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

| Importance: 8/10 | Status: confirmed

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.

Key Actors

Roger Ailes Richard Nixon Nixon Administration Joseph Coors

Tags

media-planning nixon-administration conservative-media propaganda-infrastructure gop-tv media-capture

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