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Fox News hints at potential limits on hosts' speech and increased fact-checking, possibly driven by financial concerns, as Tucker Carlson leaves the network.
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Well, howdy there, internet people.
Linzbo again.
So today we are going to talk about changes at Fox
and how Fox is signaling what those changes might be.
As I'm sure you probably know, Fox News host Tucker Carlson
is no longer with the network.
In an interesting turn of events,
Fox News media reporter Howard Kurtz had something to say about that.
He said, the big picture raised by the dismissals at Fox and CNN is whether we are entering
a new era in which some limits are imposed on what even the most popular hosts can say.
And he went on, management at all the networks may be more likely to rein in their top talent
and insist on fact-checking rather than risk embarrassing or lawsuits for the airing of
false information. That, if it comes to pass, might just be a worthwhile outcome.
So it certainly seems as though Fox is kind of signaling to everybody
that they plan on instituting some limits. In other words Murdoch walked in
and said who's in charge here. So again we don't know how significant those
limits are going to be. We don't know how accurate the fact-checking is going to
I still, even with this statement, do not expect Fox News to become a bastion of
journalistic ethics, but it might steer clear of the more blatantly false stuff.
As far as it being a worthwhile outcome, sure, sure. If Fox begins seeding itself
more in the truth, that's probably good. That's probably good. The combination of
all of these events and this little signal going out over Fox, I'm gonna say
that's what it is at this point. It definitely appears that Fox understands
losing that kind of money isn't sustainable and if they keep going down
that road, the settlement numbers are going to get larger and larger, or
eventually they'll tangle with somebody that isn't going to settle and they will
end up taking huge hits. So I'm going to keep watching and as this expected
shift occurs. If it does, I'll let you know. Anyway, it's just a thought. Y'all
Have a good day.
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