Accuracy in Media

According to Politico, the Rupert Murdoch media properties seem to be coordinating their coverage, moving closer to President Trump, and, in the process, losing their last shreds of credibility. In the piece, Jason Schwartz accused the Murdoch properties of a coordinated campaign to distract from the president’s problems with the Russia investigation. As far as […]

Is Fox News preparing for a future without Bill O’Reilly? If New York Magazine’s Gabe Sherman is correct, that could become a reality in the very near future. Sherman reports that while Rupert Murdoch is resisting attempts to fire O’Reilly, sons James and Lachlan have been arguing for just that after several women accused the longtime […]

The much expected bidding war for the services of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly has apparently fizzled, due in part to Rupert Murdoch’s indication last week that he wants to re-sign the star anchor and was willing to meet her asking price of a $20 million annual salary. According to Vanity Fair, CNN, ABC and […]

During an earnings call on Wednesday, 21st Century Fox executive chairman Lachlan Murdoch sought to reassure investors that the company won’t be negatively affected by the departure of former CEO Roger Ailes following a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former anchor Gretchen Carlson. “Two weeks ago we received and accepted Roger Ailes’ resignation as the […]

Fox News Channel Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, who has guided the cable news network to unprecedented success, resigned yesterday amid a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former anchor Gretchen Carlson, throwing into doubt the long-term future of the network. Carlson’s lawsuit, filed on July 6, rocked the network and the cable news world as […]

The parent companies of conservative cable news network Fox News Channel and the right-leaning Wall Street Journal have signed onto a White House pledge to combat climate change. From the White House statement: Today, the White House will announce additional commitments from 73 companies from across the American economy who are joining the American Business Act on […]

Jane Fonda doesn’t think much of CNN, or the potential acquisition of CNN parent company Time Warner by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox. Fonda, who was married to CNN founder Ted Turner for 10 years, told The Wrap that if Murdoch bought Time Warner it would be a “catastrophe:” If that happens I’m going to be […]

In a wide-ranging interview with Fortune magazine’s Patricia Sellers, 21st Century Fox Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch disputed the notion that Fox News has hurt the Republican Party. He said that the cable news network had just the opposite effect and had actually saved the GOP. Does it bother you at all, Rupert, that there […]

Big media corporations are lobbying for passage of the Gang of Eight’s 844-page immigration bill, S. 744. Critics call it amnesty. In addition to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation (the parent of Fox News), the companies include:  Walt Disney Co. (owns ABC News) Hearst Corp. (owns 15 daily newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, […]

Denver, Colorado: As I waited to film an interview with Susan Crawford, who is being promoted by the left as the next FCC chairman, she could be overheard expressing a burning desire to get on Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC program to attack the telecommunications industry. Crawford has written a new book, Captive Audience, which is popular […]