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6. Ailes had a rare candid moment in a 1996 interview

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Aug 22, 2019, 02:56 AM

Aug 2019

He was asked whether Fox "News" would be do objective reporting, considering that while he worked in the Nixon White House, he wanted a Nixon Administration news channel to counter CBS (then in the role of today's MSNBC) and their goal of factual reporting.

Ailes answered only: "we have an agenda."

True then, true now, and that agenda has nothing to do with truth or objectivity.

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Like a fox -- how a TV channel is tearing America apart [View all] Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 OP

I blame them KT2000 Aug 2019 #1

Good point. And I also blame them for fooling people into believing they're watching news. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #2

I remember when... PandoraAwakened Aug 2019 #3

Plus... Mike Nelson Aug 2019 #4

Yeah and "Bombshell" is about to come out! B Stieg Aug 2019 #5

Ailes had a rare candid moment in a 1996 interview DFW Aug 2019 #6

Until we do something about hate tv and hate radio it's only going to get worse... Joe941 Aug 2019 #7

Genie is out of the bottle. Cosmocat Aug 2019 #8

Correct. Fox and Limbaugh are destroying the country sharedvalues Aug 2019 #10

I have wondered Why did Murdoch choose the name FOX RambleTamble Aug 2019 #9

Or it's because his media company was already called "20th Century Fox" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2019 #12

Nothing But Propaganda colsohlibgal Aug 2019 #11

And it's considered newsworthy when any of their "hosts" break with the others Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #13

Eventually we will find out Murdoch is on the Kremlin payroll. roamer65 Aug 2019 #14

Nothing would surprise me anymore Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #15

I run a Faux Snoozeless household. roamer65 Aug 2019 #16

K&R UTUSN Aug 2019 #17

Fox is also FREE unike other cable stations, MSNBC, CNN appalachiablue Aug 2019 #18

The Alien Kid Berwyn Aug 2019 #19