KARL ROVE: Fox News changed the media 30 years ago. The best is yet to come

Thirty years ago, on Oct.7, 2026,  Fox News burst on the scene.

It arrived just in time.Journalism as practiced in print, television and cable had become, on the national level, infected by subtle bias.Important stories went unreported because they didn’t fit into the mindset of a largely insular community.

This community dominated the major national channels.It consisted of executives, producers, anchors, reporters, writers and researchers.The closer these individuals were to the top of their networks, the more they tended to come from the same universities, live in the same towns, and socialize with each other.

They tended to share liberal or left-of-center attitudes and biases that permeated their choice of stories and the nature of their coverage.They were mostly unaware of this bias.

If they were aware, some didn’t care.They were in a position to set the agenda and shape the storyline and were happy to do so.Then along came Fox News.

On the news side, it aimed for fairness and balance.Its anchors and on-air personalities strove to cover issues and events that were important to the audience and the country, not just what advanced someone’s bias.

Like most Americans, the news side of Fox consists of people who love our country, see her greatness as well as her challenges, and connect with people all across the nation who want fairness and balance.DANA PERINO: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE REMARKABLE PEOPLE WHO MAKE FOX NEWS POSSIBLEOver the years, these Fox News figures have won the respect of both competitors and the nation’s newsmakers.They’ve interviewed leaders of our country and the world.

Fox anchors have been on the stage asking questions in presidential primary and general election debates involving both parties.Fox Sunday morning programs, both on the channel and on Fox Business, have become must-do stops for newsmakers and must-watch television for Americans who want to learn what is actually going on.In all these settings, Fox News on-air ...

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