http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/foxnewschannel/ en-us Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:48:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108124/posts Drudge teased this earlier, and Fox News has announced that conservative radio and television host Glenn Beck is joining the network, leaving behind CNN's Headline News. Beck will host a show at 5 p.m. on Fox beginning in the spring (Full release after the jump). It hasn't yet been determined when Beck's last day will be, but I've heard from a network source that Headline News was already preparing to re-air "Lou Dobbs Tonight" at 9pm, instead of Beck's show (which first airs at 7pm). When Beck leaves, Dobbs show will be in the 9pm slot, but no decision on... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108124/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:48:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039057/posts The famed comedian D.J. Hughley has stated that whenever he accidentally rests his television dial on the Fox News station it will automatically start tilting to the right. That's funny, but it also illustrates the dogma and mantra that comes from this station that claims to be "fair and balanced". That claim is indeed untrue. In fact, there has never been a cable channel so devoted to one area of political debate. Fox News is not extremely committed to the right wing dogma of the political debate it is pro ultra conservative awash with neo conservative views which are... The Louisiana Weekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039057/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:51:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2025448/posts Commentary On Monday I was doing my usual channel-surfing and I was fortunate enough to come across a very special event. George Bush was awarding a posthumous Medal of Honor to the family of U.S. Army Private First Class Ross Andrew McGinnis. The 19 year-old McGinnis was on patrol in northeastern Baghdad. McGinnis was behind a .50 caliber machine gun which sat atop a Humvee carrying four of his fellow soldiers inside. An insurgent hurled a fragment grenade at the vehicle. The explosive device fell through the gun port and landed among McGinnis' fellow soldiers who prepared themselves for the... RFFM.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2025448/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:29:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885431/posts Like most sane people with a life, I hate reality TV shows. Why should I care about wannabe loser nobody's and what eight of them do together in a house or on an island or in an Australian desert? But, based on my viewing of the first two episodes of "Anchorwoman" on FOX, last night, I think this show is an exception. Anchorwoman is Lauren Jones, a completely ditzy excessively-siliconed, peroxided former model and WWE wrestler who wants to become a local news anchor. They'd never hire this idiot, but since FOX owns the small-town Texas TV station and wanted... Debbie Schlussel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885431/posts#comment Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:24:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881111/posts Does it puzzle you when you hear that FOX News loved Michael Moore's "Sicko" or Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt's "A Mighty Heart," which whitewashed Islamic terrorists? If FOX News is so "fair and balanced," why do they gush over movies that far-leftists gush over? Three words: Roger Friedman, liberal. Whenever I hear the phrase "Fair and Balanced," I think of Roger Friedman, FOXNews.com's celebrity gossip writer and self-appointed movie critic. He turns his gossip column into movie reviews when there's an inane liberal propaganda film he wants to tout. Fox News Channel When Michael Moore bragged about FOX News endorsing his... Debbie Schlussel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881111/posts#comment Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:48:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1875626/posts That's bad news for journalism and bad news for the country. Bad news for journalism because it further undermines the credibility of an already-distrusted media. When one newspaper openly shows its bias, all other newspapers are suspected of having their own bias. Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1875626/posts#comment Fri, 3 Aug 2007 05:37:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1871570/posts Fox News ought to buy a copy of Monday's Democrat debate on CNN to play over and over during the general election campaign. For now, the Democratic candidates need to appeal only to their nut-base. So on Monday night, the candidates casually spouted liberal conspiracy theories that would frighten normal Americans, but are guaranteed to warm the hearts of losers blogging from their mother's basements. JewishWorldReview.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1871570/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:12:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1856325/posts What do you get when you drop the former Miss New York, also known as "America's sexiest bikini model," into a struggling TV newscast in the unrated market of Tyler, Texas? You get Fox's next reality series – "Anchorwoman." Lauren Jones, whose career credits also include serving as a "World Wrestling Diva," a soap star and one of Bob Barker's beauties on "The Price Is Right," is playing a new role right now – anchorwoman on KYTX-TV, a local CBS affiliate in Tyler. But it's not a real job or a permanent journalism position. It's part of a Fox Entertainment... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1856325/posts#comment Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:28:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1817562/posts In his Washington Post column today, E.J. Dionne argues that Democratic presidential candidates have no obligation to go on Fox News. He notes correctly that first John Edwards and then Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton declined to appear on a debate cosponsored by Fox News and the Congressional Black Caucus. Leading Democratic candidates did appear on such a debate in the 2004 cycle, in which the lead questioners were Fox's Brit Hume and a black journalist selected by the CBC. My recollection is that both asked thoughtful and fair questions that gave candidates an opportunity to present their views. usnews.com/usnews/opinion/baroneblog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1817562/posts#comment Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:32:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1815823/posts The three top Democratic presidential candidates -- Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama and former Sen. John Edwards -- have declined to participate in an autumn presidential debate for the frailest of reasons: because one co-sponsor is TV's conservative-leaning Fox News. (The other sponsor is the Congressional Black Caucus Institute.) It's true that politicians and journalists often don't get along. Heck, we've had some famous pols snub Tribune editorial board meetings because they didn't like something we wrote. Fine, it's a free country. But let's be clear here. Clinton, Obama and Edwards weren't going to be debating Fox News... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1815823/posts#comment Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:35:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1794954/posts Fox & Friends Weekend hasn't lost Kiran Chetry -- it's gained Ainsley Earhardt. The recent FNC hire began her tenure on this weeend's shows, and by all appearances has made a smooth landing. Sandwiched between the "Kelly Brothers," Kelly Wright and Greg Kelly, one of the first stories the trio discussed this morning was the results of the presidential straw poll at this weekend's CPAC conference in Washington. Kelly Wright described Mitt Romney's straw poll win as a surprise "because of his Mormon background," then added that "he isn't running to be chief theologian, he's running to be chief... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1794954/posts#comment Sun, 4 Mar 2007 14:04:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1786357/posts As TVNewser first reported yesterday, Fox News sent a letter to John Ferriter, agent of weekend anchor Kiran Chetry, blasting the pair's contract demands and severing relations with his client. Fox and Chetry were in the middle of contract renegotiations. Fox News legal VP Dianne Brandi writes: You have treated Fox News with such arrogant disregard that we do not desire to do any further business with you. You refused to enter into good faith negotiations despite your client's statements that she wanted to remain at Fox News and was happy with the renumeration we had offered. You and your... MediaBistro http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1786357/posts#comment Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:07:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721351/posts His news feeds and air-conditioned studio were hundreds of miles away in New York. But Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith looked at ease perched on a platform before the pool at the Don Cesar Beach Resort and Spa in St. Pete Beach on Tuesday, stealing glances at a nearby BlackBerry and laptop computer while leading the 3 p.m. newscast, Studio B. “There was a time when covering news from a remote location was hard,” said Smith, dabbing a tissue at tiny trickles of sweat on his face. “Today, I’m not any more or less connected here, because of technology,... St. Petersburg Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721351/posts#comment Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:51:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711595/posts by Mark Finkelstein October 1, 2006 - 09:39 Being a regular Fox News Watch viewer, there was nothing surprising, tuning into this evening's discussion of the Clinton-Chris Wallace dust-up, in hearing lefty panelist Neal Gabler take his employer and colleagues to task. Among his moves, Gabler: - Claimed "this network's reputation [presumably as right-leaning] precedes it." - Asserted that Chris Wallace "did not frame the question properly. He asked why didn't you do more? Which is like asking 'will you stop beating your wife?'" - Defended Wallace only at the expense of other Fox colleagues: "He is not a Hannity,... Fox News Watch/NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711595/posts#comment Sun, 1 Oct 2006 14:03:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707726/posts The Fox News Channel shakes up its anchor roster a little today, with former WABC/ Ch. 7 correspondent E.D. Hill moving from "Fox & Friends" to the network's "Fox Live" anchor team. Former CBS News anchor Gretchen Carlson will take Hill's place as a co-host of the freewheeling morning show. "Gretchen's warm personality and dynamic energy are a perfect fit for 'Fox & Friends,'" Bill Shine, senior vice president of programming, said in a statement. Also starting today on FNC is "Live Desk With Martha MacCallum" at 1 p.m., replacing "Dayside," and a full hour of news with Jane Skinner... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707726/posts#comment Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:44:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707620/posts In a combative interview on "Fox News Sunday," former President Clinton defended his handling of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden, saying he tried to have bin Laden killed and was attacked for his efforts by the same people who now criticize him for not doing enough. "That's the difference in me and some, including all of the right-wingers who are attacking me now," Clinton said in the interview. "They ridiculed me for trying. They had eight months to try, they did not try." Clinton accused host Chris Wallace of a "conservative hit job" and asked: "I want to... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707620/posts#comment Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:23:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683433/posts by Mark Finkelstein August 14, 2006 - 12:11 Last week, I documented here the way CNN leaned over backwards for balance in a story. In the wake of the Seattle Jewish Center shooting, it equated the fear of Jewish-Americans of similar incidents . . . with the fear of Hezbollah supporters of being unfairly targeted! Although it wasn't nearly so egregious, Fox News Channel's Anita Vogel [seen her in a file photo] just engaged in some over-reaching in the name of a balance herself. She narrated an otherwise solid segment on 'fauxtography' and other ways in which the media and... Fox News Channel/NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683433/posts#comment Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:24:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1603123/posts by Mark Finkelstein Is Neal Gabler jealous of Helen Thomas' status as a leading Bush media antagonist? You might think so, judging by the barbs Gabler aimed Thomas' way on this evening's Fox News Watch. In discussing Thomas' pointed exchange with President Bush during this past week's press conference, Gabler, whose sole regular media job would seem to be his weekly appearance on Fox News Watch, did claim that Thomas' question as to the president's motivation in invading Iraq was a good one. But Gabler prefaced that comment by gratuitously observing: "Helen has asked dumb questions in her time." Later,... Fox News Watch/NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1603123/posts#comment Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:16:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1595450/posts Fox News Channel (FNC) has hired former CBS News correspondent Marvin Kalb as a Fox News analyst. FNC host Bill O'Reilly was a student of Kalb's at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School, where he earned a masters degree in public policy. Kalb is now a Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Shorenstein Washington Program. In addition to his regular appearances on FNC, Kalb showed up as the moderator of an ACLU "Town Hall Meeting on NSA Surveillance" on February 20, where he ventured the paranoid "suspicion" that the NSA spying program against al Qaeda is really going after "political opponents"... Media Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1595450/posts#comment Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:50:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561237/posts Major Garret just did a terrible piece on the Barrett report on Britt Hume's show. He did not even mention the 120 pages that were redacted,edited from the report. Fox News Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1561237/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jan 2006 23:29:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537991/posts [...] for five weeks this summer, producer Grace Cutler, cameraman John Templeton, myself and others crisscrossed the country to see how folks were faring. [...] In the days to come we would go to places where most TV crews choose not to tread — To find out what real Iraqis are thinking. Like along Main Street in the Karada district of Baghdad. Lined with appliance stores on both sides, it looks like an open air Circuit City. [...] The Iraqi Stock Exchange was an even bigger eye opener. On the day we were there the single trading room was packed... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537991/posts#comment Sat, 10 Dec 2005 23:25:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1520658/posts Finally, a major media personality has the guts to express what many in the US have long felt: Left Coast cities such as San Francisco are anti-American to the core. Bill O'Reilly, speaking of the Irrelevant City's hostility toward military recruiters, said on Tuesday's Radio Factor (transcript from the Political Teen): O’REILLY: You know, if I’m the president of the United States, I walk right into Union Square, I set up my little presidential podium, and I say, “Listen, citizens of San Francisco, if you vote against military recruiting, you’re not going to get another nickel in federal funds. Fine.... The Radio Equalizer- Brian Maloney http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1520658/posts#comment Sat, 12 Nov 2005 06:14:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1461191/posts Has anyone noticed how Fox News Channel has oscillated wildly out of control this summer with their Fox News Alerts? It seems that the alerts are being used for everything from legitimate breaking news events (shuttle landing safely) to events that no one in their right mind would classify as breaking news (President Bush signs the Energy Bill--what a shocker that is!). Not only that, but they are now being used over and over again during a two-hour period to announce the same news event and it seems like every prime time show is started with a Fox News Alert... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1461191/posts#comment Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:40:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1424167/posts Fox News Channel has signed Gen. Wesley Clark as a military and foreign affairs analyst, Bill Shine, senior vice president of programming, said yesterday. Clark, briefly a candidate in the 2004 Democratic primary before throwing his support behind Sen. John Kerry, said, "I am excited by this opportunity to ... offer my perspective to the important issues facing the United States and the global community." Clark spent more than 30 years in the U.S. Army where he rose to the rank of four-star general and NATO Supreme Allied Commander from 1997 to 2000. Clark holds a master's degree in philosophy,... baltimoresun.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1424167/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:18:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1423648/posts LITTLE ROCK (AP) -- Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark will do military and foreign affairs analysis for FOX News Channel, the cable news company announced Wednesday. Clark, of Little Rock, has 34 years of military service and rose to the rank of four-star general. He was supreme allied commander of NATO from 1997-2000. He made an unsuccessful bid last year for the Democratic nomination for president. Clark graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and has a master's degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University. He also is author of "Waging Modern War: Bosnia,... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1423648/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:58:59 GMT