Tag Archives: Fox News

Study–The Fox News Effect: Media Bias and Voting

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Michael Morrison

The Fox News Effect: Media Bias and Voting Abstract Does media bias affect voting? We analyze the entry of Fox News in cable markets and its impact on voting. Between October 1996 and November 2000, the conservative Fox News Channel … Continue reading →

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Anti-Fact Ideology Confronts Reality: Is It a Teachable Moment?

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Michael Morrison

Does the Nate Silver experience provide a teachable moment for Fox News viewers? Recall Silver was pilloried by the right-wing because his analysis demonstrated that President Obama had over a 90% probability of winning the election. In the Fox News anti-fact … Continue reading →

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Just Ranting… Fox News and then Recalling Sinclair Lewis’ Advice

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Michael Morrison

Just listening to Fox News, if you can call it that! The anti-fact, anti-science club was in excellent form today. Their ideological bent compromises all standards of accepted journalism but it also reminds me of Sinclair Lewis’ advice, “It’s very … Continue reading →

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Oh, Oh! No News is Better than Fox News!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Michael Morrison

Fox News Does Poorly, but the Liberal-Oriented MSNBC Has Nothing to Crow About Don’t shoot the messenger but it appears, at least according to a follow-up study by Farleigh Dickinson University researchers, no news is better than Fox News. More … Continue reading →

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