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fox Fox News was always partisan, but now it is rudderless and "anti-democratic" Cory Doctorow

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Right Man Syndrome Twitter responses to Bill O'Reilly's inane "Tips of the Day" Mark Frauenfelder

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News 105 power brokers accused of sexual misconduct this year, starting with Fox News firing Bill O'Reilly Rob Beschizza

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