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Glenn Beck, Inc. : Burning Question
Proving he doesn't need Fox to stay on top, Glenn Beck, who has continued to expand his media company, says he rakes in $80 million a year.

Glenn Beck after Fox: More powerful than ever?

For many people, the incendiary talk show host seems to have fallen off the planet. On the contrary: He's reaching his fans — and raking in a lot of money

 
Cable News Feuds : Instant Guide
This week, ABC News' Ben Sherwood (left), Univision's Cesar Conde (center), and Univision's Isaac Lee announced a new joint-venture news channel aimed at Hispanics.

Why Univision's new Hispanic cable channel is in English

The Spanish-language channel Univision is teaming up with ABC in a bid to better serve an under-represented demographic

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
With the exception of Anderson Cooper, CNN arguably doesn't have many hosts with star power and appeal to independent-minded viewers.

Does CNN need to lean further left to win back viewers?

The original cable news network saw its ratings dip to a 10-year low in April, arguably suggesting that its down-the-middle approach is out of date

 
Fox News : Instant Guide
During his campaign in 2008, Barack Obama threatened to kill Chelsea Clinton... at least according to one super-dubious conspiracy theory.

The latest insane conspiracy theory: Obama plotted Chelsea Clinton's murder

An uproar ensues after a Fox News anchor seems to endorse a dubious article alleging that Obama threatened Clinton's life to conceal his foreign-born status

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
TV anchor Keith Olbermann is notoriously difficult to work with, leading to bitter splits with ESPN, MSNBC, and now, Current TV.

Will anyone hire Keith Olbermann?

The hot-headed anchorman splits with Current TV in typically acrimonious fashion, leaving other networks wondering if he's worth the grief

 
Cable News Feuds : Slideshow
America's most loved and hated news personalities: A slideshow

America's most loved and hated news personalities: A slideshow

A new poll reveals our favorite anchors — and the talking heads we would rather tune out

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
After much back-and-forth, MSNBC has fired Pat Buchanan whose recent book has been called out for being racist and homophobic.

Was MSNBC right to fire Pat Buchanan?

The cable news channel parts ways with its veteran conservative commentator after his latest book gets slammed as offensive

 
Fox News : Opinion Brief
Some prominent conservatives are spurning Fox, saying last year's shift toward the center, spearheaded by CEO Roger Ailes, is more like a shift to the left.

Is Fox News shifting to the Left?

Conservatives are grumbling that Fox isn't speaking their language anymore. Did Fox chief Roger Ailes take his "course correction" too far?

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
Pat Buchanan: The ultra-conservative and one-time Republican presidential candidate has been notably absent from his MSNBC post.

Did MSNBC fire Pat Buchanan?

The uber-conservative and MSNBC pundit hasn't been on air since publishing his incendiary new book — and may not be back at all

 
Cable News Feuds : Opinion Brief
Once again, Keith Olbermann is feuding with his employer, this time slamming Current TV for its "unacceptable"  working conditions.

Is Keith Olbermann on the way out at Current TV?

The notoriously combative Countdown host feuds with yet another network, sparking speculation that he'll bow out of his $10-million-per-year contract

 
Fox News : Fact Sheet
Rupert Murdoch just joined Twitter on Dec. 31, 2011, and already he's inspiring controversy by tweeting that Brits have too many holidays for a financially-struggling nation.

Rupert Murdoch's 'smashing start' on Twitter

The controversial media mogul quickly collects tens of thousands of followers — but not without a few hiccups

 
Fox News : Wit
In "The Muppets," Kermit and the gang try to save their theater from an evil oil baron, a plot line that some conservatives are blasting as liberal propaganda.

Fox's 'surreal' attack on The Muppets: The jokes

Fox Business accuses Kermit of trying to "brainwash your kids against capitalism." Commentators cannot help but chuckle over this Muppet conspiracy theory

 
Cable News Feuds : Best Video
According to a new MSNBC promo, Joe Scarborough's early-morning routine involves a cigarette and whiskey, which his co-host Mika Brzezinski packs her children's lunches and exercises.

Morning Joe's 'obnoxious,' 'sexist' promo

A new ad for the MSNBC show portrays Mika Brzezinski as a multitasking scold — and her male co-hosts as carefree, drunken partiers

 
Fox News : Best Column
Fox News chief Roger Ailes is reportedly urging employees of his cable news network to subtly tone down their conservative sympathies, says Howard Kurtz in Newsweek.

Fox News' 'revealing' 'course correction': 6 talking points

Roger Ailes wants his network to tack closer to the political center and be less inflammatory, reports Howard Kurtz in Newsweek. Skepticism abounds

 
Fox News : Controversy
Fox News host Greta Van Susteren and Tucker Carlson were still at odds at the end of a heated seven-minute debate over Mike Tyson's extremely graphic comments about Sarah Palin.

Tucker Carlson, Greta Van Susteren, and the 'Fox News civil war'

Carlson and Van Susteren spar over the media's coverage of Mike Tyson's sexually explicit comments about Mama Grizzly

 
Fox News : Best Video
Sarah Palin earns more than $1 million dollars a year as a Fox News contributor, even as she flirts with the notion of running for president in 2012.

Proof that Fox News goes easy on Sarah Palin?

Two Fox hosts admit on-air that they pull punches when discussing Mama Grizzly — then insist they were only joking

 

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