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The problem with Fox “News,” the cable TV channel, isn’t just what it is — it’s also what it isn’t. It is often a purveyor of propaganda and misinformation. What it’s not is a source of “news” — at least not by any normal definition. That’s one of the conclusions I drew from a fascinating new study in which arch-conservative Fox TV viewers were paid to watch CNN for a month. The study was performed by a pair of political scientists: David Broockman, who teaches at UC-Berkeley, and Joshua Kalla, who teaches at Yale. According to Broockman and Kalla, when...

In a move sure to ignite the left-wing blogosphere, washingtonpost.com columnist Dan Froomkin (author of the "White House Watch" blog) has been let go by the news organization, POLITICO hears. In so many words, Froomkin was told that his blog had essentially run its course. Froomkin's work for the Post has, at times, been amongst the most popular, but he has also ruffled some feathers, including former Post ombudsman Deb Howell, who used a column to field complaints over the labeling of Froomkin's "highly opinionated and liberal" "White House Briefing" column, which was subsequently changed to "White House Watch." Conservative...

While Dick Cheney undoubtedly remains the most powerful vice president this nation has ever seen, it's becoming increasingly unclear whether anyone outside the White House believes a word he says. Inside the West Wing, Cheney's influence remains considerable. In fact, nothing better explains Bush's perplexing plan to send more troops to Iraq than Cheney's neoconservative conviction that showing the world that we have the "stomach for the fight" is the most important thing -- even if it isn't accomplishing the things we're supposed to be fighting for. Even if it's backfiring horribly. But as his astonishing interview with CNN's Wolf...

Washington Post writer Dan Froomkin, in what is termed "Special to WashingtonPost.com," authored an article headlined "Another Poll Finds Bush Sinking," and outlines the latest approval numbers for President Bush. Froomkin linked several sources (Wall Street Journal, Harris, Gallup polls, etc.) to detail just how bad everything is going for Bush. As I was reading Froomkin's rundown, I got the idea that he was enjoying Bush's troubles a little too much to be objective. But the numbers don't lie, and they are bad numbers. Then Froomkin stopped making reference to the polls, and started writing for himself. This is what...