The thing that sustains a strong Fox network is the thing that undermines a strong Republican party.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Don't overstate Fox News. It's still much smaller than the least of the network niches.
I think the vision for FOX is to have a network full of people who have opinions as opposed to people who say news. If my message doesn't fit in, but I get that platform, then I'm reaching the people who most need to hear it.
While commentators on Fox and right-wing radio have the backing of Rupert Murdoch, a major Republican contributor, and other conservative corporations, progressives understand that their position is extremely vulnerable.
Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us and now we're discovering we work for Fox.
There are some programs on FOX that are not only fair and balanced, they're commentary shows. They don't have to be. But they brag about how fair and balanced they are. They don't cover rallies and tea parties. They cheer lead for rallies and tea parties. And as a journalist, I am totally against that.
Fox prefers to focus on people who are doing bad - especially if they're Democrats, or environmentalists.
The problem that I think is reasonable to assert about Fox and its coverage is that they make up stories out of whole cloth and then make a big deal out of them.
Oftentimes it feels like Fox stands alone in the media on certain stories.
In my opinion FOX is known for being a network that just advertises, and that's pretty much how they get their viewers.
Fox News is nothing if not impressive. No matter how harsh the criticism it endures, the network somehow always manages to prove itself even worse than we had previously imagined.