The "Dark Genius" of Fox News

Biographer Kerwin Swint explains how news honcho Roger Ailes has pushed the country to the right for the past four decades.

he is really a communications expert and one of the foremost people who know how to use television, whether it's for a political candidate like Nixon or Bush, or for a TV news program. I do think that he's been very political for the last four decades beginning with Nixon. This is a guy who has been at the center, really, of this huge effort to push the country to the right wing for 40 years. He says he's not, he makes all these claims that he's objective, ... Full Story »

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Jane Thomas1
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by Jane Thomas1 - Oct. 1, 2008

An interesting and informative article on Roger Ailes. The interview format is effective, and the informative seems well-balanced and fair. Whether you agree or disagree about Ailes' talents, there are both positives and negatives here, and the treatment is respectful. The book author has a lot of opinions that are not supported very well in this interview, and one only hopes that the support shows up in his book. As one who does not like Roger Ailes and who wishes someone with his influence and talent would serve humanity a bit better, this seems like a "fair and balanced" article.

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Mike Kovanda
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by Mike Kovanda - Oct. 1, 2008

fair story. What was not mentioned was the number of people who watch FOX for comic relief. I will watch O Riley on occasion to witness the inevitable meltdown and Hannity is just unbelievable. Ailes may be a smart business but his FOX net is a joke but making money is what it all about and in that respect he is a genius.

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
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