Think Progress » ThinkFast: October 4, 2010
Outside interest groups are spending five times as much on this year’s elections as they did on the last midterms, and they are more secretive than ever about their donors, thanks in part to the Citizens United Supreme Court decision. Of the $80 million spent thus far, conservative groups are outspending progressive ones 7 to 1.
Think Progress » ThinkFast: October 4, 2010
Think Progress » ThinkFast: October 1, 2010
Following its $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association, News Corporation — the parent company of Fox News — has donated $1 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the heaviest anti-Democratic advertisers in this year’s elections. Spokesmen for News Corp. and Fox declined to comment.
Think Progress » ThinkFast: October 1, 2010
CJR: Seeing FOX for What It Is.
”Wringing one’s hands at the decline of ‘objective’ journalism misses the point, because Fox can and will continue to do what it wants. What’s important, if only for the sake of simple accuracy, is simply that Fox comes to be seen for what it is.” Nothing more than a lazy mouthpiece, an echo chamber.