbies” tshirt. All class.
Video of the Day: Fox News wisdom — we need Osama to strike again
Michael F. Scheuer, former CIA employee, tells Fox News’ Glenn Beck: “The only chance we have as a country right now is for Osama bin Laden to deploy and detonate a major weapon in the United States.”
Shepard Smith: the black sheep of Fox News
Fox News anchor Shepard Smith has drawn in thousands of hate letters and death threats to the network — but he also draws in the viewers. The NY Times profiles the presenter Fox viewers love to hate.
Obama takes on Fox News, loses
Obama may think he can browbeat Fox into being nicer to him. He can’t, says Jeff Bercovici.
Time / Friday, 18 September 2009
Few commentators are dividing US public opinion right now as much as Fox News’ Glenn Beck. Advertisers are boycotting, but ratings are soaring. Tea Partiers love him, the left hate him, and the pundits love to hate him. But is he hurting America by fueling his fans’ fears?