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Fair and Balanced: The History, Operation, and Political Impacts of Fox News
ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Fair and Balanced: The History, Operation, and Political Impacts of Fox News |
| Names |
Bosworth, Jonathan L.
(creator) Sahr, Robert (advisor) |
| Date Issued | 2015-05-22 (iso8601) |
| Note | Honors Bachelor of Arts (HBA) |
| Abstract | Starting in 2001, just five years after its formation, Fox News had the largest nightly cable television news audience and has become an important participant in American news media. Despite outside claims of Fox’s conservative-leaning news coverage, Fox News claims status as an objective news source presenting “fair and balanced” coverage. Fox argues that the presence of widespread “liberal bias” in mainstream media makes it appear conservative, only by contrast. This work synthesizes a number of research materials to examine possible impacts of Fox News on American politics. Through studying the history, operation, and political impacts of Fox News, I find correlations between Fox News and increased political polarization, misinformation, and Republican vote share. However, it is difficult to specify the exact impact of Fox News on those changes changes because Fox is only part of the larger conservative media system within the information-rich environment in which we live. |
| Genre | Thesis |
| Topic | Fox News |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1957/56124 |
