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"For decades, Fox News thrived because the people behind it understood what
their audience wanted and were more than willing to deliver: television news —
or what Fox called news — from a populist perspective.
Fox is consistently the most-watched cable news channel, far ahead of
competitors like MSNBC and CNN. That’s in large part due to people like Tucker
Carlson, whose show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” has been one of the highest-rated
in cable news. But on April 24, Fox announced that Carlson is leaving the
network, and while no explanation was provided, it’s safe to say it wasn’t a
lack of viewers.
Carlson’s departure came on the heels of Fox News’ US$787.5 million settlement
of the lawsuit lodged by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s promotion
of misinformation about the 2020 election. Dominion had cited claims made on
Carlson’s program as well as on other shows as evidence of defamation, and
Carlson was expected to testify if the case had gone to trial. The settlement
reveals Fox’s biggest strength and weakness: the network’s incredible
understanding of what its audience wants and its unrelenting willingness to
deliver exactly that."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
