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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrom Australia: Fox and the Big Lie - doc about how Fox News is a threat to Democracy
Fox and the Big Lie: A two-part special on Rupert Murdoch's Fox News how the network promoted Donald Trump's propaganda and helped destabilise democracy in America
"The United States of America gave Rupert Murdoch a great deal, he repaid it by doing a great deal of harm." Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters, former Fox contributor
Fox News is the brash cable TV network that has dominated both the ratings and the headlines in America, delivering revenue and power to the Murdoch family empire. For decades its catch cry was "fair and balanced." Then along came Donald Trump.
"I think that they allowed the former president to dictate what news they put out to the American people." Gretchen Carlson, former Fox News host
On Monday, Four Corners investigates how the Murdoch run Fox News became a propaganda vehicle for Donald Trump and helped destabilise democracy in the United States. Featuring Fox News insiders, the program reveals how the network changed once Donald Trump entered politics and Rupert Murdoch took over.
"I was under the false belief that
the Murdochs' would elevate the value of news
They were not there to make Fox more mainstream. Quite the opposite." Chris Stirewalt, former Fox political editor
In interviews with major Fox figures including Gretchen Carlson, the presenter who brought down famed network boss Roger Ailes; and former Fox political editor Chris Stirewalt, a key figure on the Decision Desk whose election night call triggered a Trump meltdown the program examines the politics at work within the network and why it tied its fortunes to Donald Trump.
"This is all a money game. This is all about ratings. This is all about the bottom line." Gretchen Carlson
https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/fox-and-the-big-lie:-how-the-network-promoted/13510238
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From Australia: Fox and the Big Lie - doc about how Fox News is a threat to Democracy (Original Post)
tenderfoot
Aug 2021
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2naSalit
(90,884 posts)1. That was worth watching.
They seem to have good investigative journalism in AU.
tenderfoot
(8,596 posts)2. Part 2 airs tomorrow evening
2naSalit
(90,884 posts)3. Cool, thanks!