Newsmax also gained viewers after the 2020 election, though by February 2021 it had leveled out again.
This time, "They're going stick," Newsmax chief Chris Ruddy told me. "We’re much better positioned. We’re a much more mature as a news organization.”
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While Fox has lost viewers at 8 p.m. and in primetime overall, Newsmax has surged.
Eric Bolling's show averaged 202k viewers in the four weeks before Tucker's firing and 489k in the four weeks after.
The question I asked: Can Newsmax maintain the surge?
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The Fox News ratings drop is real.
In the 4 weeks before Fox fired Tucker Carlson, it averaged 2.6 million viewers 8-11 p.m. In the four weeks after, it was 1.6 million.
At 8 pm, Fox has declined from 3.27 million (Tucker's final month) to 1.49 million.
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This intentional practice of journalism — before and after stories are published — is so, so important.
writes about what it takes for and ’s essential reporting to reach the communities they’re covering.
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Interesting that CNN is describing this as a “Republican Presidential Town Hall” since Mike Pence hasn’t officially declared yet…
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Inbox: CNN will be holding a presidential town hall with Mike Pence on Wednesday, June 7, hosted by Dana Bash.
Jake Tapper will be moderating a town hall for Nikki Haley on June 4.
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This feels like a very long time ago, but it was only 6 months ago! washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/
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The strangest part is that all the Murdoch wanted was to help DeSantis win.
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he is going in Fox News right after and that is the image everyone will be forced to use. What no one is saying is the slap in the face to Truth Social. But I guess no one cares enough :)
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After Fox News and Newsmax ran dozens of on-air segments raging about a fake story about homeless vets being displaced by "illegals," Laura Ingraham has "no clue why anyone would make up such a thing."
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Dan Bongino: "I definitely was not fired. Liberals are just making that up."
Bongino said he didn't want to host a show on Saturdays anymore.
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Laura Ingraham signed a multi-year contract extension in December 2020: foxnews.com/media/laura-in
Interestingly, that was a month after she heavily criticized Fox’s coverage of the 2020 election in texts with Hannity and Tucker that were made public in the Dominion lawsuit.
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There's no mention of the word "primetime," though Fox News says that Laura Ingraham will continue being a host for Fox News — amid speculation based on a Drudge Report item suggesting that two other Fox hosts would be moving into the 8-11 p.m. primetime block
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Fox News statement: “Reports based on various tweets by left wing activists are wildly inaccurate – Laura Ingraham, the top-rated woman in cable news, is now and will continue to be a prominent host and integral part of the Fox News lineup."
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Fox News statement: “Reports based on various tweets by left wing activists are wildly inaccurate – Laura Ingraham, the top-rated woman in cable news, is now and will continue to be a prominent host and integral part of the Fox News lineup."
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To be clear: If Watters and Gutfeld “get primetime,” and Hannity is at 8 pm, then it would mean that Laura Ingraham isn’t in the block traditionally considered primetime. Though she could be at 7 pm, which Fox has also marketed as primetime. This all still speculative for now tho
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The Drudge Report is reporting that Fox News is shaking up their primetime schedule, putting Hannity at 8 and moving Watters and Gutfeld.
But, a Fox spokesperson says. “No decision has been made on a new primetime line-up and there are multiple scenarios under consideration.”
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Murdoch says that he thinks Fox would have won if the Dominion case went to trial, but said that it would have taken too long and been too much of a distraction.
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Murdoch was asked what Fox Corp leadership could do differently going forward to avoid lawsuits.
Murdoch: "The question is: How do we not get sued? It's a great question. We could be CNN, right?"
Murdoch says if CNN Trump town hall was newsworthy, so were Trump claims in 2020.
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Once again, Lachlan Murdoch won't talk about decision to fire Tucker Carlson but says "we make all of our decisions about what's best for the company in the long term."
He mentions previous high-profile hosts that have left (Bill O'Reilly, Megyn Kelly) without audience loss.
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Lachlan Murdoch is doing a live interview starting now at MoffettNathanson's Inaugural Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference.
Murdoch on Dominion: "I don't believe any of our Fox hosts engaged in any defamation during the period, but it was the right decision to settle."
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Collins will be hosting the 9 p.m. hour on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays — on Wednesday, the network will air the new show co-hosted by Gayle King and Charles Barkley.
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Collins' new show will officially launch "later this summer," Licht says.
"Every night, she’ll bring fresh reporting that adds new perspective to the biggest stories of the day."
CNN has not had a permanent 9 p.m. host since firing Chris Cuomo at the end of 2021.
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NEWS: Kaitlan Collins will be the new anchor of the 9 p.m. hour on CNN starting in June, CNN boss Chris Licht just announced in an internal memo.
Licht: "She is a smart and gifted journalist who we’ve all seen hold lawmakers and newsmakers accountable."
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I've deleted this tweet because the CNBC reporter has now removed most of this text from his story, after CNN lodged a complaint.
The revised story is here, cnbc.com/2023/05/16/cnn
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The problem with this argument is that you would have needed to tell the anchors what to say/focus on, rather than letting people like Jake Tapper give their honest analysis, like he did
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The forum is over.
Jake Tapper's rapid reaction, on CNN: "It was an interesting night. Mr. Trump’s first lie was told just seconds into the night ... and the falsehoods kept coming fast and furious."
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“Sources at CNN say it was more likely an attempt by Anderson Cooper, who calls his own shots and takes orders from no one, to defend the integrity of an institution to which he has given two decades of his life, and not necessarily a defense of Licht…”
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SCOOP : CNN's Chris Licht summoned and his editor to a meeting with himself and top executives in which they told him that his coverage of Trump town hall had been too emotional and stressed the importance of remaining dispassionate:
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The backlash continues against and its CEO for their Trump town hall: a “debacle,” a “disaster” and “CNN’s lowest moment.” By me and :
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CNN chief executive Chris Licht told staffers this morning that "America was served very well by what we did last night."
It's not the consensus inside the network, though staffers acknowledge the difficult position Kaitlan Collins was put in.
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Covering Trump is "tricky and messy," Licht says, and it will "continue to be messy and tricky, but it's our job." He confidently says "America was served very well by what we did last night." Many CNN employees strongly disagree.
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Chris Licht at CNN’s morning news meeting said “I am aware that there are people with opinions-slash-backlash....you do not have to like the former president's answers, but you can't say we didn't get them,” per attendee.
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Licht also defended the news value of the town hall and said it generated a lot of headlines because of Trump's comments, mentioning the exchange he had with Collins where he wouldn't say he wanted Ukraine to win.
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Chris Licht called Kaitlan Collins a "rock star."
He acknowledged the audience's clapping during Trump laugh lines and attacks on CNN was "uncomfortable" but said it was necessary to hear because a large chunk of the country feels that way.
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News: CNN chief Chris Licht started the network's morning editorial call by congratulating Kaitlan Collins and praising her "masterful performance" as a real-time fact-checker.
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From CNN’s own : “It's hard to see how America was served by the spectacle of lies that aired on CNN Wednesday evening. … CNN and new network boss Chris Licht are facing a fury of criticism — both internally and externally over the event.”
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"...to arm voters with crucial information about his positions as he enters the 2024 election as the Republican frontrunner. That is CNN’s role and responsibility: to get answers and hold the powerful to account." (2/2)
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CNN has issued a statement praising Kaitlan Collins' performance as host: "Tonight Kaitlan Collins exemplified what it means to be a world-class journalist. She asked tough, fair and revealing questions. And she followed up and fact-checked President Trump in real time.." (1/2)
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There will be questions about the format of this event.
While presidential town halls are by nature live, a taped event would have allowed for editing.
Some at CNN think that Collins did as well as could be done — but in a "flawed" format.
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Over the course of 70 min, Kaitlan Collins' many attempts to rebut Trump's falsehoods fell on deaf ears — and were drowned out by a home crowd that cheered him on.
Some CNN staffers expressed frustration with the event, which one called "a total debacle"
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