Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

How Fox News Changed American Media and Political Dynamics

[This is an abstract of an article by Bruce Bartlett, a Conservative.]

Bruce Bartlett
Independent

May 10, 2015


Abstract:
The creation of Fox News in 1996 was an event of deep, yet unappreciated, political and historical importance. For the first time, there was a news source available virtually everywhere in the United States, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with a conservative tilt. Finally, conservatives did not have to seek out bits of news favorable to their point of view in liberal publications or in small magazines and newsletters. Like someone dying of thirst in the desert, conservatives drank heavily from the Fox waters. Soon, it became the dominant – and in many cases, virtually the only – major news source for millions of Americans. This has had profound political implications that are only starting to be appreciated. Indeed, it can almost be called self-brainwashing – many conservatives now refuse to even listen to any news or opinion not vetted through Fox, and to believe wh**ever appears on it as the gospel t***h.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 18

[This is an 18 page article, easy to read, written by a conservative, and with
64 footnotes for verification, and several easy-to-understand graphs.]

[Three additional quotes from the article:]

"As media critic Michael Wolff put it early in the Fox era:
Fox is not really about politics....Rather, it’s about having a chip on your shoulder; it’s about us versus them, insiders versus outsiders, phonies versus non- phonies, and, in a clever piece of postmodernism, established media against insurgent media.26"


"Conservative Blowback
Consequently, some political observers now question whether Fox is a net plus or a net minus for Republican p**********l candidates. As Columbia University political scientist Lincoln Mitchell put it after Romney’s loss:

Fox has now become a problem for the Republican Party because it keeps a far right base mobilized and angry, making it hard for the party to move to the center or increase its appeal, as it must do to remain e*******lly competitive....One of the reasons Mitt Romney was so unable to pivot back to the center was due to the drumbeat at Fox, which contributed to forcing him to the right during the primary season. Even after the primary season, when Fox became a big supporter for Romney, the rift between official editorial position and the political feelings of Fox viewers and hosts was clear.63"


"Former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum perhaps put the complicated, double-edged relationship between Fox and the GOP best when he said, “Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us and now we're discovering we work for Fox. And this balance here has been completely reversed. The thing that sustains a strong Fox network is the thing that undermines a strong Republican party.”64"

bvm Loc: Glendale, Arizona

Gee, the one clear voice in the l*****t world of misinformation and you can't stand it.

The monopoly that existed in all media, prior to fox, was obscene.

We all know that FOX is not perfect but at least it makes a person think.

All the media like ABC, CBS, NBC and MSNBC spout only the l*****t crap and ignore anything and everything else, their agenda is politically driven.

They report and repeat the l*****t view on the news from here and abroad.

They speak off the same cue card. Never deviating from the "group think" they are infected with.

George Stephenopolis ( Spelling ? ) is a perfect example of ABC's political agenda.

As well as their ( ABC's ) firing Geraldo for a $200.00 contribution to a local candidate.

Then the fold on George, nice double standard.

If he wants to be a commentator, fine.
But their #1 guy for the debates et al, NO!

I wonder how much money Candy donated to BO or/and Hillary. Kind of makes you wonder


CNN and HLN have separated themselves from this ilk, hoping to regain their audience they lost over the years.

If they succeed it will be nice to have them back.

bvm Loc: Glendale, Arizona

If you continually cite the left about what they think about FOX, you will always get the same scripted reply.

Same old samo.

Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

(respsonding to bvm:)


You raise a lot of questions based on innuendo, and which have nothing to do with the article.

Have you read it?

Some of the issues on accuracy and prejudiced attitudes--liberal and conservative--are graphed, and sourced by independent studies, recognized in the footnotes.

This article is as Fair and Balanced--pro and con--as any article is going to get.

Think about it.


Found this article via Talking Points Memo.

Here is what Josh (founder of TPM) says, saying 'you must read this:'

"Bruce Bartlett is a conservative economist and policy hand (very much out of the supply-side and monetarist movement) who I think still considers himself and by rights is a conservative but at this point in his life is very much a dissident and critic of American conservatism. He just published this article 'How Fox News Changed American Media and Political Dynamics.'

Here's the abstract ...

The creation of Fox News in 1996 was an event of deep, yet unappreciated, political and historical importance. For the first time, there was a news source available virtually everywhere in the United States, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with a conservative tilt. Finally, conservatives did not have to seek out bits of news favorable to their point of view in liberal publications or in small magazines and newsletters. Like someone dying of thirst in the desert, conservatives drank heavily from the Fox waters. Soon, it became the dominant – and in many cases, virtually the only – major news source for millions of Americans. This has had profound political implications that are only starting to be appreciated. Indeed, it can almost be called self-brainwashing – many conservatives now refuse to even listen to any news or opinion not vetted through Fox, and to believe wh**ever appears on it as the gospel t***h.

To read the whole thing, click here and you can read it either as a pdf or web document. The information it contains probably won't surprise you in general terms. But the detail, historical perspective and footnoted documentation are fascinating and important. Just go read it.

I found out about in this thread in The Hive."

Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

You didn't read the article or you deliberately misunderstand it.

This is not a l*****t view, but an academically responsible view, written by a conservative.

Conclusions are drawn from various independent studies, all listed and linked, and many of the quotes--see the original post--are by republicans or conservatives.

You ignore this article at your own intellectual risk.

You choose....

bvm Loc: Glendale, Arizona

Fair and balanced to and by whom?

Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

A smart reply which demonstrates you're just looking to be cute, and failing.

The article and it's author and the people quoted and the studies alluded to are as Fair And Balance as possible.

I leave it to any impartial reader to judge for himself.

You, I don't care about. Go away.

Bangee5 Loc: Louisiana

Before FOX we had CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC to brainwash us. Apparently they had done a good job on Twardlow. Now with FOX we can compare the news, exception, CNN has stopped reporting the news.

Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

[Maybe this, from Wikipedia, will give you some idea:]

Bruce Bartlett
Born Bruce Reeves Bartlett
October 11, 1951 (age 63)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Residence Great Falls, Virginia
Nationality American
Education Rutgers University, B.A., 1973
Georgetown University, M.A., 1976
Occupation author, historian, economist
Known for Opposition to George W. Bush's economic policies
Political party
Independent[1]
Parent(s) Frank and Marjorie (Stern) Bartlett.

Bruce Reeves Bartlett (October 11, 1951) is an American historian whose area of expertise is supply-side economics. He served as a domestic policy adviser to Ronald Reagan and as a Treasury official under George H. W. Bush.

Bartlett has written several books and magazine articles critical of the administration of George W. Bush, whose economic policies he believes significantly depart from traditional conservative principles.


Bartlett was educated at Rutgers University (BA, 1973) and Georgetown University (M.A., 1976). He originally studied American diplomatic history under Lloyd Gardner at Rutgers and Jules Davids at Georgetown. He did a considerable amount of research on the origins of the Pearl Harbor attack, doing a master's thesis on the topic at Georgetown, the substance of which was later published as "Coverup: The Politics of Pearl Harbor, 1941–1946". He was closely advised by Percy Greaves, who had been the Republican counsel to the congressional committee investigating the Pearl Harbor attack in 1946.


Political career

In 1976, Bartlett changed careers, going to work for U.S. Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas). Bartlett spent much of his time working with the House Banking Committee, of which Paul was a member. This involved Bartlett in economic issues. Paul was defeated when he ran for re-e******n in November 1976.

In January 1977, Bartlett went to work for U.S. Congressman Jack Kemp (R-New York) as a staff economist. Bartlett spent much of his time on tax issues, helping to draft the Kemp-Roth tax bill, which ultimately formed the basis of Ronald Reagan's 1981 tax cut. Bartlett's book, "Reaganomics: Supply-Side Economics in Action" appeared in 1981 (New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers). He also co-edited the book The Supply-Side Solution (Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers, 1983).

In 1978, Bartlett went to work for Perry Duryea, who was the Republican candidate for governor of New York. Duryea was defeated in November and Bartlett returned to Washington, where he joined the staff of newly elected Senator Roger Jepsen (R-Iowa).

Reagan Administration

In 1981, Jepsen became Vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress and Bartlett became deputy director of the committee's staff. Jepsen became chairman in 1983 and Bartlett became executive director of the JEC. During this period, the committee was very active in promoting Ronald Reagan's economic policies.

In late 1984, Bartlett became vice president of Polyconomics, a New Jersey-based consulting company founded by Jude Wanniski, a former Wall Street Journal editorial writer, that advised Wall Street clients on economic and investment policy. Bartlett left in 1985 to become a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, where he specialized in tax policy and was particularly involved in the debate around the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

George H. W. Bush administration

In 1987, Bartlett became a senior policy analyst in the White House Office of Policy Development, then headed by Gary Bauer. He left in 1988 to become the deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department, where he served until the end of the George H. W. Bush administration.

Afterwards, Bartlett worked briefly at the Cato Institute in 1993. From 1993 to 2005, Bartlett was affiliated with the National Center for Policy Analysis, a free-market think tank based in Dallas, Texas.

Since 1995, he has written a newspaper column for Creators Syndicate, based in Los Angeles, and written extensively for many newspapers and magazines, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Fortune magazine, and Commentary magazine. He currently blogs at Capital Gains and Games.

green Loc: 22.1749611,-159.646704,20

really? people still get their news in commercial-laden soundbites on the tv?

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

We all know that FOX is not perfect but at least it makes a person think.[/quote]

yup yuh right. this is one very twisted duped source an belief.. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :XD: :XD: :XD: :XD: :XD: :XD: :XD: :XD: :XD: :XD: :XD: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

bvm Loc: Glendale, Arizona

There's the catch " Fair And Balance as possible". If it comes from YOUR source, that's impossible.

Retartlow, You've been gone for a long time.

Twardlow Loc: Arkansas

Can you read? Is that too much for you!

The article was written by a life-long republican, worked for big ronnie, geo w bush, and rand paul's dad! You can't get more fair and balanced than that for a republican!

You just want to make trouble, and talk about things you don't understand.

Too fair and balanced for you?

Bangee5 Loc: Louisiana

BVM just wants to make trouble? Isn't this your thread? You are the trouble maker...