VITAMEDIAS
Fox Outraces The Old Dogs
They wear American-flag pins on their lapels. They call terrorists "terrorists." They say their news reporting is "fair and balanced." They offer a bigger variety of viewpoints than any other TV-news organization. And a lot of journalists hate them.
They're the reporters, editors and commentators at the Fox News Channel, and they're on a roll. The upstart cable news network just celebrated its sixth birthday, smashing even the most optimistic projections and grabbing more and more of the market. The American people are voting with their remote controls and tuning in to Fox, while CNN and MSNBC nosedive month after consecutive month in the vital ratings race.