Stereohyped (Free subscription) | yesterday
One might be inclined to say that Roger Ailes' station is getting their comeuppance, but at this point it doesn't even seem like a personal vendetta that Barack Obama is holding against Fox News: it's a policy practice. CONTINUED » Permalink | post a comment | Add to del.icio.us | Digg Post tags: Barack Obama, External, Fox News, Good Decisions, Media, [...]
Jossip (Free subscription) | yesterday
One might be inclined to say that Roger Ailes' station is getting their comeuppance, but at this point it doesn't even seem like a personal vendetta that Barack Obama is holding against Fox News: it's a policy practice. Not only has he not given any of their anchors a sit-down date post-election, not only has [...]
Palin Campaign 2008 (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
The Selling of the President McGinniss examines the repackaging of Richard Nixon by the men–Roger Ailes, now working [...]
blatherWatch (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
Media Generalissimo Rupert Murdoch and his Fox News Captain Roger Ailes "absolutely despise" Bill O'Reilly, the fat-mouthed, faux populist bruiser whose show on their network is cable's top-rated. In a biography of Rupert Murdoch, The Man Who Owns The News,...
Hominid Views (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
…Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his Fox News Prez. Roger Ailes. Whodathunk? Blathering Michael has the scoop.
News Hounds (Free subscription) | yesterday
... arse. If O'Reilly was consistent and serious (but why would he start now?) he would be calling out Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch for the company's similar stock slide. Even if he did, which he won't, Murdoch would keep him on, as O'Reilly is a despised and barely tolerated money-maker for Murdoch. I think that makes him Rupert's, er, well, you know. Ho, ho, ho. H/T reader Ira.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
It turns out that Rupert Murdoch doesn't think much of his biggest star --Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly. In Michael Wolff's The Man Who Ownsthe News , being published today (Monday), Murdoch is described assometimes being embarrassed at times by the content of Fox News. Inparticular, he "absolutely despises" O'Reilly, Wolff claims. Moreover, hesays, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, also...
Jossip (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
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Raw Story (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Okay, so in upcoming Michael Wolff biography of Rupert Murdoch, The Man Who Owns The News, we discover that the Fox Corp head honcho despises Bill O'Reilly. Wolff also brings up the fact that FN's chief executive, Roger Ailes loathes the No-spinster...
Hoffmania! (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
From Michael Wolff's new Murdoch biography:“It is not just Murdoch (and everybody else at News Corp.’s highest levels) who absolutely despises Bill O’Reilly, the bullying, mean-spirited, and hugely successful evening commentator,” Wolff wrote, “but [Fox News chief executive] Roger Ailes...
The Daily What (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
The Daily What on Twitter: 8:46 PM: Michael Wolff in new book: Rupert Murdoch “absolutely despises” Bill O’Reilly; Roger Ailes “loathes him.” http://tr.im/1m5t 1:20 PM: All I want for Christmas is no babies. http://tr.im/1lra 1:13 PM: Today’s Must Read: Girls and Twilight, explained. http://tr.im/1lr4
Rising Hegemon (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
Aw, "It is not just Murdoch (and everybody else at News Corp.'s highest levels) who absolutely despises Bill O'Reilly, the bullying, mean-spirited, and hugely successful evening commentator," Wolff wrote, "but [Fox News chief executive] Roger Ailes himself who loathes him. Success, however, has cemented everyone to each other." "The embarrassment can no longer be missed," Wolff wrote,...
Chicagoray (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
They've been heading this way from quite some time but now it's official, Fox News hosts have been instructed to officially lay off the president elect: The Boss keeps 'em laughing : Side Dish: "Fox News boss Roger Ailes doesn't want to spoil Barack Obama's political honeymoon, we hear. A source says Ailes has told prime-time hosts Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren...
Connecticut Bob (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
... hypocrite who desperately wants to be loved by the public. Same goes for Fox News chief Roger Ailes. I call bullshit on the two of you. You both reek from the stink of hypocrisy, caused by the phony "news" network you shamelessly claim to be "fair and balanced". If you crave respect, how about earning some, rather than wistfully hoping for it'Or, better yet Rupert, how about you go...
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
... and hugely successful evening commentator,” Wolff wrote, “but [Fox News chief executive] Roger Ailes himself who loathes him. Success, however, has cemented everyone to each other.” “The embarrassment can no longer be missed,” Wolff wrote, in another section of the book. “He mumbles even more than usual when called on to justify it. He barely pretends to hide the way he feels about...
