Fox News Watch
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| Fox News Watch | |
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 Former title card for Fox News Watch |
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| Genre | Current Events debate program |
| Presented by | Jon Scott |
| Starring | Jim Pinkerton, Cal Thomas |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | New York City |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox News Channel |
| Picture format | 480i NTSC 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | 1997 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Fox News Watch is a current events debate program on the Fox News Channel, hosted by Jon Scott.
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[edit] History
Instead of focusing on the issues, the show focuses on the media's coverage of the week's news among panellists from both the left and right side of the United States political spectrum. Throughout the show, they discuss about how the media portrayed news stories of the previous week and how that affected the coverage of those news stories.
Similar to CNN's Reliable Sources, the program also discusses the overall condition of the media as a whole, including how the newspapers, 24-hour news channels, and the U.S. national news networks are covering stories and what effect the new age of media is having upon them. The taped program airs every Saturday 6:30pm ET.
[edit] Departures
On February 2, 2008, Eric Burns said that Neal Gabler had left the show to work for PBS and that Jim Pinkerton had left the show to work for Mike Huckabee. As of June 2008, Pinkerton had returned to the panel.
Burns' contract was not renewed and expired in Spring 2008.[1] Burns reportedly said, "Fox News has told me that my contract will be terminated within the next 2 months, perhaps sooner. I was given no reason. It certainly has nothing to do with ratings; the last episode of Fox News Watch was the second highest-rated weekend show on on all 3 cable news networks and the program has almost been in the top 4 or 5. I have no theory, none, why they are getting rid of me. Although I heard rumors, I have never heard reasons."[2] Burns was replaced by Jon Scott.
[edit] Personalities
[edit] Hosts
- Eric Breindel (1997-1998)
- Eric Burns (1998–2008)
- E. D. Hill (2008)
- Jon Scott (2008-)
[edit] Panelists
- Cal Thomas
- Rich Lowry
- Jim Pinkerton
- Judith Miller (2008-present)
[edit] Former Panelists
- Neal Gabler (2002– 2008)
- Laura Flanders (1997-1998)
- Jeff Cohen (1997–2002)
- Jane Hall (1997-2009)
[edit] Guest Panelists
- Ceci Connolly
- S.E. Cupp
- Jon Scott
- Rachel Sklar
- Ellis Henican
- Juan Williams
- Patricia Murphy
- Kirsten Powers
- David Corn
- Joe Strupp
- Marisa Guthrie
[edit] Format
- Teaser
- In-depth discussion about a group of related stories
- "Quick Takes" (Short comments on three stories)
- Viewer Emails (currently not used)
