New York Magazine in-depth article on Roger Ailes

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Originally Posted by Riot

Here is the link to this talked-about article. Roger Ailes, Fox News, and his desire to control the Presidential election. Very long, but great reading.

http://nymag.com/news/media/roger-ai...x-news-2011-5/

The Elephant in the Green Room
The circus Roger Ailes created at Fox News made his network $900 million last year. But it may have lost him something more important: the next election.

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I miss Beck, hilarious whacko....Didn't watch his fox show but caught his act on the Daily Show...Stewart had some classic bits with his imitations of Beck...He will miss Beck the most...You ever see the movie below...a little insight to the inner sanctum of Fox strategy...how they all jump on the word of the day and promote it on all their programs...

Outfoxed: Murdoch's War on Journalism(2004) NR

Filmmaker Robert Greenwald delivers a no-holds-barred documentary on Rupert Murdoch's Fox News cable channel, which has been criticized in certain quarters as running a "race to the bottom" in television news. Featuring interviews with a range of media experts, the film offers an in-depth look at the dangers of burgeoning corporations that take control of the public's right to know and explores Murdoch's ever-expanding media empire.

Genre:
Social & Cultural Documentaries, Political Documentaries