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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJack Shafer says that feud betwen Trump and Fox is faked
Here is a quote from Shafer's Politico article:
"Trumps faux-fight with Fox is designed 1) to add drama and excitement to where there is none; 2) make him the primary focus of events; and 3) temporarily complicate the storyline so viewers keep watching. Fox benefits from Trumps periodic attacks (remember when he boycotted one of Foxs 2016 presidential debates because it wouldnt dump Megyn Kelly from the broadcast). They make the channel look like its standing up to the president, and Fox ends up looking more independent and credible."
[link:https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/30/donald-trump-fox-news-227994|
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Journalists know t but are afraid to say it.
NotHardly
(1,062 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,647 posts)sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Pretending theyre not propaganda is part of Foxs propaganda.
bucolic_frolic
(43,128 posts)Lotusflower70
(3,077 posts)"They make the channel look like its standing up to the president, and Fox ends up looking more independent and credible."
They have no credibility whatsoever.
cstanleytech
(26,281 posts)is neither fair nor balanced.
cstanleytech
(26,281 posts)Tripper11
(4,338 posts)I think the easier way to do this is list the things that aren't fake in this bullshit administration!
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)Chemisse
(30,809 posts)UpInArms
(51,280 posts)I think it is all about cover for both of them
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)This whole "presidency" seems quite fake. Everything surrounding this orange, shitpile, moronic, asshole seems quite fake. I hope we can get rid of him in the next election. If not, please fill in your own damn blanks _________ ____ ______- _____-__------ .
Have fun!
gordianot
(15,237 posts)Both of which Trump knows well in his pursuit of ratings. One mistake Trump makes the pretend villain in wrestling is not really hated, Trump is despised in real life. People who hate Fox also loathe Donald Trump. I might watch Fox if they were to waterboard Trump and Hannity simultaneously.
calimary
(81,220 posts)There's not much that surprises me about this traitorous criminal Russian-asset jerk anymore.
Tennessee Hillbilly
(587 posts)But actually I've been a member here since 2012
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)rocktivity
(44,576 posts)I mean, she deliberately had an off-the-record dinner with members of the press? Either she's nuttier than Duh Donald or it's a plot that makes her look ripe to join (and spy on) the enemy camp...
rocktivity
JohnnyRingo
(18,624 posts)I think it's being over analyzed into a conspiracy theory.
Usually the best answer is the most simple one: Trump saw something on Fox that he didn't like and ran to Twitter to complain, and it probably goes no deeper than that.
That seems a lot more believable than the carefully thought out plan the writer imagines. Besides, Kellyanne would have leaked the info by now.
Marcuse
(7,479 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,670 posts)Bradical79
(4,490 posts)Doesn't seem all that effective to me though. They've made Trump look like even more of a dishonest authoritarian moron, and FOX risks losing some viewers to other further right wing media outlets.
Anecodtally, my right wing co-workers have been very silent about Trump and Fox News recently. They know they would be ripped to shreds by somebody if expressing support for anything going on.
Edit: His poll numbers have been dropping during this time, even with Rasmussen.
IcyPeas
(21,858 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,128 posts)but a Wall Street shill. That being said the lack of reason and logical consistency - the lies, reversals, denials - are discombobulating to anyone with a brain, and anyone whose occupation relies on facts and truth, which Cavuto's does. To do otherwise is to be complicit in shredding sanity.
I used to like Cavuto on the Nightly Business Report, but i think he went right wing for Fox. Now Fox seems to me is either fearing the fallout from a reversal of political winds in the country, or they are trying to draw in the political middle before they go hard right before the election. You never know with these media types.
kentuck
(111,079 posts)They are scheming for some reason or other?
Trump would never desert FOX News. FOX needs him for their ratings. They are dependent on each other.