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Shamangineer | Fascism: The History, The Psychology, & The Re-emergence
The Origins of Fox News and Libertarian Propaganda
Following the Watergate scandal, Republican strategists sought to create a television news network to bypass traditional media and promote pro-corporate messages. This led to the creation of "Television News Incorporated," which sold cut-rate propaganda to local stations under the slogan "fair and balanced." This apparatus eventually evolved into Fox News, which has been instrumental in dismantling New Deal-era social and progressive legislation over the last 40 years.