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How Fox News Changed The World

Then & Now: Philosophy, History & Politics

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America's Talking

CNN became the go-to for global news events like Tiananmen Square in China or the Fool of the Berlin Wall which CNN broadcast from life. It was the only station on air when the space shuttle Challenger exploded in the air in 1986. At the same time, Roger Ailes had been invited to launch a short-lived show on NBC, America's Toolking. The goal of the show was to make factual programming more entertaining. Business and stock market news should be approached like sports channels presenting sports,. First all-talk network dedicated to what America is talking about, the first ever daily national conversation.

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