Posted on 11/17/2021 8:27:12 PM PST by SeekAndFind
It’s not a secret that many conservatives have qualms about Fox News. That’s not to say their primetime lineup isn’t still largely appealing, specifically Tucker Carlson’s top-rated show, but past editorial and hiring decisions have left some scratching their heads.
In that current media environment, conservative alternatives like Newsmax and One American News Network have emerged, with the former gaining the most success recently. Meanwhile, OANN is battling behind the scenes to gain an advantage over Fox News, but they may have pushed things too far, if a new report is any indication.
According to The Washington Free Beacon, OANN has been lobbying, openly at times, for the confirmation of Gigi Sohn to the FCC. The Biden nominee is an absolute radical, having called conservative news outlets “threats to democracy.”
One America News Network (OANN) is working behind the scenes to rally conservative support for Gigi Sohn, President Joe Biden’s latest pick to serve on the Federal Communications Commission. Conservative political operative Bradley Blakeman told the Washington Free Beacon that OANN’s president personally arranged for him to appear in a pro-Sohn segment on the network and that OANN executives believe Sohn will be an ally in the network’s fight to wrest market share away from Fox News.
The belief is rooted in Sohn’s criticism of Fox News. Sohn has questioned whether Fox News should be investigated for being “state-sponsored propaganda with few if any opposing viewpoints.” Fox News and OANN compete for many of the same viewers, and former president Donald Trump encouraged his voters to leave Fox News for OANN or right-wing outlet Newsmax.
To be clear, this is not based on anonymous supposition. OANN’s president, Charles Herring, publicly announced his support for Sohn last week. As noted above, Herring also personally arranged for Bradley Blakeman, described as a former George W. Bush adviser, to appear on the network to lobby for Sohn.
OANN’s belief that Sohn would be good for business constitutes a tangled web of bad logic, in my opinion. Yes, Sohn has targeted Fox News and has seemingly stuck up for smaller content providers in the past, but I’m pretty sure that the kind of “diversity” she wants doesn’t include more of what OANN provides. This feels a heck of a lot like making a deal with the devil, operating under the delusion that they won’t eventually get burned. In some unlikely reality where OANN picks up major market share from Fox News, OANN would then turn into a primary target.
As has been made clear by her past statements and action, Sohn is a partisan warrior with highly ideological goals. Those include destroying the ability of conservatives to disseminate information. To the extent that she’s sided with OANN in the past, it’s been out of expediency in an effort to stop the growth of conservative media. The moment it helps her to turn on OANN, she will do so. Herring is incredibly deluded to believe she’d be an ally.
Here’s my final thought: It’s one thing to be competitive, but it’s another thing to openly support an awful, dangerous nominee for selfish, naive reasons. If OANN wants to battle Fox News in the arena of ideas, more power to them. But they’ve gone too far here, and in the end, I think it’s going to hurt their credibility.
If I read this right, OANN is supporting a radical, left-winger?
I think that I shall stay with Newsmax, thank you anyway.
I like Newsmax OK but I really like America’s Real Voice.
How dumb do you have to be to believe OAN, Newsmax or Fox give a crap about anything?
You bump your head on a stump as a child, son?
bizarre.
We stopped watching OANN a long time ago. Had high hopes for it in the beginning, but they didn’t pan out.
You too... a voice... for who? Idiocracy. The stupidity abounds. See my previous posts... unlike the one you hit your head on.
RE: Had high hopes for it in the beginning, but they didn’t pan out.
Can you share with us in what way?
Point well taken. ;-)
Maybe, just maybe, lobbying for this alleged leftie, is an attempt to get her dumped. It is not a bad move if it works. I would think if OANN is for it, those on the left must be thinking WAIT A MINUTE... Just my $.02....
” I think it’s going to hurt their credibility.”
Thankfully, OANN has credibility to lose. Fox have no credibility and is currently running on fumes. Laura Ingraham, Greg Gutfield, Jesse Waters, Tucker Carlson, and G. Rivera are not discussing the Arizona recount.
Well now, ownership would be a start...
Why dont they just sell out to penis rocket man, and join WP?
Billionaires give a crap about people.
It is all about the spin. If these billionaires gave a crap then they would crowd source ownership.
Pick a half dozen people with a clue and hands the F off of the news.
I can’t remember everything - it’s been a long while - but I guess it was just a slow drifting away from lack of interest. I do remember that they no longer had one of the main people we liked, Liz Wheeler; and there were other outlets that we just liked better.
Also, we don’t have cable; so we pay for things like this separately, and while it was a small amount of money per month, I think we found something else we wanted to subscribe to.
Do you even know what you are talking about?
Have you ever watched RAV?
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Fox is full of Actors waiting for Chris Wallace to take out the Republican in the Presidential Debates.
They are Actors.
In their off time. they hob-nob with elites that love to hate Trump supporters and traditional America.
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Me, too!!
Laura Ingraham, Greg Gutfield, Jesse Waters, Tucker Carlson, and G. Rivera are not discussing the Arizona recount.If you value your job at Fox News you keep all of your thoughts and comments on anything regarding the 2020 election to yourself.
Why? Because they're up to their eyeballs in the 2020 election fraud by sitting on their hands and complete silence on watching the fraud, real time, from their "Elections Decisions Desk". Not to mention a little electioneering by a resident never_Trumper
Their silence and internal censorship on anything about the 2020 election, since then to this day, is proof enough.
Recently the only thing said on Fox News about 2020 election, since the 2020 election, is a CYA deception blaming Zuckerberg for his (money) role.
Fox News (2020) “Election Decision Desk” Chief Just Pulled Most Cowardly Move Ever
Fox has doubled down on their fraud. The same Never-Trumper that made the call of Arizona for Biden was recently renamed “Election Decision Desk Chief” for the 2022 and 2024 elections.
Fox News Decision Desk: You vote, we decide.
What channel is America’s Real Voice on?
My dish has it on 219
Blakeman is a professional swamp dweller and bullshit artist. I don’t watch much but OANN must have stepped on the toes of someone he represents.
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