Posted on 01/16/2021 5:43:52 PM PST by SeekAndFind
What’s going on with Fox News?
It seems that the company is going through quite a storm after it alienated much of its audience with its handling of the presidential election. It’s not looking so good for the network that, for decades, represented conservative thought on broadcast media.
The company recently restructured its daytime lineup amid plummeting ratings. The network is currently struggling to regain the audience it lost in 2020. Even worse, it is currently performing worse than CNN and MSNBC, which are left-leaning media activist organizations. It seems that only shows hosted by Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity are keeping the network afloat.
Given that nearly all other television news networks function as a propaganda arm of the Democratic Party, Fox News’ it might seem that its troubles spell disaster for the conservative movement and Republican Party. But, in fact, the opposite is likely true.
Fox News’ current decline will make the conservative movement stronger.
The network has been the dominant voice in conservative news for years. While other outlets existed, they did not enjoy the reach that Fox has. This meant that the company was the primary influence when it came to shaping viewpoints on the right.
However, after the company botched the election and further pushed its viewers away by taking a more antagonistic approach to President Trump, other companies began gaining more attention. Outlets like One America News Network and Newsmax have grown in popularity. Republican leaders are appearing on these networks more often. (See: Are We Witnessing the Beginning of the End for Fox News?)
With more news outlets gaining prominence, the conservative movement will have more diversity of thought, leading to new voices, more viewpoints, more ideas, and more solutions. The right’s marketplace of ideas could change in a way that allows it to overcome the weaknesses that have plagued the right for years.
The growth of other conservative outlets is necessary in an age when the far-left is bent on suppressing right-leaning content at all costs; with Fox News’ position being threatened, we might see its challengers multiplying. This means that while conservatives fend off the left’s censorship campaign against digital outlets, they can continue to grow on broadcast media, thereby making it more difficult for the authoritarian types to impede the proliferation of right-leaning opinions.
Lastly, it is essential to note that Fox’s troubles will not be fatal. The company has lost a significant chunk of its audience for the time being. But if they are wise, they will learn from their missteps during the election and win some of their viewers back.
While circumstances might seem dire for conservative outlets, the situation may not be as precarious as it looks. Yes, the far-left has committed to a full-on campaign to remove opposing voices from wide-reaching platforms. But the right still has avenues through which it can fight back. The conservative movement has subverted the far-left’s hold on media before, and we can do it again.
They projecteth a bit too much.
Everywhere I look is . . . chaff.
What are CNN, MSNBC etc. going to do without TRUMP? Twitter was not much before Trump started tweeting. They all will miss him.
RE: Everywhere I look is . . . chaff.
Are Laura, Sean, Tucker, Maria and Lou Dobbs chaff?
In the 1960's, it was cigars and brandy. Nowadays, it's cocaine-adrencochrome-blood of Haitian children.
I don’t look their direction.
Most if Fox didn’t represent true conservative thought, but the chamber-of-commerce and neocon bastardizations of it.
Most of.
RE: Newsmax is refreshing, like a drink of cool clear water.
They apologized to Dominion Software when they were threatened with legal action.
See here: https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2020/12/23/newsmax-next-to-back-down-under-legal-threat/
They’re not exactly fearless in this regard. All you need is Soros and Big Tech money threatening them for them to capitulate.
William Wallace would rather die and shout FREEDOM, Braveheart they’re not.
The best thing that could happen to conservatism and the country as a whole would be the bankruptcy and total demise of Foxnews before the end of the year. The sooner the better.
I hope Fox realizes it’ mistakes and gets back on track. I will be watching their new lineup to see if they want to regain their former position. Stray Tuned!
Sometime next week you are going to wake up to one TV channel. Government TV. You will get to watch the military tribunals live.
Sean is certainly chaff until late 2024.
RE: Sean is certainly chaff until late 2024.
Can you explain why?
The idiot who wrote this story completely misses the point. He says, “This meant that the company was the primary influence when it came to shaping viewpoints on the right.”
What these clowns fail to realize is we do not need our viewpoints “shaped”. We watch what we watch because we already have our beliefs and viewpoints firmly set. We don’t need news outlets to “shape” them for us. When Fox started trying to “shape” our viewpoints away from what we already believed, we moved on. It is as simple as that.
The “new linup” is the old linup in different batting order.
It’s anti-Trump, to boot.
Excellent title, I agree with it.
The author is delusional. Fox’s troubles WILL be fatal. Nobody will trust them again, and their on-air talent would be wise to migrate elsewhere ahead of the collapse.
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