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Info War: From the Fringe to Fox News

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Fox News and the War on Iraq

Fox News was the brainchild of conservative media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. He harnessed anger that pulsed through America's radio airwaves in the 1990s and put it on television. With fairness doctrine gone, they could say what they wanted without having to present the other side. They could present right-wing opinion while still calling it news. And talking points freely admits rooting for America, Britain and Australia in the war against Iraq.

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