Roger Ailes Creates Plan for Nixon's "GOP TV" Pro-Administration Network

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Political consultant Roger Ailes and Nixon aides develop plan to create TV network providing “pro-administration” coverage, with Nixon saying they need “our own news” for “brutal attack on opposition”. The plan involved creating Television News Incorporated (TVN), financed by Joseph Coors, to inject conservative narratives into local news broadcasts.

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[1] How Roger Ailes Built the Fox News Fear Factory · May 25, 2011 Tier 2

[2] Why Fox News was created · Feb 4, 2019 Tier 2

[3] Roger Ailes' Secret Nixon-Era Blueprint for Fox News · Jul 1, 2021 Tier 3

[4] Nixon, the New Right, and the Education of Roger Ailes: The Origins of Conservative Television · 2023 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “Roger Ailes Creates Plan for Nixon's "GOP TV" Pro-Administration Network.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, January 1, 1970. https://capturecascade.org/event/1970-01-01--ailes-nixon-gop-tv-network-plan/