"Sometimes, it’s a little tough for the Fox News-bashing left to stamp the Ailes
Network with the Uniformly Right-Wing complaint. For example, it’s not every day
that Fox News looks liberal on CNN. But I caught the new commercial for leftist
propagandist Michael Moore’s new mockumentary 'Sicko' on CNN late this morning.
One of three ecstatic reviewers in the TV ad is Roger Friedman of FOXNews.com
('Brilliant!')"
I don't think that what Fox news has done as a network to news is make it more conservative. What I think it has done is made it more opinionated. That means that the anchors are stepping away from the observation and sharing aspect of the news a little, and stepping into a commentary role. I watch Fox News from time to time, and what I see when I watch it is that conservative views are shared and expressed by the hosts. However in at least some cases the host also expresses liberal views - mostly Alan Colmes, and the guests that are brought on to discuss the issues seem to be evenly split.
I think that activists on the left aren't used to hearing conservative ideas expressed through a news format and are reacting to this fact. Anchors on Fox are conservative for sure, like Bill O'Reilly - but I don't see the network as a whole as being conservative. Even Geraldo Rivera has taken a liberal stand on many issues, most famously on The Factor with Bill, when they had a shouting match about immigration.
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