Newshour vs. Fox News

[littlemissmartypants]

PBS Newshour has done a Fox news piece that has me feeling weird. When did the news start eating their own? Or is Fox News really news? I'm tempted to say it's more like propaganda with a loose relationship with the truth.

Bill Shine as bff and Sean Hannity and his nightly phone calls to Rumpt. Who's driving this train? Is it a feedback loop? Is it propaganda? It's certainly a sick symbiotic relationship.

Most viewers don't realize Fox News is mostly Fox Entertainment. This Jane Mayer interview is an important and interesting perspective piece.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/

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The Making of the Fox News White House
Fox News has always been partisan. But has it become propaganda?
Jane MayerMarch 4, 2019 5:00 AM

https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/jane-mayer-on-the-revolving-door-between-fox-news-and-the-white-house

Jane Mayer on the Revolving Door Between Fox News and the White House
The New YorkerMarch 5, 2019 10:50 AM

https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/jane-mayer-on-the-revolving-door-between-fox-news-and-the-white-house

[Ilsa]

1. I think the interesting twist is that

Fox isn't trump's mouthpiece. Trump is Fox's national and foreign policy implementer.

[littlemissmartypants]

2. It's definitely weird. I don't watch Fox, because I believe it is propaganda.

But most people don't see that.

[Caliman73]

3. I think many many people see that.

Fox News has the highest viewership in cable news, but the reality is that their audience is fairly small. The problem is that they are pushed aggressively by other right wing outlets on the internet, and because they don't want to seem biased, other cable news and even some larger outlets tend to carry Fox's message. Their influence of oversized for the actual amount of people who watch.

Here is an article:

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/how-many-people-actually-watch-fox-news-in-america.html/

[Ilsa]

4. I never watch Fox.

My son works part time at a fast food place with a tv in the dining room, always on Fox, unless it is Saturday and the UGA Dawgs are playing. My son can't stand it that fox is on, but his boss won't let him change the channel.