ConservativeHome's Dictionary

Fox News phenomenon

Rupert Murdoch's Fox News channel - and the high profile it gives to conservative worldviews - has shaken America's old media monopoly.

Over-interpretation

The tendency of our novelty-obsessed, 24 hours-a-day society to over-interpret – and therefore over-react to – news events.

Old media

The BBC in Britain and CBS in America epitomise the left-liberal bias of the established media.

Narrowcasting

The balkanisation of the media industry into many competing – and often niche - suppliers.

MooreOn tendency

Michael Moore, MoveOn.org and other media monsters have pushed America’s Democrats to left-of-centre extremes.