Foxaganda

Just a periodic reminder that Fox is not your friend. (Nor is Facebook).

As Trump’s Chances Fade, Murdoch’s Fox News Faces Wrath And Tough Choices by NPR’s David Folkenflik.

“Fox News's journalists are, by and large, attempting to navigate a gentle landing for their audiences so that, should Biden defeat Trump, they will recognize the result. But the network's stars are larding their shows with Trump advocates who make baseless but incendiary accusations to ensure that viewers never accept Biden as legitimate.”  

Note the distinction between “journalist”, like Chris Wallace, and “star”, like Tucker Carlson.  (Remember, you literally can’t believe the “facts” Tucker Carlson tells you.  Or Sean Hannity.  Or Laura Ingraham.  Or Jeanine Pirro.)

“The president considers many Fox News figures among his closest advisers, including Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs, Jeanine Pirro and others. He has drawn from the ranks of Fox contributors to fill senior White House appointments and even considered stars for Cabinet positions. And they, in turn, have been ferocious in relaying the president's baseless claims, winning his frequent appearances on their programs and stratospheric ratings in response.”

“As one small sign of the ways in which Fox and Trump Republicans can orchestrate programming, on Friday evening NPR reviewed an internal GOP memo sent to top party officials to prepare Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel for her appearance on Hannity's show that night. It set out in great specificity the entire intended flow of the show's lengthy opening segment - including its guests, articles and subjects, and the primary point Hannity would make. The two jointly focused on stoking suspicions of voter fraud. (The RNC confirmed the memo's authenticity but declined to comment on the collaboration.)”