Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Monday, March 30, 2009
Fox News unveiled a new Web site The Fox Nation today. As expected, the populist, anti-Obama machine that is Fox News does not tire. Headlines on the frontpage read like we're heading for doomsday tomorrow, which is literally what Glenn Beck, the channel's new star host, believes. With a strong and growing primetime audience, thanks to the explosive trio: O'Reilley-Hannity-Beck, the channel now has twice as many viewers as CNN and MSNBC.
Note the comment on a recent book of resumes presented to the White House of about 45 Muslim Ivy League grads, Fortune 500 executives, and public servants: Affirmative Action for Muslims in the White House? The article generated many comments from the Fox Nation, the first of which was a video entitled: Islam will dominate the world. It's sad this is the top news channel in the country.
I was born and raised in Morocco. My research focuses on the intersections between Islam, Arab popular culture and the media. I'm currently an assistant professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Colorado-Boulder.