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Fox News reportedly considering top executive firings over their post-election ratings collapse
American Thinker ^ | Jan, 16, 2021 | Thomas Lifeson

Posted on 01/16/2021 2:44:43 PM PST by Ouderkirk

If Fox News wants to restore its cable news ratings dominance, changes will have to be visible far lower in its organization than what is being reported.

Though I was angry over its election night coverage and have been dismayed at the behavior of a number of its on-air personalities, I take no joy in the ratings crisis that seems to be engulfing Fox News. For all its faults, its reach, resources, and stable of outstanding talent like Tucker Carlson make it an essential voice in a nation with a media scene that is getting scarier by the day. There is no doubt in my mind that, if FNC disappeared or lost its cable system distribution, as at least one of its rivals seems to be advocating, conservatism would be in a much weaker position.

Yesterday, The Daily Beast published an article with four authors, one of them a departed FNC staffer who charged sexual harassment and settled for an undisclosed sum, claiming:

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fauxnews; fox; murdoch; ratingsfail
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To: Ouderkirk

This was part of the plan from the beginning. Nothing but a Trojan Horse. Now they’ll come back pleading showing they have re-organize back to their values.....yadda, yadda


61 posted on 01/16/2021 3:36:34 PM PST by mmanager (Lets Finish This!)
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To: Ouderkirk; All

Help please refreshing my memory from election night. The early AZ call was a shocker. Similar call in VA....and late calls for Texas and Florida.

BUT...I don’t recall an issue with Ohio, as author Lifson referenced.


62 posted on 01/16/2021 3:36:57 PM PST by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: chopperk
Fox can start with dumping Paul Ryan, Robert Wolf, Jessica Tarlov and a host of other libs who don’t have a logical arguments.

Agreed but although Tarlov is not the sharpest knife in the drawer, I can tolerate her over Harf, especially in the looks department

63 posted on 01/16/2021 3:38:38 PM PST by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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To: Pilgrim's Progress
Re: 50

Good letter. Maybe they can sell their network to OANN. For a dollar (that's probably all Fox is worth nowadays).

64 posted on 01/16/2021 3:39:08 PM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: Ouderkirk

Once you lose your credibility, it’s gone.


65 posted on 01/16/2021 3:39:21 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults. )
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To: Ouderkirk

You people put way too much weight on a board member.


66 posted on 01/16/2021 3:40:41 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan. )
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To: Ouderkirk

Should have thought about the consequences before they decided to call Arizona prematurely on election night.


67 posted on 01/16/2021 3:41:22 PM PST by Doctor Freeze
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To: Ouderkirk
I take no joy in the ratings crisis that seems to be engulfing Fox News.
I do. FoxNews. Canceled.

Next? Lifson, maybe.

68 posted on 01/16/2021 3:41:47 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: Ouderkirk

Replace Neil Cavuto and Chris Wallace.


69 posted on 01/16/2021 3:41:53 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Ouderkirk

May the toilet flushes go on till all their collective backstabbing sh*t has vanished down the toilet...


70 posted on 01/16/2021 3:43:49 PM PST by cranked
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To: Ouderkirk

Which network is going to be the first to display the Big Brother figurehead in the background.


71 posted on 01/16/2021 3:46:53 PM PST by jetson (chiwowa)
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To: Ouderkirk

Ah Fox News. The home of backstabber Paul Ryan and debate cheater Donna Brazil. And after what the did to us on election night I will never watch Fox News again period end of story.


72 posted on 01/16/2021 3:47:15 PM PST by AC86UT89
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To: Ouderkirk

Is this a ploy to entice people to start watching Carlson, Ingraham, Hannity, and anyone else whose ratings drastically dropped? I haven’t watched Fox News or any TV news in years, and would never watch any of them.


73 posted on 01/16/2021 3:50:41 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: newfreep

LOL, it was hard for me to take him seriously in Band of Brothers, I just kept thinking of him as the “TPS Reports Guy”.


74 posted on 01/16/2021 3:51:10 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Williams

They need to fire their polling department and make a public admission and apology that their polling and election night coverage was was dishonest.

All election season, their polls were more biased against Trump and Republicans than any of the liberal networks. On Election evening, before the polls closed, they announced that Democrats had picked up 15-20 Congressional seats (Republicans picked up ~11)

About 10pm ET on election night, Brett Baer made the statement that although the full outcome wasn’t known, one conclusion was that the polls had been incredibly wrong. Fox’s head pollster flat up lied and said the Fox’s had been perfect. Carlson was in the studio and getting ready to rebut the pollster. Baer put his hand to his earpiece and mumbled something about “we’re being told that we can’t discuss this”.

That was the moment I turned off Fox News. I don’t believe turned it on since, although I’ve been in the room a few time when others have turned it on.


75 posted on 01/16/2021 3:53:48 PM PST by CaptainMorgantown
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To: Starboard

That early call for AZ was it for me. I figure FOX volunteered to do that since they thought they might have more credibility in making calls about the election since they were perceived as Republican. That call effectively bought time for everyone to cheat overnight after no winner had been declared.

FOX played a big part in the steal.


76 posted on 01/16/2021 3:54:16 PM PST by Aria (- )
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To: CodeToad
> Over 74 million Trump voters get it, and there are plenty more than that.

Good, because the Northeastern and Bi-Coastal ruling class is following the Fascist version of the Authoritarian Playbook step by step.

We had a fraudulent election reinforced by a corporate enforced crackdown on any dissent about its legitimacy, followed by the first attempt at justifying disarmament via our version of the Reichstag Fire.

These actions can only mean they intend to neutralize any remaining political power we have, ending with the slaughter of most of us.

Therefore the bright line which we cannot allow them to be crossed is the outlawing of any Semi-Automatic weapons, or possession of "military grade" ammunition by any and every means necessary.

Gird your loins, THEY ARE COMING FOR US.

77 posted on 01/16/2021 3:54:34 PM PST by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING in )
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To: dfwgator

I remember him from an episode of “House” - a research doctor who spent time in Africa.

Regardless, “Office Space” always came to my thoughts when he had a scene with Dr House.


78 posted on 01/16/2021 3:56:45 PM PST by newfreep (The Communist/DNC VOTER FRAUD is Trump's ONLY opponent in 2020 election.)
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To: Ouderkirk

I am as done with FOX as I am with the RNC. They are dead to me. I will only vote for a MAGA party or a MAGA candidate. No more lesser of 2 evils. I am out.


79 posted on 01/16/2021 3:57:39 PM PST by scfirewall
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To: chuckb87

“Retardican” - I like that! It suits all the “Let’s vote GOPee in 2022” Freepers to a T - that’s a T for reTardican!


80 posted on 01/16/2021 3:58:53 PM PST by DrPretorius
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