Posts Tagged ‘ Fox News ’

“Aren’t We Such a Fun, Approachable Dynasty?”: Clinton’s Presidential Announcement, Cable News, and the Candidate Challenge

April 17, 2015
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“Aren’t We Such a Fun, Approachable Dynasty?”: Clinton’s Presidential Announcement, Cable News, and the Candidate Challenge

Chuck Tryon examines the reception of Clinton’s announcement video to explore the role of cable news in producing election coverage that sidesteps questions about how candidates will actually govern.
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What Are You Missing? April 14-April 27

April 28, 2013
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What Are You Missing? April 14-April 27

Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Current TV, Al Jazeera America, and the Experience of the Foreign

January 29, 2013
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Current TV, Al Jazeera America, and the Experience of the Foreign

The sale of U.S. cable station Current TV to the Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera raises questions about how a foreign network might explain Americans to themselves. Might Al Jazeera provide a foreign lens for Americans to examine themselves? What would that even look like?
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Fox News’ Post-Election Post-Mortem?

November 10, 2012
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Fox News’ Post-Election Post-Mortem?

With election results now in, attention has inevitably turned to the one media source that has seemingly dedicated itself, 24/7, to making sure Obama was defeated and Republicans would take control of the Senate: Fox News.
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Methods of Failure: How Political Journalism lost the US Presidential Election to Nate Silver

November 8, 2012
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Methods of Failure: How Political Journalism lost the US Presidential Election to Nate Silver

Wednesday morning left both the electoral map and Republican politicians feeling a little blue, yet there was another group in need of collective introspection: political journalists, commentators and pundits.
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Occupy TV?

October 12, 2011
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Occupy TV?

A look at the differences between how Occupy Wall Street is framed on Fox News, MSNBC, and the Daily Show versus how greater, more diverse coverage circulates on Twitter.
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Glenn Beck’s Legacy for Television News

June 21, 2011
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Glenn Beck’s Legacy for Television News

Glenn Beck's departure from Fox News does not mean he truly leaves the network. Cable television news has been fundamentally changed as a result of his presence. We look back at Beck's legacy and what that means for television news.
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Report from the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

October 31, 2010
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Report from the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

A first-hand account of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's gathering on the National Mall.
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What the Quran Burning Episode is NOT About

September 15, 2010
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What the Quran Burning Episode is NOT About

As the media hand-wringing continues over whether Rev. Terry Jones's Quran book-burning stunt deserved so much media attention, commentators miss the more important points about this episode and its relationship to contemporary political culture.
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Do New Media/Social Media Distort Political Reality?

May 4, 2010
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Do New Media/Social Media Distort Political Reality?

As the Republican Party careens off into the netherworld of nuttery crafted by right wingnuts, we must ask ourselves what role users of new media play in helping craft their appeal. Do they deserve the attention we afford them through our own actions employing new media/social media?
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The Right to Make Wrong TV?

April 26, 2010
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The Right to Make Wrong TV?

Later this year, the RightNetwork, a network dedicated to programming solely for conservatives, will launch. I’m intrigued by this network for a few reasons.
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The Profound Danger of Glenn Beck

April 20, 2010
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The Profound Danger of Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck may say he is simply an entertainer with little interest in politics, but that is a lie. He has proven himself a political demagogue who employs a variety of well-worn rhetorical techniques, all of which, as history has shown, are dangerous.
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Why Palin Going to Fox News Makes No Sense

January 12, 2010
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Why Palin Going to Fox News Makes No Sense

While Palin's contract with Fox News seems natural and inevitable, television is actually her worst medium.
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Ratings Pet Peeve #45: Pundit Wars and Politics

November 18, 2009
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Ratings Pet Peeve #45: Pundit Wars and Politics

Today’s pet peeve: how some pop critics and observers try to read cable news ratings as a sign of which political philosophy is in the ascendancy, or even of which outlet is trusted.
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