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OTM Presents Ep. 1 of Slow Burn's The Rise of Fox News: We Report. You Can Suck It.

2024/9/25
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Michael Olinger：福克斯新闻在2000年大选中率先报道布什胜选，这一举动可能改变了选举结果。节目回顾了福克斯新闻频道从1996年创立到2000年大选期间的发展历程，以及它在塑造美国政治和文化方面所起到的作用。 Josh Levine：福克斯新闻在短短几年内崛起成为一股强大的文化和政治力量，其命运与美国的命运息息相关。2000年大选，福克斯新闻率先宣布布什胜选，这一举动引发了巨大的争议，并可能永久性地分裂了美国。 Caroline Bruner：福克斯新闻的运营方式与其他老牌电视新闻机构不同，它更灵活，更快速地适应变化。在华盛顿分局工作期间，她亲身经历了福克斯新闻的快速发展和内部运作方式。 Jim Mills：福克斯新闻初期致力于打造年轻、活力、不墨守成规的新闻形象。他作为福克斯新闻的早期员工，见证了该频道的快速发展和在国会山的影响力。 Anne McGann：福克斯新闻是非工会的，这使得其人员配置和工作安排更灵活，没有太多限制。她讲述了在福克斯新闻工作期间的经历，以及对新闻报道中党派倾向的观察。 Tom Connolly：康诺利认为自己只是在报道事实，并非进行政治阴谋活动。他讲述了向媒体爆料布什酒驾事件的经过，以及他对此事的看法。 John Ellis：埃利斯否认自己故意操纵选举结果，并解释了福克斯新闻在2000年大选之夜做出预测的依据。 Roger Ailes：艾尔斯为福克斯新闻在2000年大选之夜的错误预测道歉，但他并没有承认福克斯新闻有任何不当行为，而是将责任归咎于投票新闻服务的数据错误。 Sean Hannity：汉尼迪的言论体现了福克斯新闻内部存在的党派倾向，这在2000年大选期间尤为明显。 Brit Hume：休姆在福克斯新闻内部呼吁公平报道，这与福克斯新闻的总体倾向形成对比。 Jenny Backus：2000年大选及其后的计票争议，让民主党人意识到福克斯新闻对美国社会具有破坏性影响，并对其影响力感到忌妒。 David Fogenflik：福克斯新闻试图掩盖埃利斯与布什家族的关系，以及埃利斯在2000年大选之夜所扮演的角色。

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Initially criticized as disorganized and inept, Fox News gained significant attention in the 2000 election by projecting George W. Bush as the winner in Florida before other networks, potentially impacting the election's outcome. Slow Burn examines Fox News' ascent and its impact on American culture.
  • Fox News' early days were marked by technical difficulties and low viewership.
  • The network's projection of Bush's win in Florida brought it significant attention.
  • Slow Burn investigates Fox News' rise and its influence on culture.

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When Fox News launched in 1996, critics called it “disorganized, incompetent, and laughably inept”. And during that election cycle it barely registered. But everything changed in 2000, when Fox News called Florida (and the presidency) for George W. Bush before any of the other networks. Potentially altering the outcome of the election in Bush’s favor.

Our midweek podcast this week is episode one of the new series of Slow Burn from Slate which takes that pivotal moment as its starting point to examine the place FOX News has carved out in our culture. The series traces the channel’s surging popularity in those early years, and profiles a bunch of people who rose up to try and stop it.

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