Dec. 28, 2023: Nina Burleigh cover article in New Republic on Fox extensively quotes Media and Democracy Project allies about Fox and petition

On Dec. 28, 2023: Nina Burleigh article was on the cover of the Jan/Feb issue of the New Republic saying FOX is “Biden’s Other Opponent”.

Nina Burleigh’s feature article delved into Rupert Murdoch and Fox’s decades-long effort to move U.S. political opinion to the Right. She described efforts, including MAD’s, to combat Fox’s influence and concluded that the Democratic Party was not sufficiently concerned.

Burleigh quoted former FCC Chair Reed Hundt saying that “Rupert explained the whole plan to me, and everything happened over almost 30 years exactly the way he said it would occur.” She also quotes extensively from MAD petitioners Preston Padden and Milo Vassallo. The article portrays MAD’s effort to deny Fox TV licenses as well as efforts to combat Fox in other ways.

The New Republic article is accessible here.