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mediamatters.org - 10/27/2009
Research and communications arm: Fox News is home to GOP in exile
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A revolving door exists between the Republican Party and Fox News Channel, with a number of former Bush administration officials, former and potentially future GOP presidential candidates, and Republican strategists on Fox's payroll and airwaves. A Media Matters for America review of Fox ...
huffingtonpost.com - 10/24/2009
Fox News Exec On Attempted Feinberg Interview Snub: We Requested Feinberg Interview, Gibbs ...
— huffingtonpost.com — A Fox News executive told the Huffington Post Saturday that the network "absolutely" did request an interview... with Obama administration "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg and that the White House acknowledged a mistake on the part of a Treasury department ... (more) Fox News Exec On Attempted Feinberg Interview Snub: We ...

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Former Fox News contributor: I left the network because I was ‘uncomfortable’ with Glenn Beck.
thinkprogress.org - 10/25/2009
Former Fox News contributor: I left the network because I was ‘uncomfortable’ with Glenn Beck.
— thinkprogress.org — Today on CNN’s Reliable Sources segment, Washington Post reporter Howie Kurtz hosted Jane Hall, associate professor in... the School of Communication at American University, to discuss the Obama administration’s criticisms of Fox News . Hall ... (more) Former Fox News contributor: I left the network because ...

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liberalvaluesblog.com - 10/25/2009
Dan Rather on Fox
— liberalvaluesblog.com — The goal in taking on Fox is not to prevent them from airing propaganda shows but to... ensure that people realize that Fox is pure propaganda and does not air true news shows. The best thing to do is probably to mock them , and perhaps Democrats should refuse to appear on some of their shows. ... (more) Dan Rather on Fox

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The Revolving Door Between Fox News And The GOP
News Hounds — Media Matters has an excellent post illustrating how Fox News is the home for the GOP in exile: A revolving door exists between the Republican Party and Fox News Channel, with a number of former Bush administration officials, former and potentially future GOP presidential candidates, and Republican strategists on Fox's payroll and airwaves. A Media Matters for America review of Fox coverage since September 1 reveals that these individuals, typically hosted alone or on unbalanced panels, often use their airtime to advance false and misleading claims about ...

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