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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Roy Greenslade

Election gloom for Fox News

US media watcher Eric Boehlert predicts that Rupert Murdoch's controversial TV channel Fox News is in for a rough year. Among his reasons: CNN has made a comeback as "the go-to cable destination for election coverage"; Fox News has favoured Rudy Giuliani, who has made no headway in his bid for the Republican presidential candidacy; all the Democratic candidates refuse to debate on Fox; and a tasteless attack by a Fox host on actor Heath Ledger hours after he was found dead. To make matters worse for Rupert, the fledgling sister channel, Fox Business Network, has had poor ratings.

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