Fox News - Revision history

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	=== 2021 Coverage ===		=== 2021 Coverage ===

	In 2021, you can turn on Fox News and watch prime-time host Tucker Carlson quip that “not even climate experts understand the climate” or watch Fox contributor Dagen MacDowell suggest that climate change is a hoax because it is cold in April. Other climate deniers such as Marc Morano and Bjorn Lomborg appeared across Fox programming at least six times from January through April. <ref>https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/2021-fox-news-still-spreading-dangerous-climate-denial</ref>		In 2021, you can turn on Fox News and watch prime-time host [[Tucker Carlson]] quip that “not even climate experts understand the climate” or watch Fox contributor Dagen MacDowell suggest that climate change is a hoax because it is cold in April. Other climate deniers such as Marc Morano and Bjorn Lomborg appeared across Fox programming at least six times from January through April. <ref>https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/2021-fox-news-still-spreading-dangerous-climate-denial</ref>

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	Within just a few months in 2019, Another host, Tucker Carlson, referred to the September climate strike as “adults hoping to exploit children for political purposes.” And Laura Ingraham called climate activism by Greta Thunberg and others “globalist” and “socialism in a new mask.”<ref>https://thebulletin.org/2019/05/fox-news-made-the-us-a-hotbed-of-climate-denial-kids-are-the-cure</ref>		Within just a few months in 2019, Another host, [[Tucker Carlson]], referred to the September climate strike as “adults hoping to exploit children for political purposes.” And Laura Ingraham called climate activism by Greta Thunberg and others “globalist” and “socialism in a new mask.”<ref>https://thebulletin.org/2019/05/fox-news-made-the-us-a-hotbed-of-climate-denial-kids-are-the-cure</ref>

	In 2021, Carlson and far-right commentator Mark Steyn mocked comments made by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) linking climate change and racism:		In 2021, Carlson and far-right commentator Mark Steyn mocked comments made by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) linking climate change and racism:

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	==Company Policy ==		==Company Policy ==

	On December 15, 2010, [[MediaMatters]] released a Dec. 8, 2009 e-mail sent by Fox News Washington managing editor Bill Sammon questioning the "veracity of climate change data" and ordering the network's journalists to "refrain from asserting that the planet has warmed (or cooled) in any given period without IMMEDIATELY pointing out that such theories are based upon data that critics have called into question."<ref>~~http~~://thinkprogress.org/~~romm/2010/12/15/207201/~~leaked-email-fox-news-sammon-cast-doubt-on-climate-~~science~~/</ref>		On December 15, 2010, [[MediaMatters]] released a Dec. 8, 2009 e-mail sent by Fox News Washington managing editor Bill Sammon questioning the "veracity of climate change data" and ordering the network's journalists to "refrain from asserting that the planet has warmed (or cooled) in any given period without IMMEDIATELY pointing out that such theories are based upon data that critics have called into question."<ref>https://archive.thinkprogress.org/foxgate-leaked-email-reveals-fox-news-boss-bill-sammon-ordered-staff-to-cast-doubt-on-climate-9eb7fdea1a0e/</ref>

	The directive was issued less than 15 minutes after Fox correspondent Wendell Goler accurately reported on-air that the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization announced that 2000-2009 was "on track to be the warmest [decade] on record."<ref>http://mediamatters.org/blog/201012150004</ref>		The directive was issued less than 15 minutes after Fox correspondent Wendell Goler accurately reported on-air that the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization announced that 2000-2009 was "on track to be the warmest [decade] on record."<ref>http://mediamatters.org/blog/201012150004</ref>

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	Fox News was ~~conjured~~ by Australian-American media oligarch [[Rupert Murdoch]] in 1996, choosing Republican PR executive Roger Ailes as the company's first CEO and Chairman.		Fox News was founded by Australian-American media oligarch [[Rupert Murdoch]] in 1996, choosing Republican PR executive Roger Ailes as the company's first CEO and Chairman.

	In speaking on the importance of television presentation for the United States' presidential elections, Ailes advised then-candidate [[Richard Nixon]]:		In speaking on the importance of television presentation for the United States' presidential elections, Ailes advised then-candidate [[Richard Nixon]]:

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	The next guys up will have to be performers.<ref>"Democracy for Hire: A History of American Political Consulting," Dennis Johnson, 2017, Chapter 8: The [[Media Revolution]], p. 168</ref></blockquote>		The next guys up will have to be performers.<ref>"Democracy for Hire: A History of American Political Consulting," Dennis Johnson, 2017, Chapter 8: The [[Media Revolution]], p. 168</ref></blockquote>

	Following Nixon's victory in 1968, Ailes went on to advise and manage the successful campaigns of [[Hollywood]] Actor [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1980 and 1984, and his Vice President [[George H.W. Bush]] in 1988, relying heavily on [[~~Cowboy Mythology~~]] to develop and present their media persona as the "ideal fighting man" in the image of [[John Wayne]].<ref>"Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics" [[Glenn Greenwald]], 2008</ref> Nixon, Reagan, and Bush were all serial [[war criminals]] who committed genocides in countries including, but not limited to, [[U.S. Genocide of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], [[U.S. Genocide of Laos\|Laos]], [[U.S. Genocide of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[U.S. Genocide of Guatemala\|Guatemala]], [[U.S. Genocide of Nicaragua\|Nicaragua]] and [[U.S. Genocide of Iraq\|Iraq]].<ref>[[U.S. War Crimes]]</ref>		Following Nixon's victory in 1968, Ailes went on to advise and manage the successful campaigns of [[Hollywood]] Actor [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1980 and 1984, and his Vice President [[George H.W. Bush]] in 1988, relying heavily on [[cowboy mythology]] to develop and present their media persona as the "ideal fighting man" in the image of [[John Wayne]].<ref>"Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics" [[Glenn Greenwald]], 2008</ref> Nixon, Reagan, and Bush were all serial [[war criminals]] who committed genocides in countries including, but not limited to, [[U.S. Genocide of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], [[U.S. Genocide of Laos\|Laos]], [[U.S. Genocide of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[U.S. Genocide of Guatemala\|Guatemala]], [[U.S. Genocide of Nicaragua\|Nicaragua]] and [[U.S. Genocide of Iraq\|Iraq]].<ref>[[U.S. War Crimes]]</ref>

	After 20 years at the head of Fox News, Ailes resigned in 2016 facing accusations of sexual harassment from numerous women who worked at Fox, including three on-air hosts.<ref>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/08/andrea-tantaros-made-harassment-claims-against-roger-ailes.html</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/business/media/fox-news-roger-ailes-gretchen-carlson-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-settlement.html</ref>		After 20 years at the head of Fox News, Ailes resigned in 2016 facing accusations of sexual harassment from numerous women who worked at Fox, including three on-air hosts.<ref>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/08/andrea-tantaros-made-harassment-claims-against-roger-ailes.html</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/business/media/fox-news-roger-ailes-gretchen-carlson-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-settlement.html</ref>

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	Earlier in 2019, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reported on findings that showed rejection of climate science among ordinary people is higher among U.S. Americans, and Fox News was a pivotal reason.<ref>https://www.wgbh.org/news/commentary/2019/12/03/how-fox-news-is-helping-to-destroy-the-planet</ref>		Earlier in 2019, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reported on findings that showed rejection of climate science among ordinary people is higher among U.S. Americans, and Fox News was a pivotal reason.<ref>https://www.wgbh.org/news/commentary/2019/12/03/how-fox-news-is-helping-to-destroy-the-planet</ref>

	=== 2022 Studies ==		=== 2022 Studies ===

	A 2022 analysis by the [[Climate Action Against Disinformation]] coalition found that Fox News remains a significant source of false and misleading information about [[climate collapse]], fueling unfounded doubt and denial in a way that could inspire violence against advocates for [[mass climate action]]. <ref>https://caad.info/report/the-impacts-of-climate-disinformation-on-public-perception-2/</ref>		A 2022 analysis by the [[Climate Action Against Disinformation]] coalition found that Fox News remains a significant source of false and misleading information about [[climate collapse]], fueling unfounded doubt and denial in a way that could inspire violence against advocates for [[mass climate action]]. <ref>https://caad.info/report/the-impacts-of-climate-disinformation-on-public-perception-2/</ref>

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	A 2022 analysis by the [[Climate Action Against Disinformation]] coalition found that Fox News remains a significant source of false and misleading information about [[climate collapse]], fueling unfounded doubt and denial in a way that could inspire violence against advocates for [[mass climate action]]. <ref>https://caad.info/report/the-impacts-of-climate-disinformation-on-public-perception-2/</ref>		A 2022 analysis by the [[Climate Action Against Disinformation]] coalition found that Fox News remains a significant source of false and misleading information about [[climate collapse]], fueling unfounded doubt and denial in a way that could inspire violence against advocates for [[mass climate action]]. <ref>https://caad.info/report/the-impacts-of-climate-disinformation-on-public-perception-2/</ref>

	People who watch Fox News on a near-daily basis were far more likely than the general public to believe a host of false climate narratives, including that [[renewable energy]] sources are unreliable and more ~~expensive at generating~~ electricity than [[fossil fuels]] and that the world’s science community is still debating the cause of [[global heating]].<ref>https://insideclimatenews.org/todaysclimate/climate-disinformation-campaigns-threaten-cop27-progress-a-new-report-concludes/</ref>		People who watch Fox News on a near-daily basis were far more likely than the general public to believe a host of false climate narratives, including that [[renewable energy]] sources are unreliable and cost more to generate electricity than [[fossil fuels]], and that the world’s science community is still debating the cause of [[global heating]].<ref>https://insideclimatenews.org/todaysclimate/climate-disinformation-campaigns-threaten-cop27-progress-a-new-report-concludes/</ref>

	== Political Agenda ==		== Political Agenda ==

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	A 2022 analysis by the [[Climate Action Against Disinformation]] coalition found that Fox News remains a significant source of false and misleading information about [[climate collapse]], fueling unfounded doubt and denial in a way that could inspire violence against advocates for [[mass climate action]]. <ref>https://caad.info/report/the-impacts-of-climate-disinformation-on-public-perception-2/</ref>		A 2022 analysis by the [[Climate Action Against Disinformation]] coalition found that Fox News remains a significant source of false and misleading information about [[climate collapse]], fueling unfounded doubt and denial in a way that could inspire violence against advocates for [[mass climate action]]. <ref>https://caad.info/report/the-impacts-of-climate-disinformation-on-public-perception-2/</ref>

	People who watch Fox News ~~at least five times~~ a ~~week, the survey found,~~ were far more likely than the general public to believe a host of false climate narratives, including that [[renewable energy]] sources are unreliable and more expensive at generating electricity than [[fossil fuels]] and that the world’s science community is still debating the cause of [[global heating]].<ref>https://insideclimatenews.org/todaysclimate/climate-disinformation-campaigns-threaten-cop27-progress-a-new-report-concludes/</ref>		People who watch Fox News on a near-daily basis were far more likely than the general public to believe a host of false climate narratives, including that [[renewable energy]] sources are unreliable and more expensive at generating electricity than [[fossil fuels]] and that the world’s science community is still debating the cause of [[global heating]].<ref>https://insideclimatenews.org/todaysclimate/climate-disinformation-campaigns-threaten-cop27-progress-a-new-report-concludes/</ref>

	== Political Agenda ==		== Political Agenda ==

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			=== 2019 Studies ===

	A 2019 Pew study found that “Republicans who watch Fox News are more than twice as likely to deny human-caused climate change than Republican non-viewers, and 62 percent of Republicans watch Fox News.”		A 2019 Pew study found that “Republicans who watch Fox News are more than twice as likely to deny human-caused climate change than Republican non-viewers, and 62 percent of Republicans watch Fox News.”
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	Pew’s data also “suggests that the presence of Fox News and other conservative media outlets may be the primary explanation for why climate denial is more prevalent in the United States than in other developed countries.” That data mirrored the findings of a 2013 study, which noted that consuming Fox News and Rush Limbaugh made Americans significantly less likely to trust scientists or believe in climate change.<ref>https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2019/11/25/u-s-public-views-on-climate-and-energy/</ref>		Pew’s data also “suggests that the presence of Fox News and other conservative media outlets may be the primary explanation for why climate denial is more prevalent in the United States than in other developed countries.” That data mirrored the findings of a 2013 study, which noted that consuming Fox News and Rush Limbaugh made Americans significantly less likely to trust scientists or believe in climate change.<ref>https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2019/11/25/u-s-public-views-on-climate-and-energy/</ref>

	Earlier in 2019, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reported on findings that showed rejection of climate science among ordinary people is ~~especially American~~, and Fox News was a pivotal reason.<ref>https://www.wgbh.org/news/commentary/2019/12/03/how-fox-news-is-helping-to-destroy-the-planet</ref>		Earlier in 2019, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reported on findings that showed rejection of climate science among ordinary people is higher among U.S. Americans, and Fox News was a pivotal reason.<ref>https://www.wgbh.org/news/commentary/2019/12/03/how-fox-news-is-helping-to-destroy-the-planet</ref>

			=== 2022 Studies ==

			A 2022 analysis by the [[Climate Action Against Disinformation]] coalition found that Fox News remains a significant source of false and misleading information about [[climate collapse]], fueling unfounded doubt and denial in a way that could inspire violence against advocates for [[mass climate action]]. <ref>https://caad.info/report/the-impacts-of-climate-disinformation-on-public-perception-2/</ref>

			People who watch Fox News at least five times a week, the survey found, were far more likely than the general public to believe a host of false climate narratives, including that [[renewable energy]] sources are unreliable and more expensive at generating electricity than [[fossil fuels]] and that the world’s science community is still debating the cause of [[global heating]].<ref>https://insideclimatenews.org/todaysclimate/climate-disinformation-campaigns-threaten-cop27-progress-a-new-report-concludes/</ref>

	== Political Agenda ==		== Political Agenda ==

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	The next guys up will have to be performers.<ref>"Democracy for Hire: A History of American Political Consulting," Dennis Johnson, 2017, Chapter 8: The [[Media Revolution]], p. 168</ref></blockquote>		The next guys up will have to be performers.<ref>"Democracy for Hire: A History of American Political Consulting," Dennis Johnson, 2017, Chapter 8: The [[Media Revolution]], p. 168</ref></blockquote>

	Following Nixon's victory in 1968, Ailes went on to advise and manage the successful campaigns of [[Hollywood]] Actor [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1980 and 1984, and his Vice President [[George H.W. Bush]] in 1988, relying heavily on [[Cowboy Mythology]] to develop and present their media persona as the "ideal fighting man" in the image of [[John Wayne]].<ref>"Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics" [[Glenn Greenwald]], 2008</ref> Nixon, Reagan, and Bush were all serial [[war criminals]] who committed genocides in countries including, but not limited to, [[U.S. Genocide of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], [[U.S. Genocide of Laos\|Laos]], [[U.S. Genocide of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[U.S. Genocide of Guatemala\|Guatemala]], [[U.S. Genocide of Nicaragua\|Nicaragua]] and [[U.S. Genocide of Iraq\|Iraq]].<ref>[[U.S. ~~Cold~~ War Crimes]]</ref>		Following Nixon's victory in 1968, Ailes went on to advise and manage the successful campaigns of [[Hollywood]] Actor [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1980 and 1984, and his Vice President [[George H.W. Bush]] in 1988, relying heavily on [[Cowboy Mythology]] to develop and present their media persona as the "ideal fighting man" in the image of [[John Wayne]].<ref>"Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics" [[Glenn Greenwald]], 2008</ref> Nixon, Reagan, and Bush were all serial [[war criminals]] who committed genocides in countries including, but not limited to, [[U.S. Genocide of Vietnam\|Vietnam]], [[U.S. Genocide of Laos\|Laos]], [[U.S. Genocide of Cambodia\|Cambodia]], [[U.S. Genocide of Guatemala\|Guatemala]], [[U.S. Genocide of Nicaragua\|Nicaragua]] and [[U.S. Genocide of Iraq\|Iraq]].<ref>[[U.S. War Crimes]]</ref>

	After 20 years at the head of Fox News, Ailes resigned in 2016 facing accusations of sexual harassment from numerous women who worked at Fox, including three on-air hosts.<ref>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/08/andrea-tantaros-made-harassment-claims-against-roger-ailes.html</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/business/media/fox-news-roger-ailes-gretchen-carlson-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-settlement.html</ref>		After 20 years at the head of Fox News, Ailes resigned in 2016 facing accusations of sexual harassment from numerous women who worked at Fox, including three on-air hosts.<ref>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/08/andrea-tantaros-made-harassment-claims-against-roger-ailes.html</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/business/media/fox-news-roger-ailes-gretchen-carlson-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-settlement.html</ref>

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	After 20 years at the head of Fox News, Ailes resigned in 2016 facing accusations of sexual harassment from numerous women who worked at Fox, including three on-air hosts.<ref>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/08/andrea-tantaros-made-harassment-claims-against-roger-ailes.html</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/business/media/fox-news-roger-ailes-gretchen-carlson-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-settlement.html</ref>		After 20 years at the head of Fox News, Ailes resigned in 2016 facing accusations of sexual harassment from numerous women who worked at Fox, including three on-air hosts.<ref>https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/08/andrea-tantaros-made-harassment-claims-against-roger-ailes.html</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/business/media/fox-news-roger-ailes-gretchen-carlson-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-settlement.html</ref>

	~~As of April 2022~~, Murdoch is the executive chairman since 2016,<ref>http://time.com/4413767/roger-ailes-fox-news-resigns-rupert-murdoch/</ref>		Following Ailes' departure, Rupert Murdoch has been the executive chairman since 2016,<ref>http://time.com/4413767/roger-ailes-fox-news-resigns-rupert-murdoch/</ref>
	<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/21/roger-ailes-leaves-fox-news-sexual-harassment-claims</ref> and [[Suzanne Scott]] has been the CEO since 2018.<ref>https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/suzanne-scott-fox-news-1202813600/</ref>		<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/21/roger-ailes-leaves-fox-news-sexual-harassment-claims</ref> and [[Suzanne Scott]] has been the CEO since 2018.<ref>https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/suzanne-scott-fox-news-1202813600/</ref>