I don't think cable news is going away. But is it a positive force in society overall? No. I see a world not that dissimilar from what Jonah was describing, a world of copycats. And I think that people are copycatting Fox News and they think that's what viewers want. They want this increased polarization, this increased anxiety and anger and entertainment as opposed to politics. It's really distressing that when for all of his flaws, Chris Lick taking the helm of CNN, trying to make it as a straight news organization didn't work because that's not what people want. That could be anything but you guys didn't mention AI. What could go wrong?
Fox News and social media are two arenas that will define the next presidential race. Today, after Kara and Nayeema discuss the implications of the recent injunction by a federal judge banning Biden administration officials from communicating with social media platforms, we dive into Fox’s Rupert-Trump-Tucker love triangle. We’re joined by a panel including New York Times reporter Jeremy W. Peters, Guardian columnist Margaret Sullivan, and Dispatch Editor in Chief Jonah Goldberg.
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