With Trump's Loss, Murdoch's Fox News Faces Wrath And Tough Choices

NPR ^ | Nov 7 2020 | DAVID FOLKENFLIK

[rintintin]

There may be no media figure more important in preparing Republicans and President Trump himself for a post-Trump period than magnate Rupert Murdoch.

Among his properties, the top-rated Fox News Channel stands out, its role in shaping conservative thought and Republican Party politics unrivaled, at least within media. Murdoch allied himself with Trump despite holding the former reality show host in low esteem. And Fox has been one of Trump's strongest sources of support. So how the channel presented Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's rising election fortunes matters. Deeply.

On Tuesday night, Fox News became the first major news outlet to declare that Biden would win Arizona. An angry Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, dialed Murdoch to demand he reverse the network's call.

[rintintin]

Only suckers watch Fox.

If you’re watching Tucker or Judge Jeanine you’re giving ratings and money to the Murdochs and Paul Ryan. So they can pay the fat salaries of Chris Wallace and Juan.

Stop with Fox - ALL of Fox — including even the “conservative” evening commentators. They draw you in like a seductive woman working as a “honey trap” for a foreign spy agency. Don’t let them roll you. Don’t be a sucker.

[Gene Eric]

With Trump’s Loss...

[a fool in paradise]

Defund National Democrat Radio.

[rintintin]

At least NPR doesn’t pretend to be conservative.

On the other hand, Fox is a fraud.

[The_Media_never_lie]

I am now getting Newsmax TV on Pluto TV ch 236. Goodbye Fox News, Juan, Cavuto, snarky wench who rolled her eyes, etc.

[snuffy smiff]

Stopped reading as soon as I saw npr...

[rovenstinez]

Why does National Public Radio say that someone has won the contest?

[Shark24]

Repost: FOX and all the Networks do not care about ratings, only about pushing their agenda.

[AFB-XYZ]

Loss? What loss? Also, fornicate Fox.

[Rurudyne]

They stole it fair and square! How dare we doubt them!

(when we do it messes with their fung shui as they collect their enemies list)

[princess leah]

Watching NEWSMAX now!!!! They have such good guests and are so upbeat in their commentary!

[glennaro]

Fake header, of course. Should be:

"With Trump's Win, Murdoch's Fox News Faces Wrath And Tough Choices" (though it works either way)

[Dilbert San Diego]

What’s up with Fox? Are they trying to bend over backwards, to prove that they are liberal? Are they wanting to fit in with the cool kids at MSNBC, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, NY Times, et. al.???

But then, I saw a thread here this morning, showing Fox ratings have cratered recently. If they are trying to be more liberal, to fit in with other news channels, they are doing so and losing huge amounts of their audience. Is it still worth it to change into just another news network, if they lose their core audience?????

[spacejunkie2001]

LOL. Trump’s loss. Funny

[dandiegirl]

NPR says FOX was one of Trump’s biggest supporters-not true.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

But others say the Murdochs need to do more to help viewers accept the verdict of the American public.

This is the arrogance of the MSM. They can't even conceive of a nation where news networks exist to report on facts. Nope - they are here to help us accept decisions they make for us.

F*** them all.

[gibsonguy]

It should say: with FNC’s loss what will Trump do?

[Tennessee Nana]

Sorry my tiny wee violin is at the cleaners...

[_longranger81]

One thing I care less about than Fox—what NPR thinks about Fox.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

What’s up with Fox? Are they trying to bend over backwards, to prove that they are liberal?

Yes. Roger Ailes is dead and gone, and Murdoch's liberal children have taken over. They've decided to abandon the conservative market which has made them huge and chase a sliver of the same idiot pie that CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS and ABC all currently own.