Media
Glenn Beck after Fox: More powerful than ever?
Posted on May 18, 2012, at 7:25 AMFor 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
Why Univision's new Hispanic cable channel is in English
Posted on May 8, 2012, at 2:05 PMThe Spanish-language channel Univision is teaming up with ABC in a bid to better serve an under-represented demographic
Does CNN need to lean further left to win back viewers?
Posted on May 4, 2012, at 12:59 PMThe 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news network saw its ratings dip to a 10-year low in April, arguably suggesting that its down-the-middle approach is out of date
The latest insane conspiracy theory: Obama plotted Chelsea Clinton's murder
Posted on April 4, 2012, at 6:20 PMAn 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
Will anyone hire Keith Olbermann?
Posted on April 2, 2012, at 11:40 AMThe hot-headed anchorman splits with Current TV in typically acrimonious fashion, leaving other networks wondering if he's worth the grief
America's most loved and hated news personalities: A slideshow
Posted on February 29, 2012, at 2:48 PMA new poll reveals our favorite anchors — and the talking heads we would rather tune out
Was MSNBC right to fire Pat Buchanan?
Posted on February 17, 2012, at 4:49 PMThe cable news channel parts ways with its veteran conservative commentator after his latest book gets slammed as offensive
Is Fox News shifting to the Left?
Posted on February 15, 2012, at 10:13 AMConservatives are grumbling that Fox isn't speaking their language anymore. Did Fox chief Roger Ailes take his "course correction" too far?
Did MSNBC fire Pat Buchanan?
Posted on January 9, 2012, at 11:38 AMThe uber-conservative and MSNBC pundit hasn't been on air since publishing his incendiary new book — and may not be back at all
Is Keith Olbermann on the way out at Current TV?
Posted on January 5, 2012, at 6:12 PMThe notoriously combative Countdown host feuds with yet another network, sparking speculation that he'll bow out of his $10-million-per-year contract
Rupert Murdoch's 'smashing start' on Twitter
Posted on January 2, 2012, at 5:26 PMThe controversial media mogul quickly collects tens of thousands of followers — but not without a few hiccups
Fox's 'surreal' attack on The Muppets: The jokes
Posted on December 6, 2011, at 6:23 PMFox Business accuses Kermit of trying to "brainwash your kids against capitalism." Commentators cannot help but chuckle over this Muppet conspiracy theory
Morning Joe's 'obnoxious,' 'sexist' promo
Posted on November 29, 2011, at 11:15 AMA new ad for the MSNBC show portrays Mika Brzezinski as a multitasking scold — and her male co-hosts as carefree, drunken partiers
Fox News' 'revealing' 'course correction': 6 talking points
Posted on September 27, 2011, at 9:50 AMRoger Ailes wants his network to tack closer to the political center and be less inflammatory, reports Howard Kurtz in Newsweek. Skepticism abounds
Tucker Carlson, Greta Van Susteren, and the 'Fox News civil war'
Posted on September 20, 2011, at 3:26 PMCarlson and Van Susteren spar over the media's coverage of Mike Tyson's sexually explicit comments about Mama Grizzly
Proof that Fox News goes easy on Sarah Palin?
Posted on August 5, 2011, at 11:06 AMTwo Fox hosts admit on-air that they pull punches when discussing Mama Grizzly — then insist they were only joking
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