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Feb 21, 2012 | ISBN 9780307279583 Buy
Feb 21, 2012 | ISBN 9780307947680 Buy
Feb 21, 2012 | 524 Minutes Buy
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Feb 21, 2012 | ISBN 9780307279583
Feb 21, 2012 | ISBN 9780307947680
Feb 21, 2012 | ISBN 9780307969262
524 Minutes
Here is comprehensive overview of the tumultuous career of former Fox News president Roger Ailes and a must-read for anyone looking to understand his legacy and impact on news media. Based on the meticulous research of the news watchdog organization Media Matters for America, David Brock and Ari Rabin-Havt show how Fox News, under its president Roger Ailes, changed from a right-leaning news network into a partisan advocate for the Republican Party. The Fox Effect follows the career of Ailes from his early work as a television producer and media consultant for Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. Consequently, when he was hired in 1996 as the president of Rupert Murdoch’s flagship conservative cable news network, Ailes had little journalism experience, but brought to the job the mindset of a political operative. As Brock and Rabin-Havt demonstrate through numerous examples, Ailes used his extraordinary power and influence to spread a partisan political agenda that is at odds with long-established, widely held standards of fairness and objectivity in news reporting. Featuring transcripts of leaked audio and memos from Fox News reporters and executives, The Fox Effect is a damning indictment of how the network’s news coverage and commentators have biased reporting, drummed up marginal stories, and even consciously manipulated established facts in their efforts to attack the Obama administration.
David Brock, the founder and CEO of Media Matters for America, is the author of seven books, including The Republican Noise… More about David Brock
ARI RABIN-HAVT is host of The Agenda, a national radio show airing Monday through Friday on SiriusXM. His writing has been featured… More about Ari Rabin-Havt
MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA is a Web-based, not-for-profit, progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting… More about Media Matters for America
“It’s the truth, stupid. That’s Brock, Rabin-Havt and Media Matters’ message and it’s a pretty darn good one.” —James Carville “Media Matters tells the truth–and then spreads the truth far and wide. They are a leading and effective voice in combating misinformation. This latest book, by founder David Brock, makes clear the threat that incendiary journalism poses to our democracy.” —Nancy Pelosi “This pointed study of modern politics is both a must-read and a cautionary tale.” —Senator John F. Kerry “Think of any conservative-media scandal of the past few years. . . and it’s a good bet that a Media Matters researcher flagged the offending clip, uploaded it to the group’s website, and got the party started.” —New York Magazine “Fox News has created a generation of woefully (and objectively) misinformed ideological sycophants to pursue its radical agenda. It’s no accident. Now David Brock and Ari Rabin-Havt show that no matter how unethical and dishonest you think Fox News is, the reality is that they’re much, much worse.” —Markos Moulitsas, publisher, Daily Kos
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