The Bunker – News without the nonsense Bunker USA: Fox Off – Did Rupert Murdoch dodge a bullet?
Apr 21, 2023
32:42
BONUS EPISODE KLAXON: Fox News paid out almost $1 billion dollars to Dominion – but despite that, did Murdoch dodge a bullet? Or is the financial blow, sparked by the networks voting machine misinformation, a catastrophe? Jacob Jarvis was joined by Dan Cassino, political scientist and author of Fox News and American Politics How One Channel Shapes American Politics and Society, to unpack what this payout means for Fox News.
- “This really is an admission that they knew what they were doing was false but they thought that they had to or they’d lose their audience.”
- “The question is are they going to change their behaviour over this – and I think the answer is absolutely not.”
- “It seems very unlikely that anyone will lose their jobs over this, the reason is Fox News isn’t acknowledging this at all.”
- “I’d say you could replace someone like Tucker Carlson with Gonzo the Muppet and still get the same audience.”
Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis Producer: Chris Jones. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production
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