Fox News Moves Left and a New PR Firm Is Only Part of the Reason Behind the Shift
By Brad Slager | Nov 12, 2020 11:30 AM ET
On Saturday around noon Fox News anchor Brett Baier posted an innocuous tweet, urging people to tune in and watch him, and longtime on-air partner Martha MacCallum, as they provided coverage of the ongoing election developments. Baier was met with almost universal contempt for this post. The thousands of comments were filled almost exclusively with those declaring how they were done with Fox News, a rather notable shift in tone from the audience.
Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy may finally be getting their wish. Fox News appears to be working on making themselves into just another irrelevant media entity…exactly like Tater’s and Ollie’s CNN. Over the past week or so Fox News has made some brash decisions that not only have gone noticed but literally repelled their own audience. These moves reflect a desire on the corporate side to alter the thrust of the #1 news network, which is not only foolhardy but is already affecting their audience share.
Many are already aware of the actions. On the election, many viewers were dismayed with how quickly Fox called states for Joe Biden, notably the case with Arizona, as well as claiming the Democrats will pick up seats. (As it stands, the GOP has gained at least 10 House seats, with some races still outstanding.) There was a hot-mic moment when one anchor was heard bemusing the comments by a guest, Judge Jeanine Pirro was suspended from her Saturday program for questioning the network, and then there was the case of Neil Cavuto cutting off the White House Press Secretary conference because they were disapproving of some of the comments she had made. You can also toss in the combative nature of the once balanced Chris Wallace for added measure.
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