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Country of origin
  
United States

Location(s)
  
Running time
  
60 minutes

Presented by
  
Language
  
English

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Original language(s)
  
English

Camera setup
  
Multi-camera

First episode date
  
1997

Genre
  
News

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Starring
  
Howard Kurtz, Jim Pinkerton, Cal Thomas, Ellis Henican, Judith Miller, Kirsten Powers.

Similar
  
Fox Report, Fox & Friends, Fox News Sunday, Reliable Sources, Hannity

Fox News Watch is an American current event debate program on the Fox News Channel hosted by Jon Scott which was dedicated to discussing media bias. The show ended August 31, 2013, replaced by the similar MediaBuzz.

Contents

Format

The show features a panel composed of two conservatives and two liberals, moderated by Scott. Similar in premise to CNN's Reliable Sources, the panel on Fox News Watch discusses how the media portrayed certain news stories from the previous week. Panelists also discuss the overall condition of the American news media, such as the newspapers, cable news networks, broadcast networks, and other popular news outlets.

Departures

On February 2, 2008, Eric Burns said that Neal Gabler had left the show to work for PBS and that Jim Pinkerton had left the show to work for Mike Huckabee. As of June 2008, Pinkerton had returned to the panel.

Burns' contract was not renewed and expired in Spring 2008, reportedly saying in an interview that, "Fox News has told me that my contract will be terminated within the next 2 months, perhaps sooner. I was given no reason. It certainly has nothing to do with ratings; the last episode of Fox News Watch was the second highest-rated weekend show on all 3 cable news networks and the program has almost been in the top 4 or 5. I have no theory, none, why they are getting rid of me. Although I heard rumors, I have never heard reasons." Fox News responded by saying Burns's contract was a contributor agreement rather than a talent agreement. Burns was replaced by Jon Scott.

The final Fox News Watch program aired August 31, 2013.

Howard Kurtz hosts the replacement program MediaBuzz.

Hosts

  • Eric Breindel (1997–1998)
  • Eric Burns (1998–2008)
  • E. D. Hill (2008)
  • Jon Scott (2008-2013)
  • Rick Folbaum (2009-2013)
  • Panelists

  • Alan Colmes
  • Cal Thomas
  • Rich Lowry
  • Jim Pinkerton
  • Judith Miller (2008–2013)
  • Ellis Henican
  • Former Panelists

  • Neal Gabler (2002–2008)
  • Laura Flanders (1997–1998)
  • Jeff Cohen (1997–2002)
  • Jane Hall (1997–2009)
  • Reception and Criticism

    Left-wing media critics and bloggers argue that Fox News Watch perpetuates the myth of liberal bias in the mainstream media while ignoring conservative bias by Fox News. Fox News Watch has also been accused of ignoring or dismissing controversies concerning Fox News' parent company, News Corporation, such as when an outtake was leaked online showing the program's panelists refusing to discuss News Corp's phone hacking scandal.

    References

    Fox News Watch Wikipedia


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