The Loudest Voice in the Room

New America Foundation
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

In October 1996, Americans began turning their televisions to a channel that would change the country's media and political landscape forever.

In the nearly two decades since its fateful launch, Fox News Channel has become a profound force in the news industry. It has dominated its cable competitors, given rise to a new breed of press and punditry, won over alienated and disaffected conservatives, and shaped the partisan political conversation in our nation.

But how deep does this influence go? What does the current state of American media consumption - across the ideological spectrum - mean for an informed citizenry?

Join New America and Gabriel Sherman, author of : How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News - and Divided a Country, for a conversation about the impact of one of the most powerful media forces of our time, and how it has, and hasn't, been able to shape the modern American political arena.

Featured Speakers
Gabriel Sherman
Author, : How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News - and Divided a Country
2014 Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow, New America Foundation

Amy Mitchell
Director, Journalism Research, Pew Research Center

Moderator:
Franklin Foer
Editor, The New Republic
2012 Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow, New America Foundation

To RSVP for the event:
http://newamerica.net/events/2014/the_loudest_voice_in_the_room

For questions, contact Liana Simonds at New America at (202) 735-2829 or simonds@newamerica.org

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If you are unable to join us in person, please tune in to our live webcast of the event. No signup is required to view the streaming video.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase.