re: #129 Gus 802

Right. There’s a unique tone and look to Fox News. Most of it is an offshoot of the gossip tabloids. The roots for picking their anchorwomen is based on an entertainment news model and Murdoch’s Page Three women from his days owning The Sun:

So there’s an underlying sex appeal built into Fox News and this is done by auditioning and selecting attractive anchorwomen (typically blondes). It also has an AM radio tone which is accomplished with Beck, O’Reilly, Hannity, Rivera, etc. These of course are dumbed down version of political analysis utilizing anchormen with distinctly working class accents.

Then there’s Roger Aisles who is their direct link to the GOP. Overall it comes off as a television news outfit that could find a home in a 3rd world South American country.

Seen Outfoxed?

It’s clearly not unbiased, but if even 1% of it is accurate, then something something something.