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Donald Trump is devouring Fox News
The Washington Post ^ | 10/6/2016 | Erik Wemple

Posted on 10/06/2016 2:33:35 PM PDT by tekrat

Any news outlet wishing to provide solid and comprehensive coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign cannot avoid mentioning Sean Hannity's promotion of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. "Hannity," which airs in the prime-time lineup of Fox News, is influential among conservatives and enjoys a substantial cable news audience, and its more interesting moments have a long tail on the Internet. In violation of any journalistic principle, Hannity has done a video promotion for Trump, hosted him for softball interviews too numerous to recount and even provided advice to the campaign.

BuzzFeed, the New York Times, The Washington Post and the rest of the field have reported extensively on this dynamic.

And last night, another important source of campaign news — Megyn Kelly’s own prime-time show on Fox News — covered it as well. “Donald Trump, with all due respect to my friend at 10:00, will go on ‘Hannity’ and pretty much only ‘Hannity’ and will not venture out to the unsafe spaces these days,” said the host in a segment with Stuart Stevens, a strategist who worked on the Mitt Romney campaign. Nor were those remarks an out-of-the-blue, impolitic slam on a colleague. Just before uttering that point, Kelly ripped into Hillary Clinton for pursuing a similar self-sheltering policy: “Now they’re both in their own version of a presidential protection program … They’ve designed her situation so she’s not in a place where she’s feels uncomfortable … which is why she sat for a half an hour with Mary J. Blige the singer, which is why she did Entertainment Tonight this evening, which is why we just found out that when she went on the ‘Steve Harvey’ show, she had every single question given to her in writing in advance and then she feigned surprise as the questions were asked.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bezosblog; clinton; foxnews; hannity; journoblogger; media; megyn; megynkelly; notajournalist; trump
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To: TTFlyer

No kidding!!! Can’t stand either one anymore.


61 posted on 10/06/2016 3:39:31 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.S...... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: tekrat

As opposed to the rest of the media throwing away any shred of journalistic ethics this cycle to try to destroy Trump.


62 posted on 10/06/2016 3:51:57 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: tekrat

63 posted on 10/06/2016 4:01:30 PM PDT by libertarian27 (FR Cookbooks - On Profile Page)
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To: tekrat

Hannity is a commentator - an opinion purveyor like WAPO’s columnists - he doesn’t pretend to be a hard news guy - he’s allowed to be for whom ever he wants to be for - at least he doesn’t try to foist his preferences off on viewers as “real news”.....


64 posted on 10/06/2016 4:09:58 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: tekrat

More drivel from the bezos blog.


65 posted on 10/06/2016 4:10:01 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (We're the little people. Act accordingly.)
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To: tumblindice

Heh. I like that.


66 posted on 10/06/2016 4:14:50 PM PDT by sparklite2 (When they play the race card, play the Trump card.)
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To: tekrat

The entire media acts 24/7 in unison as co-ordinated branch of the Clinton campaign, and the only bias is an hour here and there where someone talks about something else? Really?


67 posted on 10/06/2016 4:16:08 PM PDT by fluorescence
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To: tekrat

The Washington Post is the f-ing Whore of Babylon of journalism.


68 posted on 10/06/2016 4:17:31 PM PDT by heights
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To: tekrat

They’re all whores. Hannity’s allegedly preferential treatment of Trump is hardly unique, except that Trump is a Republican.


69 posted on 10/06/2016 4:18:31 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: tekrat
In violation of any journalistic principle, Hannity has done a video promotion for Trump, hosted him for softball interviews too numerous to recount and even provided advice to the campaign.

Hey Washington Post, I have three words for you: pot, kettle, black.

70 posted on 10/06/2016 4:19:46 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

The morning people seem to be Trump supporters or, at least do not show a lot of bias.


71 posted on 10/06/2016 4:21:40 PM PDT by kempster
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To: tekrat

“Fair and Balanced” means balancing the truth with PC lies.

“Fair and Balanced” = “Dumb and Dumber”.


72 posted on 10/06/2016 4:22:01 PM PDT by Jim W N
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To: tekrat

Sean is not a “journalist” he is a commentator and freely admits his biases. Megyn does not admit hers and she does claim to be a journalist. There is no journalism on abccbsnbccnnmsnbcpbswaponyclimes. They are all wholly owned by the democratic party.


73 posted on 10/06/2016 4:22:47 PM PDT by HChampagne (Cruz supporter but I will support and vote for Trump.)
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To: tekrat

So trump has fox and the rest of the scumedia is for Clinton


74 posted on 10/06/2016 4:23:19 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (I)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Fox Business has some Trump supporters but not many.


75 posted on 10/06/2016 4:23:31 PM PDT by dragonblustar (Deplorable Me)
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To: Clutch Martin

Quote:

“Is there someone out their that is able to debate and win with the style and factual confidence that Buckley possessed?”

Lou Dobbs.


76 posted on 10/06/2016 4:24:31 PM PDT by TTFlyer
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To: tekrat

Hannity has said, countless times, that his show IS NOT A NEWS SHOW, it’s a talk show, presented for commentary, discussion, and views.

On the other hand, MeGYNs show IS a news show that uses its time bashing Trump and mollycoddling Hillary.

I don’t know why these journalistic geniuses cat figure that out.


77 posted on 10/06/2016 4:32:44 PM PDT by FrankR (You're only enslaved to the extent of the charity that you receive!)
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To: FenwickBabbitt

Agree with your entire post!


78 posted on 10/06/2016 4:37:27 PM PDT by Old Grumpy (I'm enjoying being considered "deplorable.")
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To: tekrat

All the pro Trump shows are doing well. Hannity, Judge Jenine, Maria Bartilomo, Fox Friends, Orielly, Outnumbered. The rest are tanking!


79 posted on 10/06/2016 4:39:46 PM PDT by rwoodward ("god, guns and more ammo")
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To: tekrat

HOORAY Donald J Trump
HOORAY Hannity


80 posted on 10/06/2016 5:03:28 PM PDT by PGalt
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