Tag Archive: Fox News

Nov 09

2012 Election Results Shock Conservative Media, Rank-and-File, and No One Else

In the final days before Tuesday’s election, the news aggregator Drudge Report was one of many conservative-leaning media outlets that predicted a solid victory by Mitt Romney over President Obama. As late as November 5, Drudge reported Romney was leading in Ohio and tied in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Perhaps in a last-gasp show of defiance on …

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Apr 26

The Murdoch Effect: Power and Influence in News Media

The ongoing Leveson Inquiry that followed the News of the World phone hacking scandal has touched on a number of controversial subjects, including the influence of power and money in the British media. However, Lord Justice Leveson, the Chairman of the inquiry appointed by British Prime Minister David Cameron, summed up the proceedings with one …

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