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| network_name = Fox News Channel| | |||
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| slogan = "We Report, You Decide";<br/>"]";<br/>"The Most Powerful Name in News"| | |||
| owner = ]| | |||
| key_people = ], Chairman & ]| | |||
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| The '''Fox News Channel''' (FNC) is an ] ] and ] ] channel. It is owned by the ], and is a ] of ]'s ]. As of January 2005, it is available to 85 million households in the U.S. and to further viewers ], broadcasting primarily out of its ] studios. | |||
| The network was launched on ], ] <ref> , the Fox News Channel, September 2006</ref> to 17 million cable subscribers. The network slowly rose to prominence in the late 1990s as it started chipping away at the ratings of competitor ]. In the United States, Fox News Channel is the #1 news channel in terms of long-term viewers (] ''points'' ratings), but is outnumbered by CNN in the number of unique viewers (''cumulative'' ratings). <ref>, Project for Excellence in Journalism, December 2005</ref> | |||
| Fox News, whose slogans include "Fair and Balanced" and "We Report, You Decide", is widely seen by critics of the channel as an advocate of conservative politics. | |||
| ==History== | |||
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| ] established Fox News to fill what he saw as a niche in the market for news that, according to Murdoch, was "fair and balanced". In the opinion of Ken Auletta of '']'' it was to counter a news media that Murdoch believed was predominantly liberal.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.newyorker.com/online/content/articles/030526on_onlineonly01 | title = "Broadcast News" | publisher = ] | accessdate = November 29 | accessyear = 2005 }}</ref> News Corp had gained significant experience of rolling news when its ] subsidiary started Europe's first 24 hour news channel, ], in the ] back in 1989. | |||
| In February 1996, after ] was relieved of duties at ], in preparation for conversion of the network to ], Murdoch called Ailes to start the ''Fox News Channel''. A group of Ailes loyalists who followed him throughout the ] empire joined him at Fox. From there, the ] expatriates, who joined a team already in place at Fox News, created the programming concept and proceeded to select space in New York. Ailes worked individuals through five months of grueling 14-hour workdays and several weeks of rehearsal shows before launch, on ], ]. | |||
| At launch, only ten million households were able to watch Fox News, with none in the major media markets of ] and ]. According to published reports, many media reviewers had to watch the first day's programming at Fox News studios because it was not readily available. The rolling news coverage during the day consisted of 20-minute single topic shows like ''Fox on Crime'' or ''Fox on Politics'' surrounded by news ]. Interviews had various interesting facts at the bottom of the screen about the topic or the guest. The flagship newscast at the time was called ''The Schneider Report'', with Mike Schneider giving a fast paced delivery of the news. During the evening, Fox had opinion shows: '']'' (then called ''The O'Reilly Report''), ''The Crier Report'' hosted by ], and '']''. From the beginning, FNC has also had a number of different slogans it included in daily broadcasts including: "America's Newsroom," "The Most Powerful Name in News," "Fox Means Business," "]," "Fox is Where The News Is," "We Report, You Decide," and most recently, "We Put the World in ]." | |||
| ]From the beginning, Fox News has had a heavy emphasis on the visual presentation of news. Graphics were designed to be colorful and attention grabbing, and to allow people to get the main points of what was being said even if they couldn't hear the host, through the use of on-screen text summarizing the position of the interviewer or speaker, and "bullet points" when a host was giving commentary. | |||
| Fox News also created the "Fox News Alert," which interrupted regular programming when a ] story occurred. Each News Alert was designed to be attention-catching with a swooshing graphic filling the screen and a piercing chime instead of the regular news music. At the beginning of FNC, the Fox News Alert was used fairly rarely, giving the chime more cachet, but currently it is used regularly to announce scheduled events or repeat existing news instead of only breaking news stories, with Fox News Alerts sometimes several times each hour instead of just a few times a day. The network has also created modified versions of this alert, including a "Mideast Alert" and "Business Alert", to create a more subject-specific oriented alert. In fact, '']'' begins almost all of its broadcasts with a "FOX News Alert", usually on the stock market changes of the day. | |||
| Fox News was also the first network to put up the American flag after the ], a feature in the upper left-hand corner that has persisted to this day. | |||
| To accelerate its adoption by cable companies, Fox News paid systems up to $11 per subscriber to distribute the network. This contrasted with the normal practice, in which cable operators paid stations carriage fees for the programming of channels. When Time Warner bought out ]'s ], a federal ] ] required Time Warner to carry a second all-news channel in addition to Time Warner's own ]. Time Warner selected MSNBC as the secondary news network, instead of Fox News. Fox News claimed that this violated an agreement to carry Fox News, and Ailes used his connections to persuade Mayor Giuliani to carry Fox News and ] on two underutilized city-owned cable channels, which he did. | |||
| New York City also threatened to revoke Time Warner's cable ] for not carrying Fox News. | |||
| A lawsuit was filed by Time Warner against the City of New York claiming undue interference and for inappropriate use of the city's educational channels for commercial programming. News Corporation countered with an antitrust lawsuit against Time Warner for unfairly protecting CNN. This led to an acrimonious battle between Murdoch and Turner, with Turner publicly comparing Murdoch to ] while Murdoch's '']'' ran an editorial questioning Turner's sanity. Giuliani's motives were also questioned, as his then-wife was a producer at Murdoch-owned ]. In the end, Time Warner and News Corporation signed a ] agreement to permit Fox News to be carried on New York City cable system beginning in October 1997, and to all of Time Warner's cable systems by 2001, though Time Warner still does not carry Fox News in all areas.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.twcnyc.com/downloads/chlineupMV.pdf | title = "Time-Warner Cable channel list in Mt. Vernon, NY" | publisher = ] | accessmonthday = March| accessyear = 2006 }}</ref> In return, Time Warner was given some rights to News Corporation's ]s in Asia and Europe to distribute Time Warner programming, would receive the normal compensation per subscriber paid to cable operators, and News Corporation would not object to ] baseball games being carried on ] (which normally would not happen because of the Fox television network's contract with ]). | |||
| ==Management== | |||
| The ], ], and ] of Fox News is ]. After he began his career in broadcasting, Ailes started ] and was successful as a political strategist for Presidents ] and ] and with producing campaign TV commercials (the ] ad is a notable example) for ] political candidates. His work for former President Richard M. Nixon was chronicled in the book '']'' by ]. Ailes withdrew from consulting and returned to broadcasting in 1992, including ]'s ] during 1992-1996. He ran the ] channel and ], the forerunner of MSNBC for NBC. More recently, Ailes was named ''Broadcaster of the Year'' by ] in 2003. | |||
| ==Fox News Channel programming== | |||
| Fox News presents a wide variety of programming, with up to 15 hours of live programming per day. Most of the programs are broadcast from Fox News headquarters in New York City with its street-side studios on Sixth Avenue (1211 ]) in the west extension of ]. Audio simulcasts of the channel are aired on ] channel 121 and ] channel 131. | |||
| The following is the usual weekday lineup (], all times ]): | |||
| *'''6:00 a.m.''': Morning programming begins with '']'', hosted by one or more of the ''Fox & Friends'' hosts with rotating co-hosts ], ], ], ] and others. | |||
| *'''7:00 a.m.''': '']'', hosted by ], ], and ]. | |||
| *'''9:00 a.m.''': Late morning and early afternoon programming starts with '']'', a show featuring news, guest analysis, and interviews. Like other American cable news stations, there is news mixed with feature-like stories, as well as commentary and short ] between people on opposite sides of issues, usually between associates of candidates and officials, ] members and journalists. Hosted by ], ], and ] | |||
| *'''12:00 p.m.''': ] hosts '']'', a program connecting the network with its website, FoxNews.com. | |||
| *'''1:00 p.m.''': News coverage continues with '']'' with ]. | |||
| *'''2:00 p.m.''': Another hour of '']'' hosted by ]. | |||
| *'''3:00 p.m.''': ]'s laid-back afternoon news program, '']''. | |||
| *'''4:00 p.m.''': Fox's flagship business program, '']'', hosted by business managing editor ]. | |||
| *'''5:00 p.m.''': ] hosts '']'', a news/commentary program. | |||
| *'''6:00 p.m.''': ] starts with the political news and discussion show '']'', hosted by Washington managing editor ] from ]. | |||
| *'''7:00 p.m.''': Shepard Smith broadcasts '']'', FNC's evening news program similar to programs offered on ], ], and ], a newscast-of-record, offering coverage of national and international news. | |||
| *'''8:00 p.m.''': The network's top-rated show, '']''. The taped broadcast features commentary from ], formerly of '']''. | |||
| *'''9:00 p.m.''': ] and ] debate political issues of the day with guests and analysts during '']''. | |||
| *'''10:00 p.m.''': ] hosts '']''. This program has an emphasis on stories pertaining to legal matters or human interest. | |||
| *'''11:00 p.m.''': Reruns of previous programs are shown until 6:00 a.m. the next day. There are also live two-minute news updates once an hour. | |||
| The following is the usual Saturday lineup (], all times ]): | |||
| *'''7:00 a.m.''': '']'', hosted by ], ], and ]. | |||
| *'''10:00 a.m.''': '']'', the network's signature weekend business block of programming. | |||
| *'''12:00 p.m.''': '']'' covers the latest news, politics, ], and many other subjects from ], hosted by ]. | |||
| *'''2:00 p.m.''': Another hour of live news coverage with '']'', hosted by ]. | |||
| *'''3:00 p.m.''': '']'' with ]. | |||
| *'''4:00 p.m.''': One more hour of continuous live news coverage with '']'', hosted by ] and ]. | |||
| *'''5:00 p.m.''': ] hosts '']''. | |||
| *'''6:00 p.m.''': '']'' explores the scene from inside the ], hosted by ] and ]. | |||
| *'''6:30 p.m.''': '']'' debates the media coverage of the news from the last week, with panelists from both the left and right of the journalist scene. Hosted by ]. | |||
| *'''7:00 p.m.''': '']'', the weekend version of FNC's popular evening-news program. | |||
| *'''8:00 p.m.''': '']'' gives perspective on the news of the day "with a no-nonsense ] sensibility." | |||
| *'''9:00 p.m.''': '']'' covers the latest ] stories of the day. | |||
| *'''10:00 p.m.''': '']'' gives analysis on the news stories of the day (] may run in place of this program) | |||
| *'''11:00 p.m.''': ] hosts '']'', where the editorial-board members of the ] debate and discuss news, society, and politics | |||
| *'''11:30 p.m.''': Reruns of programming run throughout the night until live programming begins at 7:00 a.m. | |||
| The Sunday programming lineup (all times ]) alters slightly from Saturday, including a two-hour block of '']'' at '''10:00 a.m.''', '']'' is broadcast on FNC at '''6:00 p.m.''', and '']'' runs in place of ''Heartland'' at '''8:00 p.m.''' | |||
| ===Previous programming=== | |||
| Fox News also produced several programs which have been canceled, including ''Fox Magazine with ]'', ''After Hours with ]'', ''At Large with ]'', ''Sunday Best with ]'', ''FOX News Now'', ''] Tonight'', ''] Weekend'', and '']''. | |||
| ===Fox Network programming=== | |||
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| Fox News also produced several ] shows for its Fox Network affiliates including ''Fox Files'' and ''The Pulse'', although both were cancelled after short runs due to poor ratings. | |||
| '']'' currently airs on many Fox affiliates and is similar in format to other Sunday morning political discussion programs. Fox Network also produces certain live events for the ] (such as the ]), and national news segments to air on the local Fox affiliate's news programs. | |||
| Fox News and the Fox broadcast network is thought by news insiders to be using its new syndicated newsmagazine '']'' (which airs in prime slots on all of ]) as a test run of rolling out a national newscast. Fox News chairman Roger Ailes is now also chairman of the Fox Television Stations division, and has been pushing for the network's O&Os to have a more uniform image and presentation in their newscasts. | |||
| In January of 2007, a yet unnamed morning show hosted by Fox News Channel's ] and ] (hosts of '']'', formerly of Fox & Friends Weekend) will debut on all Fox-owned and -operated stations . | |||
| The originally announced plans for Fox's soon to be launched sister network, ] (which is also under ]'s control), included a Fox News-produced program, '']'', which would have focused on crime-related stories. However, the network has subsequently decided to not air any non-] programming. | |||
| ===Fox News website=== | |||
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| Fox News also boasts a website with a number of political columnists and weblogs. Fox News entertainment correspondent ] and ] priest ] maintain their own weekly blogs. | |||
| Conservatives/Republicans/libertarians: | |||
| *] writer - ], libertarian columnist, fierce critic of ] and ]. | |||
| *] writer - ] staunch advocate of ] capitalism, opponent of ]. | |||
| *] writer - ], ] opponent of the ], ] and ]. | |||
| *] writer - ], ] opponent of ] and the ]{{fact}} | |||
| *] writer - ], ]/feminist and critic of ], espouses a ] alternative. | |||
| *Tongue-Tied blog-writer - ], anti-] columnist and humorist. | |||
| *] writer - ], outspoken opponent of ] and ]. | |||
| *] - ], ] columnist. | |||
| *] writer - ], advocate of ], ] opponent of ] and supporter of ]. | |||
| *] writer - ] conservative pundit | |||
| *] ] writer - ] | |||
| *] pundit - ], conservative columnist | |||
| *] pundit - ], conservative columnist | |||
| *] pundit - ], conservative columnist | |||
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| *] writer - ], former Texas ] representative, defeated in the ]. | |||
| *] writer - ], feminist advocate, liberal commentator | |||
| ==Fox News Radio== | |||
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| In 2003, Fox News began syndicating one minute radio updates to radio stations. On ], ], ''Fox News Radio'' expanded to a full service news operation, employing sixty people and providing five minute newscasts at the top of the hour and one minute newscast at the bottom of the hour. Fox News Radio is hosted by both FNC television personalities and others working solely for radio. At its launch, sixty stations participated in the network, with more joining under a deal struck between Fox and ] converting many Clear Channel stations to carry Fox News Radio newscasts and allow Fox News Radio to use news content produced by Clear Channel and distribute it nationally. | |||
| Fox also produces ] for both satellite radio services, with talk radio programs syndicated by and featuring Fox News personalities. | |||
| ===Fox News Channel personalities on radio=== | |||
| ] also syndicates radio programs hosted by its TV personalities. (All times ].) | |||
| *'']'' with Judge ] and ]: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | |||
| *''The ] Show'': 6:00–9:00 p.m. | |||
| *''The ] Show'': 10:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m. | |||
| Two other radio programs hosted by Fox News Channel personalities are distributed by other companies. ''The Radio Factor'' hosted by ] is syndicated separately by CBS-owned ] (the show began in 2002); however, satellite rights are held by ]. The talk radio program hosted by FNC's ] is syndicated by ] (show started in 2001). Both were ''grandfathered'', as their shows began before Fox News Radio. | |||
| Aside from Hannity, the Fox News Channel radio hosts also appear on the ] satellite radio channel, along with the satellite-only program ''Fox Across America'' hosted by ]. Hannity's program, ''The Sean Hannity Show'', appears on the ] satellite channel. | |||
| ==Personalities== | |||
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| ===Former personalities=== | |||
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| *] (former host of weekend late night show, ''Judith Regan Tonight'') | |||
| *] (] host, had short-lived interview show, ''Pat Sajak Weekend'') | |||
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| *] (former host of '']'') | |||
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| ==Ratings== | |||
| Fox News currently leads the cable news market, earning higher points ratings than its chief competitors CNN and MSNBC combined by average viewership. Measured by unique viewers, however, CNN achieves 11% higher ratings than Fox News. Many commentators attribute this to Fox's somewhat longer duration "talk" programs interspersed with news updates which cause viewers to tune in for longer periods as compared to CNN's generally shorter news segments. {{Citation needed}} Others claim that Fox News garners more loyal fans than CNN, MSNBC<!-- Back it up with specific examples and a source, otherwise it's POV: , and others due to being the sole network that openly appeals to the attitudes and interests of conservatives-->. | |||
| The ] reported that Fox News saw its profits double during the ], due in part to what the report called ] coverage of the war. By some reports, at the height of the conflict they enjoyed as much as a 300% increase in viewership, averaging 3.3 million viewers daily.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.twcnyc.com/downloads/chlineupMV.pdf | title = "War coverage lifts News Corp" | publisher = ] | accessdate = November 29 | accessyear = 2005 }}</ref> | |||
| In 2004, the gain in ratings became more apparent. In September, Fox News Channel's ratings for its broadcast of the ] beat those of all three broadcast networks. During President Bush's address, Fox News notched 7.3 million viewers nationally, while NBC, CBS, and ABC scored ratings of 5.9, 5.0, and 5.1, respectively. | |||
| However, starting in late 2005, Fox began to see a slight decline in the ratings. One of the most notable decline in ratings came in the second quarter of 2006, when compared to the previous quarter, Fox News had a loss in viewership for every single primetime program, however retained their lead in the market. One of the most noteworthy losses of viewership was that of Special Report with Brit Hume. The show's total viewership was down 19% compared to the previous quarter. However, several weeks later, in the wake of the ] and ], Fox saw a surge in viewership and managed to easily remain the #1 rated cable news channel.<ref>, TV Newser</ref> <ref>, The State of the News Media 2005</ref> Fox still held eight of the ten most-watched nightly cable news shows, with ''The O'Reilly Factor'' and ''Hannity & Colmes'' coming in first and second places, respectively. .<ref>, TV Newser</ref> | |||
| In July 2006, Fox had the 55 top rated episode telecasts on cable news. The first non-Fox show to appear on the list was number 56, ] . | |||
| In August 2006 figures were released showing that in the period August 2005 - August 2006, Fox news lost 28% of its prime-time viewers and 7% of its total day viewers. This loss in viewers occurred during a time where rival networks ] and ] gained 35% and 26% respectively in their total day viewers. <ref> http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/aug_s_total_viewers_vs_aug_2005_42895.asp </ref> | |||
| ==Controversies and allegations of bias== | |||
| {{Main|Fox News Channel controversies}} | |||
| Fox News has been the target of accusations that it promotes a particular point of view at the expense of ]. These criticisms most commonly allege a conservative bias, and cite various polls which allege a bias within Fox News. Its most prominent critic is the ], which has labeled Fox News a "rightwing outlet". | |||
| ===Trademark disputes=== | |||
| In 2003, ] published ''Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right'', by the liberal comedian and writer ]. The book criticized a number of persons and institutions, but singled out Fox on allegations of conservative bias. Before the book was released, Fox brought a ], alleging that the book's subtitle violated Fox's ] in the promotional phrase "Fair and Balanced." On that basis, Fox moved for a preliminary ] to block the publication of the book. The ] Judge hearing the case denied the motion, causing Fox to withdraw the suit. | |||
| In December 2003, the ] brought a petition before the ] seeking the cancellation of Fox's trademark in the phrase "Fair & Balanced" for being deceptively misdescriptive.<ref>, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inquiry System</ref> After losing early motions, the IMI withdrew its petition and the USPTO dismissed the case.<ref>, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inquiry System</ref> | |||
| ==International transmission== | |||
| The channel is now available internationally, though its world programming is the same as its American programming, unlike ], which airs regional programming that is largely independent of its U.S. broadcasts. In the United States, the channel is offered by many cable companies in their basic cable packages. Fox News is also carried by ], a ]-run group of TV and radio networks that offers mostly ]. | |||
| ===United Kingdom=== | |||
| Fox News is also carried in the ] by the ] (BSkyB) satellite television network (]), in which News Corporation holds a 38 percent stake. It is a sister channel to BSkyB's ], which is more popular in the region. Fox News is usually broadcast as a ] ] channel but during major news stories it may be simulcast on ], which is free to air. A fault in certain ] ] receivers, notably the DS-430N which was Sky's default issue for some years, has left them able to decrypt the channel with no active subscription card since ], ]; although no reason is known as to why. As of September 2006 the channel has carried UK specific advertising, along with headlines and weather provided by Sky News between its breaks. These run under the brand of ]. | |||
| ===Canada=== | |||
| On ], ], the ] (CRTC) approved '''Fox News Canada''' on behalf of the ], for broadcast in ]. Fox News Canada was to be a domestic Canadian version of Fox News.<ref>, Registration with CRTC for Fox News Canada</ref> The channel, or ''specialty television service,'' was never implemented by Fox, and the deadline for commencement of the service expired on ], ]. That same day, a similar licence was granted to ] for "MSNBC Canada", which went to air in September, 2001. During this period, it was speculated by some that the station was being "banned in Canada". The CRTC's previous refusal to grant Fox News an outright license had been contested by some Canadians, as well as American fans of the channel, who believed the decision to be politically motivated. However, it is rare for any American cable network to be licensed in Canada, when there is an alternative Canadian station. | |||
| On ], ] the CRTC announced that a digital license would be granted to Fox News.<ref>, Requests to add Fox News and NFL Network from the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association</ref> In its proposal, Fox News stated, with reference to Fox News Canada, that "Fox News does not intend to implement this service and therefore will not meet the extended deadline to commence operations."<ref>, | |||
| Call for comments on proposals for the addition of Fox News and NFL Network</ref> On ], ], Rogers Communications became the first Canadian cable or satellite provider to broadcast Fox News, with other companies following suit within the next several weeks. | |||
| ===Scandinavia=== | |||
| In ] and the other ]n countries, Fox News is broadcast on ] for some 16 hours a day, since 2003. Fox News Extra segments replace U.S. advertising. However, in September 2006, Fox News will be replaced by German news channel ]. This change will result in Fox News loosing all of its coverage in Sweden since it is not distributed on a channel of its own right on cable and satellite in Scandinavia. | |||
| ===Australia=== | |||
| In ] Fox News Channel is broadcast on the three major Pay-TV providers, ], ] and ]. Foxtel is 25% owned by News Corporation. The Australian syndication previously featured some local programming, including a ] current affairs programme in place of "Fox & Friends". Currently, it is a direct feed of the US broadcast. | |||
| ===Brazil=== | |||
| Since 2002 Fox News has been broadcast to ], but the commercials are replaced with weather forecasts and their own Brazilian ads. It is broadcast by ] (satellite operator, a joint-venture between ] and ]) and in the digital packages of ]. (A cable television operator, a joint-venture between ] and ].) | |||
| ===New Zealand=== | |||
| In ], Fox News is broadcast on the ] terrestrial network's nighttime period. Because of the late time zones in the U.S., Fox News only gets to broadcast their morning programming, notably "Fox and Friends." and "FOX News Live". International weather segments once replaced U.S. Advertising, but this has since being changed to Fox News Extra segments replacing U.S. advertising. | |||
| ===Other countries=== | |||
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| ==Licensing== | |||
| Licensing of programming aired on the Fox News Channel is handled by ITN SOURCE, the archiving division of ]. | |||
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| *{{cite book | first = Scott | last = Collins | title = Crazy Like a Fox: The Inside Story of How Fox News Beat CNN | id = ISBN 1-59184-029-5 }} | |||
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| MediaWeek: FNC Ratings Soar as War in Lebanon Rages | |||
| Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal: Fox's Smith tops cable news ranks in ratings http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=478008 | |||
| USA Today: Fox Factor | |||
| Q2 '06: FNC #9 On All Of Cable TV - | |||
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| * - Fox's parent company. | |||
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| * - The critical documentary's website. | |||
| * streaming ] VPRO by . Introduction, several seconds, in Dutch with story itself in English and Dutch ]; 50 min. Broadband internet needed. | |||
| *, ] - Bob McKeown investigates Fox News for The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 45 min. | |||
| *, October 5, 2004, Zoe Williams, ] | |||
| * - Bangkok foreign residents are furious at Fox News's coverage of the JonBenet Ramsey case | |||
| * Lee Ellis, a former ] honcho describes | |||
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