In the previous posts, we have seen what others had said about Fox News, that it is a partisan network voicing out for the Republican Party and toeing the party line. That it had corrupted journalism with its brand of news reporting. Now we will take a look at what does all these have to do with Rupert Murdoch. From his start with just the one newspaper that his father left him, Rupert Murdoch has been acquiring media properties ever since. This has resulted in him being the owner of 175 newspaper, 100 cable channels, 40 television stations, 9 satellite television stations and 1 movie studio. The company which he is a major shareholder and chairman of, New Corp is one of the biggest media company in the world. News Corp, even though it is a publicly listed company, is still very much in the control of Murdoch and his family.
“The Fox News Network is an ideological reflection of its master. The conservative cable newser may bend over backwards to present itself as common people reporting for other common people, but its true mandate s to make a ruling regime’s whims and dictates seem palatable to those it was meant to exploit.”
This particular passage in the 200 book based on the Outfoxed documentary basically sums up the influence of Rupert Murdoch on Fox News. And let not forgot that he still have his trusty General in the form of Roger Ailes to help him carry out his directives. Therefore, the issue of ownership influencing the editorial is a very real one with Rupert Murdoch, News Corp and Fox News.
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