Bill O'Reilly

Could Bill O'Reilly Drag Fox News into the Hacking Probe?

Stevie Converse — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:20:47 -0400

Full article: Forbes
Jeff Bercovici
Rupert Murdoch is working hard to contain the fallout from the hacking scandal that has engulfed his U.K. newspapers. How unfortunate for Bill O'Reilly, then, that new accusations against him involve exactly those things.The top-rated Fox News host may be the prime mover behind a highly irregular police investigation in his Long Island hometown.

NPR Fires Analyst over Comments on Muslims

Stevie Converse — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:32:25 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
NPR has terminated its contract with Juan Williams, one of its senior news analysts, after he made comments about Muslims on the Fox News Channel. NPR said in its statement that the remarks "were inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices, and undermined his credibility as a news analyst with NPR."

Corporate Media Wars

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:06:30 -0400

Full article: Al Jazeera
The attempts of General Electricu and News Corporation CEOs to exercise editorial control and call a truce between MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Fox News' Bill O'Reilly have provoked questions about corporate control of American news media.

Women's Media Center Complains About O'Reilly's Slam on Helen Thomas

Stevie Converse — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:26:12 -0500

Full article: Women's Media Center
The Women's Media Center is demanding a public apology from Fox News show host Bill O'Reilly, who compared legendary White House press corps reporter Helen Thomas to "the Wicked Witch of the East" and made disparaging remarks about her appearance and age.

Bill O'Reilly to Give Up Radio Show

Stevie Converse — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:25:59 -0500

Full article: New York Daily News
David Hinckley
Bill O'Reilly has formally confirmed he's giving up one of the most successful syndicated radio shows in the country, saying he has just run out of hours in the week. The radio show, which launched in May 2002, will end "in the first quarter of next year."

The Hidden Meaning Behind the Moyers Ambush

Stevie Converse — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:32:29 -0400

Full article: Huffington Post
Robert J. Elisberg
The foolish, failed, attempt to ambush Bill Moyers by Fox News at the National Conference for Media Reform was a microcosm of the Iraq War: There was no exit strategy.

Between the Right and Racial Justice: Wedging the Movement for Media Reform

Stevie Converse — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:38:09 -0400

Full article: Center for Media Justice
Malkia A. Cyril and Jen Soriano
Whether under attack by Bill O'Reilly or by corporate media consolidation, ignoring blatant bias is un-strategic for the media reform movement. It forces our movement into its most centrist position and surrenders -- rather than shifts -- the terms of debate.

O'Reilly: Media Reformers in Minneapolis 'Stridently Anti-American'

Stevie Converse — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:03:25 -0400

Full article: Minnesota Independent
Paul Schmelzer
There were two National Conferences on Media Reform in Minneapolis over the weekend: the one I attended and the one Bill O'Reilly, Juan Williams and Fox News talking head Mary Catherine Ham didn't.

Moyers vs. Murdoch: Journalism vs. Megalomania

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:05:38 -0400

Full article: Huffington Post
Josh Silver
It's the perfect embodiment of what is wrong with the media today that one of its most visible talk-show entertainers puts his own self-righteousness above the plain facts in the news.

More Faux News: O'Reilly Segment on Conference Features No One Who Attended It

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:49:46 -0400

Full article: St. Petersburg Times
Eric Deggans
Bill O'Reilly featured a long conversation on the National Conference for Media Reform without speaking to anyone who was actually there.