Abstract:http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...act_id=2604679
The creation of Fox News in 1996 was an event of deep, yet unappreciated, political and historical importance. For the first time, there was a news source available virtually everywhere in the United States, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with a conservative tilt. Finally, conservatives did not have to seek out bits of news favorable to their point of view in liberal publications or in small magazines and newsletters. Like someone dying of thirst in the desert, conservatives drank heavily from the Fox waters. Soon, it became the dominant – and in many cases, virtually the only – major news source for millions of Americans. This has had profound political implications that are only starting to be appreciated. Indeed, it can almost be called self-brainwashing – many conservatives now refuse to even listen to any news or opinion not vetted through Fox, and to believe whatever appears on it as the gospel truth.
Total Viewers (Live +SD)
- Total day: FNC: 1.233 | CNN: 443 | MSNBC: 314 | HLN: 224
- Primetime: FNC: 1.905 | CNN: 495 | MSNBC: 497 | HLN: 308
http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/score...-may-14/262889
The "self-brainwashers", marans already brain-washed, and severely brain-shrunk, including ST tea baggers, before they turn on Fox Propaganda, Slander, and Lies Network, don't even crack 1% of US population.
Bartlett seems to talking from within the DC political echo chamber.
Fox is unique as a propaganda, lies, slander source masquerading as a legit news channel.
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