Roger Ailes

Reading the Pictures: Maddow -- Curing What Ailes Us

Michael Shaw | Posted 12.17.2009 | Media


Michael Shaw

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Rachel Maddow Chats With Fox News' Roger Ailes

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.16.2009 | Media


Rachel Maddow was spotted talking to Fox News chief Roger Ailes at Tuesday night's White House Christmas party, but she's not saying what they talked ...

Anatomy of the Tea Party Movement: American Future Fund

Alex Brant-Zawadzki | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics


Alex Brant-Zawadzki

On February 19, the same day that Rick Santelli's infamous MSNBC ignited the Tea Party movement, the Fund put up a petition on their website for those interested in attending the Chicago Tea Party.

If I Still Worked at Fox News...

Eric Burns | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media


Eric Burns

I ask myself what I would have done if I worked at Fox now. Would I have quit, as the estimable Jane Hall did?

Lou Dobbs: I Never Talked To CNBC, I'd Consider Working At Fox (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.02.2009 | Media


The morning after CNBC said they would not hire Lou Dobbs, Dobbs phoned in to Fox Business' "Imus in the Morning" and denied reports that he ever had ...

Does Murdoch Agree With Glenn Beck or Not?

James Rucker | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media


James Rucker

We can't let Murdoch have it both ways -- he can stand by the fact that he supports Glenn Beck's race-baiting; or he can tell us why he doesn't and what he's going to do about it.

The Right-Wing Media's Election Analysis Just Ain't That Good

Karl Frisch | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Karl Frisch

Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little national significance.

2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business


Don McNay

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

30 Reasons Why Fox News Is Not Legit

Eric Boehlert | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

For generations, there has been a sort of a gentleman's agreement about what constituted professional behavior among journalists. Fox News has walked away from all of that.

Jon Meacham: Fox News Attack Makes Obama Seem More Progressive Than He Really Is

Newsweek | Jon Meacham | Posted 10.24.2009 | Media


To the base, the White House looks tough, willing to hit back--all while the base is getting few of the substantive reforms it has fought for. I am no...

Friday Talking Points [99] -- Misdirection

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The real head-scratcher for serious media-watchers right now is what the "war" between the White House and Fox News was meant to distract us from this week. The "war" itself is laughable, for a number of reasons.

Myth Understood

Steven Weber | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


Steven Weber

One good thing the Republicans have accomplished, albeit accidentally, is the lifting of the veil from the big, ugly machine of American democracy.

Ailes For President? Friends Encouraging Fox News Head To Run

Mike Allen | MIKE ALLEN | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


Friends and associates are encouraging Fox News chief Roger Ailes to jump into the political arena for real by running for president in 2012, top sour...

Fox News Is the Story

Eric E. Burns | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media


Eric E. Burns

The White House has exposed Fox News for what it is: not a news organization, but a partisan political entity that is waging a war against the Obama administration and its progressive agenda.

Just Say "No" to Adult Children Wanting Money

Don McNay | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Don McNay

You are not doing your children any favors by not allowing them to grow up. I'm OK with parents helping children through college (in four years, not forty), but after that they are on their own.

Fox News Exec: Larry Klayman Wrong About Roger Ailes, Chris Cuomo

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media


Fox News is responding to claims made about the network by conservative attack dog Larry Klayman in his book, Whores: Why And How I Came To Fight The ...

Ailes, Dobbs

Jeff Danziger | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media


Jeff Danziger

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Is Dr. Fox-enstein - Roger Ailes - Building Another Monster?

Karl Frisch | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media


Karl Frisch

For months now, Roger Ailes has been putting the finishing touches on his first monster, Fox News Channel, just as its bride, Fox Business Network, is showing signs of life.

Memo To The Media: Fox News Is Now the Opposition Party

Eric Boehlert | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

The press needs to drop its longstanding gentleman's agreement not to write about other news outlets as news players -- not to criticize the competition -- because those rules no longer apply.

Dennis Miller Knocks Hannity, Beck On Fox News (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media


Dennis Miller and Bill O'Reilly had a discussion about cable news on "The O'Reilly Factor" Wednesday night to mark Fox News' 13th birthday. "Billy, I...

Axelrod, Roger Ailes Met Two Weeks Ago

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


At a time of tension between their organizations, White House senior adviser David Axelrod met with Fox News chairman and chief executive officer Roge...

All Aboard! The Right's Fox News Gravy Train Rolls On

Karl Frisch | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media


Karl Frisch

Perhaps it's the rallies or the fundraising or the demonstrably false attacks that have kept Obama from appearing on Fox. Regardless, the right's gravy train rolls on undeterred, facts be damned.

Our Frenzied Focus on Fox

Mike Papantonio | Posted 11.29.2009 | Media


Mike Papantonio

Roger Ailes understands what other TV executives miss. He remembers that P.T. Barnum built his business around high-wire acts and circus freaks.

How Fox's Chris Wallace Became Irrelevant

Eric Boehlert | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace's whining and childish name-calling revealed more about the bitter and bruised host than it did the White House.

Why Roger Ailes Made $24 Million Last Year -- More Than Murdoch!

BusinessWeek | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media


Anyone who ever wondered how important the Fox News Channel is to Rupert Murdoch and News Corp (NWS) need only peruse the company's recent proxy state...