Erik Wemple: Fox News


Posted at 05:54 PM ET, 06/13/2013

Fox News sued over car chase/suicide coverage

By Erik Wemple
The network's footage caused emotional harm to the victim's children, according to a lawsuit. Should Fox be liable for that?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:54 PM ET, 06/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, shepard smith

Posted at 03:21 PM ET, 06/13/2013

Fox News reunites with Sarah Palin. But why?
By Erik Wemple
There has got to be a good explanation for why Fox News is reuniting with Sarah Palin. And we're waiting for it.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:21 PM ET, 06/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Sarah Palin

Posted at 05:26 PM ET, 06/11/2013

Trayvon Martin case: FoxNews.com resuscitates Geraldo-esque viewpoint
By Erik Wemple
Trayvon Martin's alleged "street attitude" blamed by FoxNews.com commentator for killing.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:26 PM ET, 06/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, George Zimmerman, Geraldo Rivera, Trayvon Martin

Posted at 08:43 AM ET, 06/11/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly calls for PRISM shutdown

By Erik Wemple
There is a big difference, says cable host, between records of phone conversations and e-mails.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:43 AM ET, 06/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, National Security Agency, NSA, Prism

Posted at 05:49 PM ET, 06/07/2013

Geraldo, Benghazi and the alleged mic cut-off, revisited

By Erik Wemple
Author had given Rivera a chance to deny the story long before it became a story.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:49 PM ET, 06/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, Geraldo Rivera, Roger Ailes

Posted at 01:37 PM ET, 06/07/2013

What's up with Roger Ailes and the supply closet?
By Erik Wemple
Did this guy really hole himself up in a backroom of Fox News over fear of surveillance?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:37 PM ET, 06/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Jonathan Alter, Roger Ailes

Posted at 10:59 AM ET, 06/06/2013

Fox News and James Rosen: How much notice did they give the government?
By Erik Wemple
Media organizations have developed a MO before publishing sensitive national-security information. Did Fox News observe it?

By Erik Wemple  |  10:59 AM ET, 06/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CIA, Fox News, James Rosen

Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 06/05/2013

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow condescends to Fox News viewers

By Erik Wemple
They're loud and unintelligible, suggests MSNBC host.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:59 AM ET, 06/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow

Posted at 05:56 PM ET, 06/04/2013

Fox News uses bizarre copyright rationale to kill critical advertisement

By Erik Wemple
A cable network says, in effect, that it doesn't control its own stuff.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:56 PM ET, 06/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  advertisements, copyright, Fox News

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 06/04/2013

Fox News site corrects Woodward misquote

By Erik Wemple
Thanks to correction, veteran journalist no longer depicted as a promoter of IRS-Watergate comparisons.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:00 AM ET, 06/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bob Woodward, Fox News, IRS scandal

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 06/04/2013

Fox News site botches Woodward's take on IRS scandal
By Erik Wemple
Longtime Washington investigative journalist didn't actually say that the IRS scandal is 'on the road to Watergate.'

By Erik Wemple  |  08:16 AM ET, 06/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Bob Woodward, Fox News, IRS scandal

Posted at 04:59 PM ET, 05/31/2013

Top attorney regarding Fox News case: Curbing liberty for expediency equals 'tyranny'
By Erik Wemple
What's it called when the government kind of accuses a reporter of a criminal violation but then says it won't prosecute?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:59 PM ET, 05/31/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Associated Press, Fox News, James Rosen

Posted at 03:05 PM ET, 05/31/2013

Don't mess with Megyn Kelly on the topic of working moms
By Erik Wemple
Megyn Kelly v. Erick Erickson on working moms. Who do you think won that one?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:05 PM ET, 05/31/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Megyn Kelly

Posted at 08:59 AM ET, 05/31/2013

Fox News's Andrea Tantaros calls Erik Wemple Blog a "little dweeb"
By Erik Wemple
But she was just kidding.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:59 AM ET, 05/31/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Andrea Tantaros, Fox News, President Obama

Posted at 04:40 PM ET, 05/30/2013

Fox News soars on Justice Department wings
By Erik Wemple
Getting mentioned in same breath with New York Times and AP? Fox'll take that.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:40 PM ET, 05/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Eric Holder, Fox News, James Rosen, Justice Department, leak investigations

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 05/30/2013

Fox News shuns Justice meeting
By Erik Wemple
Without AP and Fox News, Attorney General Eric Holder's meetings with the media may feel a bit hollow.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:35 PM ET, 05/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Associated Press, Fox News, Justice Department

Posted at 10:58 AM ET, 05/30/2013

Holder meeting: Don't go, Fox News!
By Erik Wemple
No upside for leading cable network in sitting down with Attorney General Eric Holder

By Erik Wemple  |  10:58 AM ET, 05/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, CNN, Eric Holder, Fox News, New York Times

Posted at 03:23 PM ET, 05/28/2013

Eric Holder's boilerplate 'remorse'
By Erik Wemple
The attorney general echoes Justice Department boilerplate when talking about the media and government.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:23 PM ET, 05/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Attorney General Eric Holder, Fox News, Media

Posted at 05:34 PM ET, 05/24/2013

Fox News and the scourge of leak investigations (including the 'Fox Mole')
By Erik Wemple
Setting the record straight: Don't you dare allege any irony regarding Fox News's position on James Rosen and its position on Joe Muto.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:34 PM ET, 05/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Fox News, James Rosen, Justice Department

Posted at 05:57 PM ET, 05/23/2013

Fox News's Roger Ailes responds to Justice Dept. investigation

By Erik Wemple
The network chief's memo to his staff today shows why he has such a loyal workforce.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:57 PM ET, 05/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Roger Ailes

Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 05/23/2013

What's the deal with James Rosen's parents?
By Erik Wemple
The Justice Department demanded "subscriber records" for James Rosen's parents. What does that mean?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:50 PM ET, 05/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Justice Department

Posted at 04:18 PM ET, 05/22/2013

The Benghazi approach to government transparency
By Erik Wemple
Really want to smoke out government secrets? The Benghazi story suggests an approach.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:18 PM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Benghazi, CIA, Fox News, White House

Posted at 08:44 AM ET, 05/22/2013

Fox News commentator denounces Democratic-scandal journalism

By Erik Wemple
Let's do something on the political dimensions of the scandal!

By Erik Wemple  |  08:44 AM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, bernard Goldberg, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, New York Times

Posted at 12:26 PM ET, 05/21/2013

Fox News: 'They went into our computer servers at Fox News'
By Erik Wemple
Justice Department denies anyone went into any news outlet's servers.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:26 PM ET, 05/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Justice Department, leak, shepard smith, Stephen kim

Posted at 02:49 PM ET, 05/20/2013

Fox News: Blindsided by Rosen investigation?

By Erik Wemple
How did the Washington Post scoop Fox News on Fox News?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:49 PM ET, 05/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Stephen kim, Washington Post

Posted at 08:12 AM ET, 05/20/2013

Fox News's Chris Wallace picks over carcass of Benghazi issue
By Erik Wemple
What was Obama doing on the night of Benghazi? That's perhaps the issue's last frontier.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:12 AM ET, 05/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, President Obama

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 05/16/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly: AP has been 'exceedingly kind' to President Obama
By Erik Wemple
Hammer AP on the one hand, use its content on the other: Fox News!

By Erik Wemple  |  08:32 AM ET, 05/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Associated Press, Fox News

Posted at 05:56 PM ET, 05/14/2013

Fox Newsers nominate themselves for Benghazi awards
By Erik Wemple
Surely Fox News has done a lot of reporting on Benghazi. Does that mean it deserves some big award?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:56 PM ET, 05/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, President Obama

Posted at 04:26 PM ET, 05/13/2013

Fox Newser says Obama 'traded lives for votes'
By Erik Wemple
Just what is KT McFarland suggesting?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:26 PM ET, 05/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, KT McFarland

Posted at 11:50 AM ET, 05/13/2013

Fox News's Karl Rove cheap-shots Weekly Standard
By Erik Wemple
Political guru claims his FREE-to-watch ad has more views than Weekly Standard has PAID subscribers.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:50 AM ET, 05/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Karl Rove, Weekly Standard

Posted at 08:28 AM ET, 05/10/2013

Fox News guy: MSNBC is a PR firm
By Erik Wemple
The cable-news ideological chasm -- example 2,345.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:28 AM ET, 05/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 04:26 PM ET, 05/08/2013

Benghazi hearing: What about Fox News's 'commandeered' jet?
By Erik Wemple
Whistleblower Gregory Hicks said he discussed chartering a jet to help out in Benghazi. Fox News says the team "took matters into their own hands."

By Erik Wemple  |  04:26 PM ET, 05/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News

Posted at 11:38 AM ET, 05/08/2013

Benghazi hearing: State Department issues 'fact-check'!
By Erik Wemple
How the Benghazi story will occupy mediaspace for a full week.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:38 AM ET, 05/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, CBS News, Fox News, whistleblowers

Posted at 04:57 PM ET, 05/07/2013

Why can't Fox News's Megyn Kelly replace 'Hannity'?
By Erik Wemple
There's a prime-time contractual traffic jam at Fox News. Any room for Megyn Kelly?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:57 PM ET, 05/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Megyn Kelly, Sean Hannity

Posted at 11:04 AM ET, 05/07/2013

Hannity guest on Benghazi 'stand down': 'sickening and depressing and disgusting'

By Erik Wemple
Congressman blasts decision not to send forces to Benghazi on the morning of Sept. 12.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:04 AM ET, 05/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, Sean Hannity

Posted at 04:52 PM ET, 05/06/2013

Fox News, Benghazi and 'stand down' orders
By Erik Wemple
New details about that fateful night in Libya, but we still need more clarity.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:52 PM ET, 05/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News

Posted at 01:43 PM ET, 05/06/2013

Did Fox News seek to squelch Benghazi debate?
By Erik Wemple
Why would the network news chief have done such a thing?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:43 PM ET, 05/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, Geraldo Rivera

Posted at 02:04 PM ET, 05/03/2013

Fox News: What happened to its Benghazi exclusive?
By Erik Wemple
Fox News re-boots its Benghazi coverage with a three-part series on the attacks. But how does the new reporting relate to its previous "exclusives"?

By Erik Wemple  |  02:04 PM ET, 05/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News

Posted at 08:49 AM ET, 05/02/2013

Fox News: O'Reilly vs. Hannity on Muslims
By Erik Wemple
Guess who carried on a nice and civil conversation about Muslims, and who didn't.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:49 AM ET, 05/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Muslims, Pew research center, Sean Hannity

Posted at 01:46 PM ET, 05/01/2013

Fox News credited by lawyer for Benghazi whistleblower
By Erik Wemple
The State Department has issued a letter that may help whistleblowers testify before Congress on the attack.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:46 PM ET, 05/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 05/01/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly accuses Tsarnaevs of 'gaming' public assistance
By Erik Wemple
Bill O'Reilly asks why the Tsarnaev patriarch couldn't earn a good living. Read the newspapers!

By Erik Wemple  |  08:32 AM ET, 05/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Boston bombings, Boston marathon bombings, dzhokhar tsarnaev, Fox News, tamerlan tsarnaev, The O'Reilly Factor

Posted at 01:47 PM ET, 04/30/2013

President Obama needs to watch more Fox News

By Erik Wemple
If he did, he'd be quite familiar with the case of the Benghazi whistleblowers.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:47 PM ET, 04/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, State Department

Posted at 08:46 AM ET, 04/30/2013

Fox News: Pro-Obama media suppresses Benghazi, Tsarnaev stories
By Erik Wemple
Bill O'Reilly is unhappy with media coverage of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Miranda rights.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:46 AM ET, 04/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, dzhokhar tsarnaev, Fox News, miranda rights

Posted at 06:41 PM ET, 04/29/2013

Fox News explores scandalous parallels between Benghazi and Boston
By Erik Wemple
Fox News bites on a comparison between Boston and Benghazi, both of which begin with "B."

By Erik Wemple  |  06:41 PM ET, 04/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Boston marathon bombings, Fox News

Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 04/26/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly raps NBC News over terrorism

By Erik Wemple

By Erik Wemple  |  07:59 AM ET, 04/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Boston marathon bombings, Charles Krauthammer, Fox News

Posted at 11:47 AM ET, 04/24/2013

Benghazi report challenges Fox News scoops
By Erik Wemple
More official word challenging a resounding Oct. 26 story about Benghazi by Fox News.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:47 AM ET, 04/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, House of representatives

Posted at 05:47 PM ET, 04/23/2013

Fox News's Beckel promotes crackpot plan against Muslim students
By Erik Wemple
Crazy anti-terrorism ideas have been few and far between, which makes Bob Beckel's stand out.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:47 PM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bob Beckel, dzhokhar tsarnaev, Fox News

Posted at 03:51 PM ET, 04/23/2013

CNN: We've instituted 'checks and balances'
By Erik Wemple
An "ongoing" internal review is addressing the network's embarrassment of last week.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:51 PM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Boston bombings, Boston marathon bombings, CNN, Fox News

Posted at 03:08 PM ET, 04/22/2013

The problem with cable news: Cable news
By Erik Wemple
As Friday proved, there will never be enough news of national import for networks to break and analyze every minute of every day.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:08 PM ET, 04/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston bombings, cable television, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 04:45 PM ET, 04/12/2013

Dick Morris's new employer: 'One of the most brilliant men of our times'
By Erik Wemple
Is a Philadelphia radio station worried that Dick Morris will bring his conflicts of interest onto the airwaves? Listeners will bust him if he does, says executive.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:45 PM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Dick Morris, Fox News

Posted at 09:34 AM ET, 04/11/2013

Fox News AGAIN runs MSNBC's ad for free
By Erik Wemple
Will Fox News ever stop running MSNBC's ads?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:34 AM ET, 04/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC

Posted at 04:12 PM ET, 04/10/2013

MSNBC's Maddow asserts 'rivalry' with Fox News
By Erik Wemple
Yes, the cable networks compete. But do they have a bona fide rivalry?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:12 PM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, ratings

Posted at 07:47 AM ET, 04/10/2013

Fox News, please stop promoting MSNBC!

By Erik Wemple
Ten minutes and 55 seconds: That's how long "The Five" spent discussing an MSNBC ad.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:47 AM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC, Roger Ailes

Posted at 01:22 PM ET, 03/29/2013

Non-O'Reilly 'Killing Jesus' publisher: Title overlap no big deal
By Erik Wemple
Could O'Reilly's "Killing Jesus" boost or diminish to a less-well-known author using the same title? Nah, says publisher.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:22 PM ET, 03/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, killing jesus

Posted at 10:58 AM ET, 03/29/2013

Hannity interviews an author of 'Killing Jesus'
By Erik Wemple
Hold on -- which "Killing Jesus" book are we talking about here?

By Erik Wemple  |  10:58 AM ET, 03/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, killing jesus, Roger Ailes, Sean Hannity

Posted at 08:51 AM ET, 03/28/2013

O'Reilly-Limbaugh gay-marriage feud satirized on MSNBC
By Erik Wemple
Lawrence O'Donnell trashes Bill O'Reilly, which is precisely what Bill O'Reilly wants.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:51 AM ET, 03/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, MSNBC, Rush Limbaugh

Posted at 02:57 PM ET, 03/27/2013

Fox News all day: Hard, and conservative
By Erik Wemple
No question: Fox News does a ton of hard news during its daytime programming. But its "objective" coverage also tilts rightward fairly often.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:57 PM ET, 03/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Pew research center, Roger Ailes

Posted at 05:00 PM ET, 03/26/2013

Roger Ailes's biographer definitely not 'authorized'!
By Erik Wemple
What's an authorized biography, and has Zev Chafets written one?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:00 PM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Roger Ailes, Zev Chafets

Posted at 12:12 PM ET, 03/25/2013

MSNBC not an 'instrument' of Democratic Party, New Republic argues
By Erik Wemple
But Fox News is an "instrument" of the Republican Party, writes Rebecca Dana. How to prove that?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:12 PM ET, 03/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, MSNBC, New Republic

Posted at 09:11 AM ET, 03/25/2013

Roger Ailes's biographer whiffs when asked to criticize him
By Erik Wemple
The man who wrote a glowing account of the Fox News boss says he was not troubled by anything he saw.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:11 AM ET, 03/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Roger Ailes, Zev Chafets

Posted at 05:10 PM ET, 03/21/2013

MSNBC says it doesn't comment on Pew reports (but it has!)
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC wants no piece of that Pew Center study on media, which found that MSNBC was tilted massively toward opinion and commentary.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:10 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, MSNBC, Pew research center, Phil Griffin

Posted at 04:02 PM ET, 03/20/2013

Fox News's Roger Ailes backtracks on error rate
By Erik Wemple
Roger Ailes moves the goalposts on his network's allegedly clean error rate.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:02 PM ET, 03/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Roger Ailes

Posted at 03:43 PM ET, 03/20/2013

Roger Ailes keeps public focus on Roger Ailes
By Erik Wemple
Roger Ailes says something edgy about some public figure: Fire up the presses!

By Erik Wemple  |  03:43 PM ET, 03/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Roger Ailes, Zev Chafets

Posted at 07:41 AM ET, 03/20/2013

Fox News contributor Krauthammer disses MSNBC
By Erik Wemple
Bill O'Reilly complains that it's tough to get objective information "out there" these days.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:41 AM ET, 03/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Charles Krauthammer, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 11:09 AM ET, 03/19/2013

O'Reilly segment: We need to judge and humiliate broken families
By Erik Wemple
Liberal politicians simply refuse to judge the poor, says a guest on "The O'Reilly Factor." The host chimed in: They won't humiliate pregnant teens, either!

By Erik Wemple  |  11:09 AM ET, 03/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Gavin Newsom

Posted at 12:09 PM ET, 03/18/2013

On cable TV, talk is cheap -- and profitable
By Erik Wemple
Interviews, talk, chatter, gossip, shouting -- these are the ways cable news makes its money.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:09 PM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cable news, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 03:12 PM ET, 03/17/2013

CPAC'ers to Fox News: Don't go changing
By Erik Wemple
This blog and other media critics were all over the Dick Morris and Karl Rove stories. Did anyone else care?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:12 PM ET, 03/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CPAC, Fox News

Posted at 01:55 PM ET, 03/12/2013

Fox News's Karl Rove won't let go of election night
By Erik Wemple
Why is he so eager to summon memories of a bad evening for him?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:55 PM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Election Night, Fox News, Karl Rove, President Obama

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 03/12/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly raises specter of American 'depression'

By Erik Wemple
Had enough of Bill O'Reilly on federal spending? Then don't tune in this week.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:56 AM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, President Obama

Posted at 10:14 AM ET, 03/08/2013

Fox News's Steven Crowder fistfight case: No charges
By Erik Wemple
No charges in the high-profile scuffle involving a Fox News contributor.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:14 AM ET, 03/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Steven Crowder

Posted at 04:33 PM ET, 03/07/2013

Michigan police complete investigation in Crowder case
By Erik Wemple
Prosecutor to reveal whether he'll pursue the case.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:33 PM ET, 03/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Michigan State Police, Steven Crowder

Posted at 04:28 PM ET, 03/06/2013

Roger Ailes's biography boost
By Erik Wemple
Whenever Fox News comes under attack, it retreats to a comfy zone.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:28 PM ET, 03/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Roger Ailes, Zev Chafets

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 03/06/2013

Hannity botches slam on media

By Erik Wemple
People don't trust Obama-loving media, says Hannity. Nor do they trust Obama-hating media.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:16 AM ET, 03/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Media, Sean Hannity

Posted at 08:18 AM ET, 03/01/2013

Woodward on 'threatened': Can't have it both ways
By Erik Wemple
Famous investigative journalist says he wasn't necessarily threatened but also says he received "coded" language for "you better watch out."

By Erik Wemple  |  08:18 AM ET, 03/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bob Woodward, Fox News, Sean Hannity

Posted at 05:29 PM ET, 02/28/2013

Fox News's Perino: Bush effort to discredit Woodward 'failed miserably'
By Erik Wemple
Everyone stuck up for Woodward when he was at loggerheads with the Bush administration, says Fox Newsie. No one's sticking up for him now that he's at loggerheads with the Obama administration.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:29 PM ET, 02/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bob Woodward, Fox News

Posted at 03:58 PM ET, 02/27/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly connects Hispanics with 'bigger government'
By Erik Wemple
In explaining why America is hooked on high taxes, O'Reilly looks to race. Huh?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:58 PM ET, 02/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Race

Posted at 09:53 AM ET, 02/27/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly goes historical on President Obama
By Erik Wemple
With about 97 percent of President Obama's second term still yet to go, the Fox News host is ready to pass judgment.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:53 AM ET, 02/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News

Posted at 10:26 AM ET, 02/26/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly attributes gay marriage evolution to media
By Erik Wemple
A two-part media dynamic explains the public-opinion gains for gay marriage -- the media embraced it and the opposition didn't make a strong enough argument.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:26 AM ET, 02/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, gay marriage

Posted at 08:37 AM ET, 02/22/2013

Cain sticks up for Limbaugh, gloriously

By Erik Wemple
Herman Cain trumps everyone in segment on America, the economy and Rush Limbaugh.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:37 AM ET, 02/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Herman Cain, Juan Williams, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 02/12/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly's problem with NBC News
By Erik Wemple
When NBC News does something wrong, Bill O'Reilly hammers it. When NBC News does something right, Bill O'Reilly hammers it.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:35 PM ET, 02/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, NBC News

Posted at 06:32 PM ET, 02/11/2013

Fox News contributor tells Yemenis not to ride in cars with al Qaeda operatives
By Erik Wemple
Rich Lowry of the National Review suggests that casualties of drone strikes have preventive measures at hand.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:32 PM ET, 02/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Drones, Fox News, Rich Lowry

Posted at 11:19 AM ET, 02/11/2013

Fox News's Ailes: Latino audience a 'tremendous business opportunity'
By Erik Wemple
Roger Ailes thinks Fox News and conservatives have something in common with Latinos.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:19 AM ET, 02/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Roger Ailes

Posted at 05:48 PM ET, 02/08/2013

Obama, Panetta and Benghazi: No big deal?
By Erik Wemple
President Obama didn't have much direct communication with his defense secretary throughout the long night of the Benghazi attack. Should the media care?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:48 PM ET, 02/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, Leon Panetta, President Obama

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 02/08/2013

Fox News's Hannity: Was Obama AWOL on Benghazi night?
By Erik Wemple
Sean Hannity takes a close look at revelations that President Obama had minimal contact with his top defense official on the night of the Benghazi attack.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:00 AM ET, 02/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Sean Hannity

Posted at 10:49 AM ET, 02/07/2013

'Fox & Friends' Carlson: Why are Democrats upset about drones?
By Erik Wemple
Fox News host asks whether Democrats are upset that drone strikes are killing innocent civilians or are they upset that drone strikes are killing terrorists?

By Erik Wemple  |  10:49 AM ET, 02/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Drones, Fox & Friends, Fox News

Posted at 08:43 AM ET, 02/07/2013

Why Fox News booted Dick Morris
By Erik Wemple
Piers Morgan asks Dick Morris what caused his separation from Fox News. Answer: He was wrong "at the top of my lungs."

By Erik Wemple  |  08:43 AM ET, 02/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Dick Morris, Fox News

Posted at 04:05 PM ET, 02/06/2013

FoxNews.com published news of Saudi drone airstrip in 2011

By Erik Wemple
FoxNews.com story on U.S. drone bases in the Arabian peninsula show just how hard it is to keep a lid on information.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:05 PM ET, 02/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Drones, Fox News, FoxNews.com, Saudi Arabia

Posted at 05:23 PM ET, 02/04/2013

Fox News to watch Geraldo!
By Erik Wemple
As he ponders a run the Senate, the network keeps a close eye.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:23 PM ET, 02/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Geraldo Rivera

Posted at 04:14 PM ET, 02/01/2013

Geraldo uses Fox News to hone stump speech
By Erik Wemple
Geraldo Rivera, a possible Senate candidate, works on his talking points on Fox News programs.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:14 PM ET, 02/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Geraldo Rivera

Posted at 11:52 AM ET, 02/01/2013

Sarah Palin: She still has Facebook!
By Erik Wemple
Media types are writing off Sarah Palin yet again. But she's an Internet star!

By Erik Wemple  |  11:52 AM ET, 02/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Facebook, Fox News, Sarah Palin

Posted at 07:53 AM ET, 01/29/2013

O'Donnell: Palin 'unceremoniously dumped' by Fox News
By Erik Wemple
MSNBC host reminds viewers---many times over---that he was right about the Alaskan guv-turned-pundit.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:53 AM ET, 01/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC, Sarah Palin

Posted at 02:47 PM ET, 01/28/2013

Bolton: Clinton's 'feelings' on Benghazi 'irrelevant'
By Erik Wemple
John Bolton rips Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton -- again

By Erik Wemple  |  02:47 PM ET, 01/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Bolton

Posted at 09:44 AM ET, 01/28/2013

Fox News host: Climate change, gay rights not 'really pressing issues'

By Erik Wemple
Jon Scott of Fox News was not pleased about the topics President Obama addressed in the inaugural address.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:44 AM ET, 01/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Climate change, Fox News, Jon Scott

Posted at 05:53 PM ET, 01/25/2013

Palin leaves Fox News: Who'll call Obama a socialist now?
By Erik Wemple
Source says populist politico was offered an opportunity to renew her contract but turned it down. Huh?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:53 PM ET, 01/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Sarah Palin

Posted at 03:37 PM ET, 01/25/2013

Roger Ailes biography sparks an Internet shopping spree

By Erik Wemple
Someone has gone on a shopping spree for domain names related to the upcoming book on the Fox News chief.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:37 PM ET, 01/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Gabriel Sherman, Roger Ailes

Posted at 08:33 AM ET, 01/24/2013

Hannity repeats 'real-time' falsehood
By Erik Wemple
Hours after Clinton denies his claim, the Fox News host repeats it.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:33 AM ET, 01/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Sean Hannity

Posted at 11:08 AM ET, 01/23/2013

Clinton testimony challenges Hannity claims
By Erik Wemple
Secretary of state gives exhaustive rundown of the things she did on the night of the Benghazi attacks. One of them was not watching real-time video of the attacks.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:08 AM ET, 01/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Posted at 07:37 AM ET, 01/23/2013

Inauguration 2013: Cable news gets the 'Daily Show' treatment
By Erik Wemple
Daily Show finds plenty to satirize in cable's inaugural coverage. What a surprise.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:37 AM ET, 01/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Daily Show, Fox News, MSNBC

Posted at 07:48 AM ET, 01/22/2013

Bill O'Reilly predicts unproductive second term for Obama

By Erik Wemple
What did the Fox News host predict about the first one?

By Erik Wemple  |  07:48 AM ET, 01/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Inaugural, President Obama

Posted at 02:26 PM ET, 01/21/2013

Inauguration 2013: Fox News's takeaway from Obama speech

By Erik Wemple
Fox News shows its way with headlines in summing up the president's second inaugural address.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:26 PM ET, 01/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, President Obama

Posted at 08:28 AM ET, 01/21/2013

Fox News plays victim
By Erik Wemple
Fox News wonders why Fox News doesn't get more questions at presidential press conferences. Conclusion: It's because Fox News is too tough.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:28 AM ET, 01/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, President Obama

Posted at 03:54 PM ET, 01/17/2013

Karl Rove and Fox News, once 'benched,' now re-upped
By Erik Wemple
Karl Rove re-ups contract with Fox News through the 2016 campaign season. So does that mean he's no longer benched?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:54 PM ET, 01/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Karl Rove

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 01/16/2013

Fox News 'shunned' at Obama news conferences?
By Erik Wemple
Which news outlet gets to ask the most questions of the president?

By Erik Wemple  |  07:56 AM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Fox News, New York Times, Politico

Posted at 12:07 PM ET, 01/14/2013

Fox News ambushes Journal News

By Erik Wemple
After a N.Y. newspaper shuts down inquiries about its gun maps, a Fox producer goes a-knocking.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:07 PM ET, 01/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Jeanine Pirro, Journal News

Posted at 06:29 PM ET, 01/12/2013

Fox News broadcasts names of New York gun owners

By Erik Wemple
Network brings in group of New York gun holders to criticize decision to out them.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:29 PM ET, 01/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Hannity

Posted at 05:19 PM ET, 01/10/2013

Fox News plays up Georgia home invasion case
By Erik Wemple
The NRA has to be pleased with how Fox News has played this dramatic story.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:19 PM ET, 01/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, gun control

Posted at 09:41 AM ET, 01/07/2013

Fox News and the Hillary Clinton 'faking' outrage
By Erik Wemple
It doesn't appear as if Fox News is gearing up to apologize for allowing its people to essentially call Hillary Clinton a faker.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:41 AM ET, 01/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Posted at 08:10 AM ET, 01/03/2013

Hannity guest protests by covering his ears
By Erik Wemple
Cable news has a moment.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:10 AM ET, 01/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Sean Hannity

Posted at 10:42 AM ET, 01/02/2013

Fox News producer was scolded by State Department
By Erik Wemple
Spokesman Philippe Reines did not take kindly to the question posed by Fox's Justin Fishel at a Dec. 17 press briefing.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:42 AM ET, 01/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Posted at 12:50 PM ET, 12/27/2012

Fox News's Van Susteren: 'I thought we could bring this U.S. Marine home'
By Erik Wemple
Cable news host says that extensive coverage on Fox News may just have caught the attention of Mexican authorities who released U.S. Marine veteran Jon Hammar last week .

By Erik Wemple  |  12:50 PM ET, 12/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Greta Van Susteren

Posted at 09:53 AM ET, 12/24/2012

Lawmaker credits Fox News for Hammar coverage
By Erik Wemple
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida says that the cable network really "came to bat" for the 27-year-old Marine veteran.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:53 AM ET, 12/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Jon Hammar

Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 12/21/2012

Victory for Fox News: Marine veteran Jon Hammar to be released

By Erik Wemple
Jon Hammar is due to be released from a Mexican prison after the network campaigned persistently for such action.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:16 PM ET, 12/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Jon Hammar

Posted at 07:05 AM ET, 12/21/2012

Bill O'Reilly threatens (fascist, un-American) boycott of Mexico

By Erik Wemple
In a discussion about a Marine held in Mexico, Bill O'Reilly speaks excitedly of a boycott against our neighbor to the south. So O'Reilly's suddenly a boycott fan?

By Erik Wemple  |  07:05 AM ET, 12/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, boycott, Fox News, Mexico

Posted at 08:05 AM ET, 12/20/2012

Palin: Time mag irrelevant
By Erik Wemple
When asked about Time magazine's selection of President Obama as person of the year, Sarah Palin is careful to remind everyone that she's been on Time's list.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:05 AM ET, 12/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Sarah Palin

Posted at 12:53 PM ET, 12/19/2012

Newtown: Why is gun advocate John Lott doing his best work on CNN?
By Erik Wemple
A Fox News web contributor makes a big splash on CNN. Not on FoxNews.com, however.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:53 PM ET, 12/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Fox News, John Lott, Newtown

Posted at 09:05 AM ET, 12/19/2012

State Department report casts doubt on Fox News scoop
By Erik Wemple
A new report from the State Department calls into question the reporting of Fox News on the murky events of Benghazi.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:05 AM ET, 12/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Fox News, State Department

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 12/18/2012

Newtown: What happened to O'Reilly's views on gun control?
By Erik Wemple
In July, Bill O'Reilly was talking about congressional activism in the area of gun regulation. Does he still believe in that?

By Erik Wemple  |  10:00 AM ET, 12/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, gun control

Posted at 08:20 PM ET, 12/15/2012

CNN addresses Ryan-Adam Lanza mis-ID
By Erik Wemple
CNN wonders why everyone is blaming it for misidentifying the shooter in the Newtown massacre. Well, because it's CNN!

By Erik Wemple  |  08:20 PM ET, 12/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  BuzzFeed, CNN, Fox News, huffington post, Newtown

Posted at 12:32 PM ET, 12/14/2012

Crowder admits trying to 'push' ransackers
By Erik Wemple
The Fox News contributor says he and 'some men' tried to 'push' away some rowdies at Tuesday's union protests in Lansing, Mich.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:32 PM ET, 12/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Steven Crowder

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 12/14/2012

Crowder files complaint with Michigan state troopers
By Erik Wemple
Steven Crowder, the Fox News contributor who was attacked during the Lansing union protests on Tuesday, has just filed a criminal complaint with the Michigan State Police

By Erik Wemple  |  11:00 AM ET, 12/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Michigan State Police, Sean Hannity, Steven Crowder

Posted at 04:19 PM ET, 12/13/2012

Crowder hasn't filed assault complaint, Michigan troopers say
By Erik Wemple
Michigan State Police sticks with its assessment that Tuesday's union protests were "mostly peaceful."

By Erik Wemple  |  04:19 PM ET, 12/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Michigan, Steven Crowder

Posted at 01:19 PM ET, 12/13/2012

Did Steven Crowder push assailant?

By Erik Wemple
Fox News's "Hannity" features an interesting discussion on the origins of the fight between Fox News contributor Steven Crowder and some other guy.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:19 PM ET, 12/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Sean Hannity, Steven Crowder

Posted at 05:02 PM ET, 12/12/2012

Michigan protests: Are the media ignoring thuggery?

By Erik Wemple
Should the media have given more attention to the violence at yesterday's Lansing protest?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:02 PM ET, 12/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Hannity, Steven Crowder

Posted at 08:11 AM ET, 12/12/2012

Fox News contributor declares hubbub over assault is 'getting fun'

By Erik Wemple
Fox News contributor Steven Crowder shows up at Lansing protests and comes away a crime victim. Did he deserve this? No. Is he enjoying it? Different question.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:11 AM ET, 12/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Steven Crowder

Posted at 05:47 PM ET, 12/11/2012

Fox News contributor attacked at Michigan union protest
By Erik Wemple
Fox News contributor Steven Crowder gets in the middle of some mayhem at today's Michigan union protests.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:47 PM ET, 12/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Michigan, Steven Crowder, unions

Posted at 08:48 AM ET, 12/11/2012

O'Reilly attacks 'race hustlers'
By Erik Wemple
Jason Whitlock uses the language of race to address his refusal to appear on "The O'Reilly Factor."

By Erik Wemple  |  08:48 AM ET, 12/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Jason Whitlock

Posted at 12:44 PM ET, 12/10/2012

Alleged study on Fox News withers under scrutiny
By Erik Wemple
Spokesman for would-be study says it wasn't vetted by the "APA." Uh, just what is the APA?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:44 PM ET, 12/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News

Posted at 08:23 AM ET, 12/10/2012

Roger Ailes can't help himself

By Erik Wemple
Does anyone out there believe that K.T. McFarland's loving message to Gen. David Petraeus on behalf of Fox News head Roger Ailes was really just a joke?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:23 AM ET, 12/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CNN, Fox News, Howard Kurtz

Posted at 12:57 PM ET, 12/07/2012

O'Reilly: Obama camp was wary of Libya questions
By Erik Wemple
Bill O'Reilly reports that Obama campaign was concerned about Libya questions in turning down an interview for "The O'Reilly Factor."

By Erik Wemple  |  12:57 PM ET, 12/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, Jay Leno

Posted at 03:24 PM ET, 12/06/2012

'Benched' Karl Rove announces new Fox News appearances
By Erik Wemple
Talk has it that Karl Rove has been 'benched' from Fox News because of his conduct on election night, where he melted down over Ohio election. But he's got two upcoming appearances.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:24 PM ET, 12/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Dick Morris, Fox News, Karl Rove

Posted at 12:12 PM ET, 12/06/2012

Does Fox News's Ed Henry agree with Tom Ricks?
By Erik Wemple
Fox News White House reporter Ed Henry raises questions about the level of attention paid to Benghazi by "some of our commentators."

By Erik Wemple  |  12:12 PM ET, 12/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Benghazi, Ed Henry, Fox News

Posted at 10:56 AM ET, 12/06/2012

Dear Bob Costas: You cannot have it both ways

By Erik Wemple
Bob Costas tells Bill O'Reilly that he supports "more comprehensive and effective controls on the sale of guns." Yet that's not what he was talking about in his famous Sunday night remarks. Huh?

By Erik Wemple  |  10:56 AM ET, 12/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bill O'Reilly, Bob Costas, Fox News

Posted at 04:15 PM ET, 12/05/2012

Fox News contributor challenges Woodward story
By Erik Wemple
K.T. McFarland insists The Washington Post made too much of her relaying a message from Fox News chief Roger Ailes to Gen. David Petraeus in the spring of 2011.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:15 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bob Woodward, David Petraeus, Fox News, k.t. mcfarland

Posted at 03:11 PM ET, 12/05/2012

MSNBC chief cites Fox News's benching' of Karl Rove, Dick Morris
By Erik Wemple
Phil Griffin argues anew that a Pew study putting MSNBC on comparable footing as Fox News in terms of presidential election coverage was faulty.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:11 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Dick Morris, Fox News, Karl Rove, MSNBC

Posted at 04:07 PM ET, 12/04/2012

Roger Ailes claims he's out of politics.' Ha!
By Erik Wemple
Somehow the Fox News chief manages to keep a toe or two in in his erstwhile profession.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:07 PM ET, 12/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bob Woodward, Fox News, Roger Ailes, Rush Limbaugh

Posted at 12:45 PM ET, 12/04/2012

Five takeaways from the Fox News-David Petraeus conspiracy

By Erik Wemple
Fox News tells a top official that everyone at Fox News loves him, that he can call in headline changes if he so wishes, and that the boss might help him run for president.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:45 PM ET, 12/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Afghanistan, David Petraeus, Fox News, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch

Posted at 03:19 PM ET, 12/03/2012

Fire Costas! says talking head on Fox News

By Erik Wemple
Likens gun-control advocacy to stripping African Americans of vote

By Erik Wemple  |  03:19 PM ET, 12/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bob Costas, Fox News, gun control, Jovan Belcher, lars larson

Posted at 12:37 PM ET, 12/03/2012

Tom Ricks stops talking about Fox News clash!

By Erik Wempl
At long last

By Erik Wempl  |  12:37 PM ET, 12/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News, Howard Kurtz, Reliable Sources, Tom Ricks

Posted at 03:05 PM ET, 12/02/2012

Fox News's Chris Wallace praises Susan Rice

By Erik Wemple
Repeat: Fox News guy praises Susan Rice

By Erik Wemple  |  03:05 PM ET, 12/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Wallace, Fox News, Susan Rice

Posted at 09:25 AM ET, 11/20/2012

O’Reilly rips the Washington Post
By Erik Wemple
Bill O’Reilly lashes back at The Washington Post

By Erik Wemple  |  09:25 AM ET, 11/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  o'reilly washington post, o'reilly romney white establishment, o'reilly fox news sarah palin, o'reilly white establishment

Posted at 03:29 PM ET, 11/16/2012

Roger Ailes, driven by detractors
By Erik Wemple
Fox News’s Roger Ailes, media’s towering interviewee.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:29 PM ET, 11/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  roger ailes fox news, roger ailes fox news, roger ailes fox news interview, roger ailes fox news chris ariens, roger ailes fox news contract

Posted at 01:26 PM ET, 11/16/2012

Fox News mangled huge Benghazi story
By Erik Wemple
The network amended bombshell Benghazi report on the fly.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:26 PM ET, 11/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news benghazi, fox news benghazi cia stand down, fox news benghazi glen doherty, fox news benghazi tyrone woods glen doherty, fox news libya, fox news correction, fox news benghazi griffin, fox news griffin

Posted at 01:11 PM ET, 11/15/2012

Fox News Benghazi report gets some backup
By Erik Wemple
Reinforcements arrive for Fox News story on Benghazi

By Erik Wemple  |  01:11 PM ET, 11/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cia benghazi military, cia military benghazi backup, cia military benghazi tripoli, fox news cia military benghazi, fox news military cia benghazi, fox news benghazi, fox news cia, fox news daily beast cia

Posted at 03:35 PM ET, 11/14/2012

Obama news conference: Why didn’t Fox News cite its Benghazi exclusives?

By Erik Wemple
Why didn’t Fox News cite its exclusives in presidential news conference?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:35 PM ET, 11/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news benghazi press conference obama, obama benghazi press conference, obama press conference benghazi, obama press conference fox news benghazi

Posted at 01:26 PM ET, 11/14/2012

Fox News and those Benghazi detainees
By Erik Wemple
Fox News, CIA fight anew over the Benghazi story.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:26 PM ET, 11/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news benghazi

Posted at 09:35 AM ET, 11/13/2012

Dick Morris issues more excuses

By Erik Wemple
Dick ‘Landslide’ Morris offers more excuses for bad prediction

By Erik Wemple  |  09:35 AM ET, 11/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dick morris landslide prediction, dick morris sean hannity landslide, dick morris landslide fox news

Posted at 08:05 PM ET, 11/09/2012

Fox News invited to government’s Benghazi briefing
By Erik Wemple
Yay! Fox News included in key Benghazi briefing by the Pentagon.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:05 PM ET, 11/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news justin fishel, fox news benghazi, fox news benghazi pentagon, fox news benghazi defense officials fox news briefing, fox news

Posted at 01:13 PM ET, 11/09/2012

Fox News and Benghazi video: For real?

By Erik Wemple
Who was watching Benghazi in ‘real time’?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:13 PM ET, 11/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news benghazi, fox news benghazi video, fox news benghazi real time video, fox news benghazi attacks, fox news benghazi hostilities charlene lamb

Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 11/09/2012

Dick Morris attempts to explain his election prediction
By Erik Wemple
He regains good place at Fox News.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:59 AM ET, 11/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dick morris fox news landslide, dick morris fox news greta van susteren, dick morris greta van susteren romney landslide, dick morris excrescence, dick morris prediction dick morris

Posted at 08:17 AM ET, 11/08/2012

Woodward: Romney partisans passed along lame Benghazi tip
By Erik Wemple
Also rates campaign coverage.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:17 AM ET, 11/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news sean hannity media bias, fox news sean hannity benghazi, sean hannity bob woodward media bias, sean hannity

Posted at 01:55 PM ET, 11/07/2012

Dick Morris in good standing with Greta Van Susteren

By Erik Wemple
Dick Morris explains his “landslide” disaster.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:55 PM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news greta van susteren landslide, dick morris landslide, dick morris landslide romney, dick morris van susteren, dick morris romney landslide wrong

Posted at 01:27 AM ET, 11/07/2012

CNN destroys cable competition on election night
By Erik Wemple
CNN clear winner on elections coverage among cable nets

By Erik Wemple  |  01:27 AM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cnn fox news msnbc, cnn election night, fox news election night, msnbc election night, cnn cable, cnn john king, cable, fox news cable

Posted at 12:25 AM ET, 11/07/2012

Fox News disputes its own Ohio call
By Erik Wemple
Karl Rove mutinies over Ohio vote count.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:25 AM ET, 11/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox news karl rove ohio, fox news karl rove ohio obama romney, fox news ohio vote totals romney, fox news karl rove

Posted at 09:20 PM ET, 11/06/2012

Dick Morris ‘landslide’ prediction too early to call
By Erik Wemple
How is his forecast for Romney to pull “the biggest surprise in recent American political history” working out?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:20 PM ET, 11/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news dick morris landslide

Posted at 10:08 AM ET, 11/06/2012

Fox News’s Benghazi coverage: Van Susteren says Obama administration excludes Fox
By Erik Wemple
Van Susteren says Obama administration stiff-arming Fox News.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:08 AM ET, 11/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news greta van susteren, fox news briefings, fox news cia briefing, fox news state department briefing, fox news beghazi, fox news libya, fox news obama

Posted at 08:43 AM ET, 11/06/2012

Palin admits to not thinking
By Erik Wemple
Palin says she hasn’t had much time to think.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:43 AM ET, 11/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sarah palin fox news, sarah palin greta van susteren, sarah palin media, sarah plain, media evangelicals

Posted at 04:38 PM ET, 11/05/2012

On Benghazi, Fox News picks fight with State Department

By Erik Wemple
Fox alleges chaos at pre-attack Benghazi site; State Department alleges calm.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:38 PM ET, 11/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news benghazi state department, fox news benghazi cia, fox news benghazi cia state department christopher stevens, fox news benghazi christopher stevens, fox news benghazi terrorism

Posted at 11:47 AM ET, 11/05/2012

Why exclude Fox News from Benghazi intel briefing?
By Erik Wemple
Any reason why Fox News wasn’t ‘invited’ to CIA’s briefing on Benghazi?

By Erik Wemple  |  11:47 AM ET, 11/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news benghazi coverage, fox cia benghazi

Posted at 10:12 AM ET, 11/05/2012

Fox News report again takes issue with CIA
By Erik Wemple
Fox News rebuts the agency’s rebuttal.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:12 AM ET, 11/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news cia benghazi

Posted at 05:22 PM ET, 11/02/2012

Fox News’s ‘laser’ claim: Official calls it ‘Tom Clancy-level fiction’

By Erik Wemple
What about Fox’s claim that fighters used lasers against the Libyans?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:22 PM ET, 11/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news benghazi, fox news benghazi attacks, fox news bengazi terrorism, fox news benghazi laser mortar, fox news jennifer griffin benghazi

Posted at 10:35 AM ET, 11/02/2012

Fox’s Benghazi story punctured on Fox
By Erik Wemple
Did government fail in response to Benghazi? Geraldo says no!

By Erik Wemple  |  10:35 AM ET, 11/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news benghazi, fox news benghazi attack, fox news benghazi geraldo, fox news benghazi geraldo eric bolling, fox news bolling geraldo rivera, fox news benghazi cia

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 11/02/2012

Benghazi timeline challenges Fox News story
By Erik Wemple
Two story lines emerge.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:30 AM ET, 11/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news benghazi, fox news benghazi cia, fox news cia benghi obama, fox news timline benghazi

Posted at 12:29 PM ET, 11/01/2012

Fox News’s Benghazi bombshell: Why haven’t other media followed?

By Erik Wemple
Should media outlets follow the Fox News story on Benghazi?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:29 PM ET, 11/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news benghazi, fox news benghazi cia stand down, fox news cia benghazi stand down cia, fox news libya

Posted at 08:13 AM ET, 10/31/2012

O’Reilly calls himself a ‘punk’
By Erik Wemple
Bill O’Reilly chides himself as a ‘punk’

By Erik Wemple  |  08:13 AM ET, 10/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill o'reilly fox news, bill o'reilly fox news bernie goldberg mitt romney, bill o'reilly fox news

Posted at 05:29 PM ET, 10/29/2012

Hurricane Sandy’s track to vindication of Fox News, Janice Dean
By Erik Wemple
Hurricane Sandy makes a soothsayer of Fox News’s Janice Dean.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:29 PM ET, 10/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  hurricane sandy, hurricane sandy path, hurricane sandy track, hurricane sandy update, hurricane sandy fox news janice dean, hurricane sandy impacts, hurricane sandy forecast fox news, hurricane sandy forecast

Posted at 09:37 AM ET, 10/26/2012

Geraldo on Libya: Stop ‘preposterous’ nonsense
By Erik Wemple
Geraldo blasts politicization of Libya

By Erik Wemple  |  09:37 AM ET, 10/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  geraldo libya fox news, geraldo rivera libya fox & friends, fox & friends geraldo libya, geraldo libya fox

Posted at 03:39 PM ET, 10/25/2012

Fox News doesn’t like Mourdock story
By Erik Wemple
Fox News finds a lot of stuff to cover aside from Mourdock story.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:39 PM ET, 10/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news mourdock rape comment, mourdock rape comment fox, mourdock rape fox msnbc, media matters mourdock rape msnbc

Posted at 01:04 PM ET, 10/24/2012

Palin accuses president of ‘shuck and jive’ on Libya
By Erik Wemple
She criticizes his statements on Libya with a racially loaded phrase.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:04 PM ET, 10/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sarah palin obama shuck and jive, palin shuck and jive, sarah palin fox news shuck and jive, palin obama shuck and jive libya

Posted at 08:08 AM ET, 10/24/2012

Hannity serves as director for Obama ‘apology tour’
By Erik Wemple
And he forgot to tell Democratic operative his role.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:08 AM ET, 10/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news hannity apology tour, fox news hannity steve murphy, fox news hannity murphy apology, fox news apology tour, fox news apology

Posted at 01:12 PM ET, 10/23/2012

Fox News and the Associated Press: What’s next?

By Erik Wemple
What’s next for the two big media operations?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:12 PM ET, 10/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news roger ailes ap, roger ailes ap, fox news roger ailes ap bias, fox news roger ailes bill o'reilly ap, fox news ap, fox news associated press, associated press fox news bias ailes

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 10/23/2012

Sarah Palin calls for thorough fact-checking — of Obama
By Erik Wemple
Palin wants to expose lies. Of President Obama.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:32 AM ET, 10/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  presidential debate obama romney fact check, fact check debate, palin fact-check, fox news palin debate, presidential debate palin fox news

Posted at 05:01 PM ET, 10/22/2012

Presidential debate: McCurry says sessions should be ‘informing and entertaining’

By Erik Wemple
Co-chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates describes how debates should appear to viewers.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:01 PM ET, 10/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mike mccurry commission on presidential debates, mike mccurry fox news, fox news presidential debates, fox news candy crowley presidential debate, presidential debate crowley fox

Posted at 12:53 PM ET, 10/22/2012

RNC, DNC clash on Fox News over Libya

By Erik Wemple
How extensively can RNC and DNC spokesmen interrupt each other?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:53 PM ET, 10/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rnc dnc sean spicer brad woodhouse, benghazi, obama romney, fox news clash libya, fox news benghazi obama, fox news benghazi

Posted at 04:33 PM ET, 10/19/2012

Roger Ailes’s Fox News contract: Four more years of six things
By Erik Wemple
Report: Ailes scores another Fox contract

By Erik Wemple  |  04:33 PM ET, 10/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  roger ailes contract, roger ailes contract fox news, fox news roger ailes contract, four year contract ailes fox, fox ailes contract

Posted at 04:32 PM ET, 10/18/2012

Fox News panel EXPLODES over Libya
By Erik Wemple
Fox News goes deep, deep on Obama’s ‘act of terror’ contention.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:32 PM ET, 10/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news megyn kelly libya, libya fox news kelly obama, benghazi fox news obama, benghazi fox news libya rose garden, susan rice fox news libya benghazi

Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 10/14/2012

Woodward: Media guilty of ‘misfocus’ on Libya
By Erik Wemple
Woodward on media: ‘Too much polls’

By Erik Wemple  |  01:50 PM ET, 10/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Technology | Tags:  chris wallace, fox news sunday washington post, chris wallace bob woodward washington post new york times, libya coverage, woodward libya coverage, benghazi coverage woodward new york times

Posted at 07:35 AM ET, 10/10/2012

O’Reilly blasts AP, even though Fox uses it
By Erik Wemple
O’Reilly calls AP ‘biased’ against Romney, fails to note that Fox uses AP.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:35 AM ET, 10/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news ap o'reilly, o'reilly fox news ap photo, fox news o'reilly romney photo, ap romney photo fox, o'reily ap photo romney

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 10/09/2012

Fox News’ apples and oranges: Mediology
By Erik Wemple
Fox News overreaches on the question of partisan lies.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:00 AM ET, 10/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news lies, fox news joe wilson you lie, fox news obama lies romney lies, obama lies, romney lies, fox news obama romney

Posted at 04:35 PM ET, 10/05/2012

Unemployment-rate trutherism: A taxonomy
By Erik Wemple
Fox guy really skeptical about unemployment numbers.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:35 PM ET, 10/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  unemployment numbers, unemployment statistics, bureau of labor statistics, census bureau, fox news, stuart varney, fox news, fox business network, jack welch, jack welch unemployment, jack welch unemployment figures

Posted at 04:26 PM ET, 10/05/2012

Welch hammers unemployment numbers again
By Erik Wemple
Former GE CEO says unemployment figures don’t square with his feelings.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:26 PM ET, 10/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jack welch, fox news, jack welch unemployment, jack welch chicago, jack welch fox news unemployment, unemployment figures, bureau of labor statistics

Posted at 01:10 PM ET, 10/03/2012

AP stands by its 2007 Obama speech story
By Erik Wemple
Did the Associated Press blow it in 2007 in covering Obama’s Hampton speech?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:10 PM ET, 10/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  barack obama, tucker carlson, sean hannity, obama video, obama race video, hampton university, fox news daily caller video, hannity video obama

Posted at 11:48 AM ET, 10/03/2012

Obama campaign: Video is ‘wrong’ and ‘irresponsible’
By Erik Wemple
What’s so ‘wrong’ and ‘irresponsible’ about Obama video?

By Erik Wemple  |  11:48 AM ET, 10/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  barack obama video, obama video race, obama video race hampton university, daily caller fox news obama video, fox news video obama carlson, daily caller obama race

Posted at 09:53 AM ET, 10/03/2012

Fox News exposes itself

By Erik Wemple
Look in the mirror, Fox News.

By Erik Wemple  |  09:53 AM ET, 10/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, hannity, daily caller, president obama, barack obama, hampton university, speech, fox news hammity obama speech, fox news obama race speech

Posted at 01:02 PM ET, 10/02/2012

Fox News’s Andrea Tantaros: How many people need to die before media gets tough?

By Erik Wemple
Andrea Tantaros says a single conglomerate dominates U.S. newspapers.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:02 PM ET, 10/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  andrea tantaros, fox news, bob beckel, president obama, libya, benghazi

Posted at 12:31 PM ET, 10/01/2012

Fox News suicide watch: An end to live car-chase coverage?

By Erik Wemple
Does Fox News’s broadcast of a suicide mark an end to live car-chase coverage?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:31 PM ET, 10/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, car chase, fox news car chase, fox news car chase coverage, fox news shepard smith car chase, fox news suicide

Posted at 06:05 PM ET, 09/28/2012

Blame Fox News, ourselves---not BuzzFeed/Gawker
By Erik Wemple
Good on Gawker, BuzzFeed for posting Fox shooting video.

By Erik Wemple  |  06:05 PM ET, 09/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, car chase, arizona, car chase, coverage, twitter, buzzfeed, gawker, columbia journalism review

Posted at 03:01 PM ET, 09/26/2012

NBC’s Todd pummels Obama aide on foreign-leader meetings
By Erik Wemple
Question on meeting with world leaders is KO.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:01 PM ET, 09/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  chuck todd, stephanie cutter, mitt romney, president bush, foreign leaders, bill o'reilly, ted koppel, fox news, msnbc

Posted at 06:56 AM ET, 09/25/2012

Fox News guy: Koppel not ‘thoughtful’
By Erik Wemple
Who says Ted Koppel ain't thoughtful?

By Erik Wemple  |  06:56 AM ET, 09/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ted koppel, fox news, bernard goldberg, nexis, cable tv, ideological division

Posted at 01:06 PM ET, 09/24/2012

Scientists: Climate bias at Fox, WSJ ‘far exceeded’ rest of media
By Erik Wemple
Why are a bunch of scientists singling out Fox News and Wall Street Journal?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:06 PM ET, 09/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, wall street journal, climate change, brenda ekwurzel, union of concerned scientists

Posted at 09:50 AM ET, 09/21/2012

O’Reilly, please stop fawning over Ted Koppel
By Erik Wemple
O’Reilly, why do you fawn over Koppel so much?

By Erik Wemple  |  09:50 AM ET, 09/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill o'reilly, ted koppel, fox news

Posted at 09:34 AM ET, 09/21/2012

O’Reilly, Koppel disagree on Fox, MSNBC
By Erik Wemple
Ted Koppel pooh-poohs O’Reilly’s contention that Fox does ‘hard news.’

By Erik Wemple  |  09:34 AM ET, 09/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, bill o'reilly, ted koppel, megyn kelly, america live, daytime programming, msnbc

Posted at 10:43 AM ET, 09/20/2012

‘Fox & Friends’ botches something else
By Erik Wemple
Fox News should have killed ‘Fox & Friends’ by now.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:43 AM ET, 09/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox & Friends, fox news, japan, president obama, pirate

Posted at 07:45 AM ET, 09/20/2012

Hannity hammers Obama on debt
By Erik Wemple
Sean Hannity doesn’t need conservative guests.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:45 AM ET, 09/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  president obama, sean hannity, national debt, fox news, bernard whitman, kerry picket

Posted at 07:15 PM ET, 09/18/2012

Sununu: ‘Liberal media’ turning a ‘wart’ into ‘giant cancer’
By Erik Wemple
A Romney surrogate says the nominee recognizes distortionary role of ‘liberal media.’

By Erik Wemple  |  07:15 PM ET, 09/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  megyn kelly, mitt romney, fox news, wart, giant cancer

Posted at 04:32 PM ET, 09/13/2012

Please kill ‘Fox & Friends’

By Erik Wemple
Memo to Fox: Kill the morning show; you’ll survive

By Erik Wemple  |  04:32 PM ET, 09/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, fox & friends, glenn beck, roger ailes, cancel fox & friends, new york times

Posted at 04:52 PM ET, 09/12/2012

Fox News alone on cable car-chase coverage
By Erik Wemple
Fox, your car-chase channel

By Erik Wemple  |  04:52 PM ET, 09/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, los angeles car chase, megyn kelly

Posted at 04:19 PM ET, 09/12/2012

Palin’s freedom v. ‘free stuff’ line: Viable?

By Erik Wemple
How real is Sarah Palin’s mantra?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:19 PM ET, 09/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sarah palin, fox news, sean hannity, bill o'reilly, alaska, dividend, scandinavia, tax, free stuff v. freedom

Posted at 07:50 AM ET, 09/12/2012

‘Fox & Friends’ correction revisits graphics crime scene
By Erik Wemple
‘Fox & Friends’ returns to scene of graphic crime.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:50 AM ET, 09/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox & friends, fox news, unemployment rate, correction, 14.2, 14.7

Posted at 08:57 AM ET, 09/10/2012

Palin fields Hannity softballs: Mediology, Sept. 10

By Erik Wemple
Hannity asks RNC guy to explain the 4.5-million-job ‘lie’

By Erik Wemple  |  08:57 AM ET, 09/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill clinton, sean hannity, washington post, tim graham, newsbusters, sarah palin, fox news

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 09/05/2012

Fact-checking: Fox looks at Michelle Obama’s ‘us-them’

By Erik Wemple
Fox News, your creative fact checker

By Erik Wemple  |  04:10 PM ET, 09/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news, fact checking, shannon break, barack omana, politifact, factcheck.org, first lady, michelle obama, bipartisanship