Topic: Fox News

Inevitable Allen West-Fox News Partnership Is Sealed

AP

Outgoing members of Congress are rarely hard-pressed for jobs. Tea Party star Allen West just accepted the one that was perhaps the most predictable.

By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 30, 2011

Glenn Beck to Be Replaced by Five Talking Heads

An opinion roundtable show called "The Five" will fill Beck's 5 p.m. time slot

Comments | 1,806 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 30, 2011

An A to Z Guide to Glenn Beck's Fox Years

Where did those 27 months go?

Comments | 2,750 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 30, 2011

Report: Roger Ailes Started Planning Fox News While Working for Nixon

At one point, the Fox News mastermind was even picking out the president's ties

Comments | 2,078 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 29, 2011

Jon Stewart Does a Lot of Goofy Voices on The Daily Show

He's willing to mock regardless of race, color, creed or national origin

Comments | 3,612 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 28, 2011

Jon Stewart Keeps Parsing Chris Wallace's Words

The never-ending media criticism debate between Stewart and Wallace rages on

Comments | 8,028 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 22, 2011

Jon Stewart Dares Fox News to Fact Check

The Daily Show host notes all the instances when Fox has been wrong

Comments | 6,897 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 21, 2011

Comment of the Day

Comment of the Day: About Those 'Misinformed' Fox News Viewers

Noting the "lousy job" that all networks are doing to educate viewers

Comments | 7,930 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 21, 2011

Actually, Fox News Viewers Aren't 'Consistently Misinformed'

A fact-checking organization deems Jon Stewart's remark "false"

Comments | 26,101 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 21, 2011

Jon Stewart Dissects Chris Wallace's Fox News Logic

The Daily Show host has a few more things to say after Sunday's substantive debate

Comments | 11,103 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 20, 2011

Media Matters Instantly Declares War on Ed Henry

Hours after Ed Henry moved from CNN to Fox News he's painted as a right-wing nut

Comments | 24,365 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 20, 2011

Tonight's Bill O'Reilly-Lupe Fiasco Debate Appears Pretty Restrained

Plus, the interview doesn't touch on one big unanswered question

Comments | 4,614 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 20, 2011

Poll: Twitter Is More Civilized Than Fox News

It's like a battle between Glenn Beck and ShitMyDadSays

Comments | 1,668 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 20, 2011

CNN's Ed Henry to Lead Fox White House Coverage

After backing Fox to take Helen Thomas's briefing room seat, Henry will fill it

Comments | 1,035 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

Jun 19, 2011

Jon Stewart's Rare, Unexpectedly Serious Interview with Fox News

He calls Fox News viewers the "most consistently misinformed"

Comments | 89,022 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 17, 2011

A Very Odd Al Qaeda 'Hit List'

It includes Barack Obama, Rupert Murdoch and, for some reason, Brian Kilmeade

Comments | 34,312 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 17, 2011

Chris Christie Pretty Much Admits He Takes Advice from Roger Ailes

What the New Jersey governor and Fox News chairman talk about won't be released

Comments | 1,209 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 14, 2011

The Numbers Are In: Anthony Weiner Is Ready for Prime Time

The case for the congressman's future in television

Comments | 3,703 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 9, 2011

The Smart Set

Ang Lee Reviews His Son; The Next New York Times D.C. Chief

Plus: The legal wrangling for the L'Oreal family fortune started up again in France yesterday

Comments | 2,759 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 7, 2011

Andrew Breitbart's Magical Manhattan Media Tour

Funny how he used to hate all of the media outlets he visited today…

Comments | 3,387 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 6, 2011

Stat of the Day

The Daily Show Last Month Beat Every Fox Show But O'Reilly's

The Daily Show gained viewers as Fox lost them

Comments | 7,534 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 6, 2011

Fox News Can't Tell Tina Fey and Sarah Palin Apart

The network uses a Tina Fey impression to illustrate Palin in their election coverage

Comments | 8,291 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 6, 2011

Can Conservative Media Stomach Another Week of Weinergate?

Roger Ailes has told his Fox News to "move on" while Andrew Breitbart doubles down

Comments | 1,726 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 3, 2011

Media Diet

Barney Frank: What I Read

The Massachusetts Democrat is a fan of Paul Krugman

Comments | 9,814 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 2, 2011

Palin's Crowds In on Romney's Spotlight

She says it's just a coincidence her bus tour will be near his announcement

Comments | 4,889 Views

By Erik Hayden

May 26, 2011

Fox News Is Keeping Palin on the Payroll for Now

Fox News's top brass is so far three-for-three in predicting which Republicans will run

Comments | 958 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

May 23, 2011

Michael Steele Officially Joins MSNBC

The Republican will fit in comfortably among their talking heads

Comments | 4,434 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

May 22, 2011

How Roger Ailes Won in Business, But Lost in Politics

Is Fox News to blame for the lack of a 2012 forerunner?

Comments | 3,449 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

May 18, 2011

Stewart Stumps O'Reilly with Criticism of Obama's Presidency

But Bill sure does beam when Jon lovingly calls him "The Grinch"

Comments | 9,501 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

May 17, 2011

Stewart to O'Reilly: 'Be Consistent with Your Outrage'

Last night's debate was just what we'd thought it would be

Comments | 10,309 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

May 16, 2011

A Sneak Peak at Tonight's Stewart-O'Reilly Debate

Filmed on Friday, the interview reveals Stewart's rhetorical broadsword: rap lyrics

Comments | 2,698 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

May 13, 2011

Huckabee's Big Announcement Coming on Saturday Night

No one's quite sure what the potential presidential candidate is going to say

Comments | 2,205 Views

By Ray Gustini

May 12, 2011

Common Controversy Pushes Jon Stewart Close to the Edge

How do you respond to Fox News when it's a "caricature of [their] own cartoon"?

Comments | 15,610 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

May 11, 2011

The World Will Not End if Common Visits the White House

But you might think so watching Fox News coverage of his invitation

Comments | 2,130 Views

By John Hudson

May 5, 2011

Report: Fox News Terminates Contracts With Gingrich and Santorum

It's a strong indicator that both are running for president in 2012

Comments | 1,125 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

May 5, 2011

Fox Denies Giving Huckabee a Deadline

Contradicts reports that the cable host had till June to decide if he's running in 2012

Comments | 1,625 Views

By Ray Gustini

Apr 29, 2011

Shephard Smith Is Killing This Royal Wedding Coverage

Fox anchor takes the cake for best pre-ceremony commentary

Comments | 2,242 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 28, 2011

Chart of the Day

Chart: CNN, MSNBC Ran More Birther Coverage Than Fox News

The majority of coverage of Obama on cable in recent weeks looked at his citizenship

Comments | 1,679 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 27, 2011

Fox News Wants Huckabee to Make a Decision

Network is getting nervous as he makes moves toward a presidential bid

Comments | 445 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 26, 2011

Quote of the Day

Shepard Smith on Barack Obama's Birth Certificate

The birther movement is pushed further to the fringe

Comments | 4,473 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 22, 2011

Spatwatch

Mike Huckabee and Glenn Beck Battle Over 'Progressive' Slur

The two conservative radio hosts disagree about Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign

Comments | 3,045 Views

By Ray Gustini

Apr 18, 2011

Roger Ailes Now Apparently Bugging His Personal Newspaper Staff

New Gawker investigation details weird management style of Fox News exec

Comments | 1,212 Views

By John Hudson

Apr 14, 2011

Fox News Removes Story Linking Obama to a College Suicide

The article associated a college student's suicide with President Obama's deficit speech

Comments | 10,483 Views

By John Hudson

Apr 14, 2011

Why Barney Frank Is Never Going on Bill O'Reilly Again

"He had no interest in a discussion... It's what he does."

Comments | 9,623 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Apr 14, 2011

Donald Trump Brings Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly Together

The two TV hosts have been trading compliments as of late

Comments | 9,139 Views

By John Hudson

Apr 13, 2011

Glenn Beck's Media Empire Is Still Hiring, Apparently

He says he's hiring 50 people by the end of the year--more if his taxes were lower

Comments | 3,968 Views

By Uri Friedman

Apr 8, 2011

Wondering About the National Mood? Check CNN's Ratings

Are we feeling superficial or serious? The answer's in how many people watch CNN

Comments | 1,035 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 8, 2011

Cartoon

What, Exactly, Motivated Fox to Pull the Plug on Beck?

Cartoonist Tony Auth on the many reasons Fox News had to choose from

Comments | 3,965 Views

By Peter Hyman

Apr 8, 2011

Jon Stewart Bids Glenn Beck Farewell Through Parody

The Daily Show Host takes one final, fantastic shot at the Fox News personality

Comments | 19,140 Views

By Alex Eichler

Apr 7, 2011

An Ambiguously Gay Caveman Is Your New Media Darling

Although Fox News is taking the high road on this one

Comments | 2,243 Views

By Adam Martin

Apr 7, 2011

Why Is Glenn Beck Leaving Fox? A Guide to the Speculation

Mostly it's because he can't keep advertisers

Comments | 2,704 Views

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