Roger Ailes

'The Bible' on Fox News Channel? It almost happened

2013-04-11 12:10:00

If Rupert Murdoch had gotten his way, the miniseries "The Bible" might very well have ended up airing on the Fox News Channel instead of the History channel, where it was a huge hit. Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of News Corp., was hot for...

CW tries to age gracefully. 'American Idol' is idling.

2013-03-26 07:49:00

After the coffee. Before packing matzo for the trip back to Los Angeles. The Skinny: Because I was celebrating Passover last night, I have no idea what absurd thing happened on Fox's "The Following." No spoilers please. Tuesday's headlines include a...

Fox News and Sarah Palin go their separate ways

2013-01-25 15:22:00

Fans of Sarah Palin will have to look a little harder to find their favorite vice-presidential-candidate-turned-media-personality on the airwaves in 2013. After three years as a highly paid contributor on the network, Palin has officially parted ways with...

Fox News reportedly benches Karl Rove after election meltdown

2012-12-05 13:55:00

You remember Karl Rove: He’s the Republican strategist and Fox News contributor who made television history last month when he refused to accept that President Obama had won the state of Ohio and effectively clinched the entire election, leading...

Roger Ailes uses 'fair and balanced' Fox for a political pitch

2012-12-05 05:30:00

Just a little more than a week ago, military affairs journalist Tom Ricks outraged the right-wing faithful by saying that Fox News Channel obsessed on the terrorist attack on Benghazi, Libya, in part because the station “was operating as a wing of...

Liz Murdoch! 'Millionaire' verdict. Michigan's Hollywood problem.

2012-12-04 08:22:00

After the coffee. Before tormenting Giants fans about the Redskins win. The Skinny: Today's Morning Fix is 80% News Corp.-related. That wasn't intentional, it just sometimes works out that way. Stories include a probing profile of Elisabeth Murdoch,...

Late Night: Jon Stewart clarifies his support for 'socialism'

2012-05-30 16:38:28

Fox News marks a decade on top

2012-01-31 21:37:18

The Morning Fix: New Sony CEO! NFL cashes in on media.

2012-02-01 16:33:47

Christie admits weight-loss surgery, denies political motive

2013-05-08 01:34:02

Answering questions about weight-loss surgery he had kept secret for 12 weeks, Gov. Christie on Tuesday rejected a political motivation but squelched most other inquiries about the details. He declined to say how much he weighs now and how much weight...

If Ben Carson really wants 'rational' discussion, why's he on Fox News so often?

2013-04-15 04:17:00

In stepping down last week as a speaker at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine commencement, Dr. Ben Carson again took on the role of media/culture critic and martyr to "political correctness." "Someday in the future, it is my hope and prayer that...

On partisan echo chambers

2013-02-22 14:30:04

WASHINGTON -- There was a time when the lines between the practices of politics and journalism were clear-cut. Professional politicians did their thing, which was getting elected and getting others elected. Professional journalists did theirs, writing and...

MSNBC President Phil Griffin went into Joe Namath mode in an article in the New Republic and predicted that his cable channel would pass Fox News in the ratings in 2014.

2013-03-26 08:22:00

Roger Ailes, pictured in November, is chairman and chief executive of FOX News.

2012-12-04 16:57:00