🌎 Discussion: Media, The Press, Journalism, Cable News, Media Bias, and Other Media Issues

[MagnarTheGreat]

Briant Stelter: "Just in: CNN's town hall with Donald Trump averaged 3.1 million total viewers. The event outrated Fox and MSNBC, as expected, but these are not 2015/16 level numbers for Trump — not even close." "In the key 25- to 54-year-old demo, the town hall averaged 703,000, about five times higher than CNN's typical performance at 8pm."

 

[squeekness]

I thought it was posted elsewhere that CNNs ratings had fallen. So which is it?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I thought it was posted elsewhere that CNNs ratings had fallen. So which is it?

It's just a one Trump show spike. They put Trump on because CNN is desperate for attention because of their weak ratings the other 99.9% of the time.

 

[squeekness]

I still think a quite a few watched the Town Hall like you'd watch a train wreck. Not because they supported the guy.

 

[galmorzu]

I still think a quite a few watched the Town Hall like you'd watch a train wreck. Not because they supported the guy.

But Trump isn't going to care about why. He's coming away from this with bragging rights that he gave CNN the biggest ratings they've had in years, maybe in history. And everyone's going to take away from that statement that he just must be that popular.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Fox News Calls Biden ‘Evil,’ Declares America ‘Least Racist Country’ – Rolling Stone

Fox is a racist network as this thread has demonstrated over the years.

 

[squeekness]

Fox News Calls Biden ‘Evil,’ Declares America ‘Least Racist Country’ – Rolling Stone

Fox is a racist network as this thread has demonstrated over the years.

So now they have to lie about their lies,

 

[samsnee]

It’s amazing that he didn’t even say the word “republican” or “conservative” but he automatically assumed he was talking about them.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Vice Media Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Variety

 

[squeekness]

Vice Media Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Variety

This stinks. I actually watch their news programs. They cover a lot of things others don't, especially international stories.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Daily Beast - CNN Loses to Newsmax in Primetime Ratings Two Days After Trump Town Hall

 

[squeekness]

The Daily Beast - CNN Loses to Newsmax in Primetime Ratings Two Days After Trump Town Hall

That's kind of sad. I'd still rather watch CNN than Newsmax. I would have expected CNN viewers to flee to MSNBC instead.

 

[Teelie]

It’s amazing that he didn’t even say the word “republican” or “conservative” but he automatically assumed he was talking about them.

Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's Republicans being racist and feeling called out for it.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Tucker Carlson's Fox News Exit Tied to Dominion Lawsuit - Variety

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Media Matters - Conservative pundits are increasingly open about who they think should be killed

 

[squeekness]

Media Matters - Conservative pundits are increasingly open about who they think should be killed

I want to see an end to the death penalty, not an expansion of who should be eligible.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Wrap - Tucker Carlson Mused About ‘Threatening People’ to Stop Fox News’ Negative Trump Coverage, 2020 Texts Reveal

 

[Iceman]

Seen some reports that Laura Ingraham has been fired at Fox.

Accurate?

 

[squeekness]

Seen some reports that Laura Ingraham has been fired at Fox.

Accurate?

I'd love that if it was true.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Seen some reports that Laura Ingraham has been fired at Fox.

Accurate?

The Daily Beast - Fox News Considers Major Primetime Shuffle After Tucker Carlson Firing

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Fox 'News''s lineup change originated based on gossip from Matt Drudge IIRC, who last I checked, was not a leftwing activist.

 

[squeekness]

Demoted is still good.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Levis got themselves into trouble for wanting use AI models to replace non-white (of course they don't use that word) and there's a lot more of this.

Lee Fang: "Buzzfeed Inc. (owners of Complex, HuffPost, Tasty, etc) tells investors that AI will generate content, headlines, 'infinite quizzes' & develop Black, Asian, Latino identity-based content to help corporate brands tap an 'authentic voice' to sell products" https://investors.buzzfeed.com/static-files/b5474867-1907-415c-bbd4-431bef9de67e
https://investors.buzzfeed.com/static-files/44b860f7-1724-449c-9cd7-0570ff9555f1

Nothing says authentic like fake content.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

[Fox News's] Jesse Watters: GOP Needs To Be Able To Blackmail FBI Director

Chris Wray is a Republican FBI director appointed by Trump, but of course, that is never good enough for these freaks.

 

[squeekness]

[Fox News's] Jesse Watters: GOP Needs To Be Able To Blackmail FBI Director

Chris Wray is a Republican FBI director appointed by Trump, but of course, that is never good enough for these freaks.

He's as bad as Tucker.