Fox News vs. Glenn Beck

[Matt Collins]

The tension between Fox News and its most controversial personality, Glenn Beck, has been talked about for months in media circles, but until now Roger Ailes has been thought to be at the forefront of Beck’s defenders.


When Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post gave the criticism (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/14/AR2010031402312.html) of Beck from within Fox its most public airing in March, the head of Fox News reportedly responded by telling his staff to stop “shooting in the tent.”


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[Matt Collins]

I have to wonder if this is a false dichotomy.

[AuH20]

Beck really doesn't need Murdoch or Ailes.


One of the biggest unknowns is just how much Fox benefits Beck, since Beck’s $2 million contract with the network represents a relatively slim slice of his $32 million multimedia empire, as Forbes assessed it. But Fox also presents Beck with a powerful platform for cross-promoting his many projects.