{"id":48691,"date":"2021-03-05T13:39:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T21:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=48691"},"modified":"2021-03-05T13:39:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T21:39:49","slug":"fox-news-ceo-murdoch-admits-that-the-network-opposes-biden-for-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=48691","title":{"rendered":"Fox News CEO Murdoch Admits that the Network Opposes Biden – For Ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Fox News launched twenty-six years ago, its mission was to advance the interests of conservatives and Republicans, and to serve as a partisan counterweight to credible news enterprises and honest journalists. While that was no secret, it’s founders – right-wing newspaper magnate Rupert Murdoch and GOP media consultant Roger Ailes – pretended to be “fair and balanced,”<\/em> a slogan that falsely implied that other news operations were not (and which Fox ditched four years ago<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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This week Rupert’s son, Lachlan Murdoch, who is now the network’s CEO, spoke<\/a><\/strong> at a Morgan Stanley investor conference where he said the quiet parts out loud. Apparently, in the Era of Trump and QAnon, it is no longer necessary to veil their biases in cheesy slogans. Murdoch said that…<\/p>\n

“‘The main beneficiary of the Trump administration from a ratings point of view was MSNBC … and that\u2019s because they were the loyal opposition,’ Murdoch said of the rival cable network. ‘That\u2019s what our job is now with the Biden administration, and you\u2019ll see our ratings really improve from here.'” […]<\/p>\n

“‘Seventy-five million people voted for a Republican president, sometimes in spite of his personality at times,’ Murdoch said. ‘That’s what we represent. We’re going to stick to the center-right. That’s where our audience is.'”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Murdoch was obviously making excuses for the fact that, since the election last November, Fox News has slipped to third place in the cable news wars, behind MSNBC and CNN. Rachel Maddow is now the number one program in all of cable, not just cable news:<\/p>\n

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We are extremely appreciative of everyone who watches and supports this show and this network. We will keep doing our best to be worthy of your time and your trust. pic.twitter.com\/YTUuHOSAeC<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) March 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n