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Monday, November 28, 2011

FOX News: The people that make it what it is -- Wikis 9-13

This next batch of wikis all are about FOX news, in preparation for my paper. Here, we shall examine the dingbats on FOX who claim to be presenting to you the news.

9. Bill O'Reilly - Host of the The O'Reilly Factor and their most popular anchor on the station. Bill-O claims that his show has been the number one rated cable news program for the last 10 years, with no program coming close. He claims to be presenting the news with some investigative reporting thrown in for fun. He also states that he has a "No Spin Zone." He is famous for his outburst on the set of Inside Edition more than a decade ago, and his ongoing war with former MSNBC and now Current TV news anchor Keith Olbermann. In addition to his show, he is also a best selling author, and has a radio show that airs daily.






10. Sean Hannity - A guy truly full of himself, Sean hosts the self-named show on FOX entitled Hannity. Being at FOX since 1996, he is considered a senior member of the FOX family, and has been nicknamed "The Manatee"  by competitors. Like his counterparts, he too claims that he presents the news in a "fair and balanced" way He also claims that he is second in the ratings (but the numbers say other wise) just behind Bill-O. In addition to the show, he too has a daily radio show, and has written two best selling books.





11. Glenn Beck - The strangest and most disturbed anchor to ever poison the air waves, Beck is a former member of the FOX family, being on the air there from October 2008 til June 2011. In three years, he managed to become the most heavily criticized, and disgusted person to ever appear there. Known for his strange delivery of the "news," his shows often were more of a lecture than a news show. He even had a chalkboard on the set. He was also the only person there to ever have a live audience. Prior to polluting FOX's airwaves, he was on CNN from 2006 til 2008. Since leaving FOX, he has launched GBTV, an internet site where he produces an internet version of Glenn Beck, the same show he hosted on FOX and CNN. He is famous for his 9-12 Rally in 2009, as well as numerous other rallies and he is also a best selling author. He too hosts a daily radio show as well.

A simple photo just won't cut it here: I will let this guy speak for himself (or attempt to at least)




12. Neil Cavuto - Host of Your World with Neil Cavuto, Mr. Cavuto has been doing more commentating than presenting the news ever since he first appeared on the network in 1996. He has said several racist comments on the air over the years, and he has also tried to depict himself as a financial guru. This resulted in him being named the senior vice-president of Fox Business Channel. He also stared hosting a radio show abut money in 2007.






13. Rupert Murdoch - The CEO of News Corp. and owner of FOX News, Murdoch has on several occasions defended what his network does (i.e. fabricating stories for political gain). But, he has been honest, and also ADMITTED that they have done so. Murdoch has also been caught doing some pretty dirty things, such as wiretapping. This was done in order to blackmail people for information, as well as get stories for his vast media empire. Since the wiretapping scandal back in June however, Murdoch has seen part of his empire crumble before his very eyes, and charges are still pending for the media mogul. But, enough talk, let's listen to him try to explain what his network actually does.



Pictures for my video

This first photo is my background for the video (shrunk to fit)




This next is the FOX logo I picked. It should appear to the left side of my body:






Next is the MSNBC logo, and it should be on my right:





And finally, CNN. It should be directly above my head: