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The Foxification of news 资讯的福克斯化 In the internet age, transparency may count formore than objectivity 在因特网时代，透明性可能比客观性更为重要 ONE OF THE worlds most profitable newsorganisations is Fox News, an American cable-news channel that is part of Rupert MurdochsNews Corporation. In 2010 it is thought to have made a profit of over $800m on revenues of$1.5 billion, according to SNL Kagan, a research firmmore than its rivals CNN and MSNBC puttogether. Fox was set up in 1996 by Roger Ailes, a former media adviser to three Republicanpresidents, specifically to appeal to conservative viewers. Its star hosts, such as Bill OReillyand Sean Hannity, offer distinctively right-wing opinion and commentary, though the channelinsists that its news reporting is unbiased. Fox is famous for being opinionated rather than forbeing profitable. Bill Shine, head of programming at Fox News, thinks these twocharacteristics are related. We offer opinions not seen anywhere else, he says. 目前世界上盈利最多的资讯组织当属福克斯资讯，福克斯资讯是一家美国有线资讯频道，隶属于鲁珀特默多克的资讯集团。2010年，研究公司SNLKagan指出，当年福克斯资讯盈利超过8亿美元，营业收入达15亿美元，超过了其竞争对手CNN和 MSNBC的业绩之和。福克斯资讯于1996年创立，其创始人 Roger Ailes曾为三位共和党总统担任媒体顾问，对于保守派人士吸引力尤甚。其当家明星主持，如Bill OReilly和Sean Hannity，都旗帜鲜明的持右翼观点，尽管福克斯强调其资讯报道是公正客观的。Fox以其敢言而非盈利著称。节目总监BillShine则认为二者相互关联。我们的观点在别处是看不到的。他如是说。 | 
