Fox News Channel

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Fox News was started in 1996 by Rupert Murdoch in response to the other cable news channels which he believed to all have liberal biases. Fox News claims to be "Fair & Balanced"[1] a claim which it backs up by having shows like Hannity & Colmes. Fox News characterizes itself as reporting the news in an unbiased manner and then allowing the viewer to decide. [2].

Fox News is viewed by conservatives as being less biased than other news channels, possibly because they report in a way that is percieved by some to be more moderate then most news channels; additionally, because they do not attack George W. Bush or the Iraq War[Citation Needed], choosing instead to support the White House under any circumstances like all good Americans should, they are a more American news station than CNN or MSNBC. Fox News prides itself on reporting on "good news" from Iraq, such as new schools being built and new roads being built and for reporting the homocide bombings in context of the broader war on terrorism and the religion they represent. Fox News was the first and only US cable news company to use the term "homocide bombing" to describe attacks by Arabs and Palestinians on Israelis.

In 2005 the White House selected Tony Snow from Fox News to be the new White House press secretary.[3]

The station has come under attacks from Liberals since its inception, for what they perceive in turn as a bias.[4]

References

  1. Fair & Balanced[1]
  2. We Report. You Decide.[2]
  3. Tony Snow to be Named White House Press Secretary[3]
  4. Block FNC.[4]