Bias of Fox News
Since its inception in 1996, the Fox network news has hammered viewers with the slogan "We report. ... " The implication is that the other national news organizations -- ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN -- present the news from a liberal perspective. Fox started in 1996, when anti-Clinton sentiment ran rampant. ... When Australian entertainment mogul Rupert Murdoch first produced Fox News, he had a plan in mind. He wanted a conservative news that would cater to the Republican-minded portion of the middle and upper class, as well as make news more entertaining for all viewers. Murdoch, who was considered left-wing at Oxford University before he inherited the News from his father, created just this with Fox News and its offshoots. Thesis: Although critics accuse Fox of poisoning television media with right-wing partiality, it serves an irreplaceable role as a necessary evil that services to improve overall viewer morale, support a neglected demographic, and act as counterpart to overwhelming liberal opponents. First of all, there is plenty of evidence of what audience Fox targets. Edward Epstein’s News from Nowhere points out that the audience flow of the stories and the commercials around a piece will point to its projected audience. Here the commercials surrounding their nightly news program seek to target families, elderly people, and wealthy business folk. ... Furthermore, Fox’s ranks include several notable former Republican officers. ... Fox anchor ¬¬¬_______ was a Republican judge from Texas, as was former anchor Catherine Crier.