I’ve long thought that the most successful scammers are the ones who go after a lot of small amounts from poor (either meaning) people rather than a few big scores from the rich. Because there are so many MORE of the little ones, and they have a much less firm grip on what they do have.
Advertisers seek large audiences; “Republicans” focus on fewer sources seeking the more dramatic, less credible, less boring, more imaginative, even titillating venues thus creating larger audiences at those sources.
We laugh knowingly at the dark accuracy of this cartoon, but it underscores the regrettable truth about the ethos of our nation’s corpocracy: “Identify a problem and then commercialize it for profit. Don’t try to remove or correct the problem UNLESS it endangers our profitability.” Thus Endeth The Lesson.
Fox News Channel is a bet for advertisers. They have the highest ratings over all other cable news show. Those shows are extremely lame, especially CNN!
On the email account I use to get samplings of conservative emails, they are always pushing product, the conservative ideology seems to be just a come on to get people hooked to buy. Much of the advertising is geared towards owning the libs with their product.
If this is the case, why does the Loser-in-Chief still have money? And as long as we’re at it, if nature abhors a vacuum, why hasn’t his head imploded?
What does this very accurate snapshot of present day American business policies really tell us? Gee… IDK…could CEOs be partially be to blame for the DJTs big lie being believed by so many? Or that the outright craziness of Qanon conspiracies makes a good association for their products? Hmmm… what ever happened to "truth in advertising?…a new motto could be “know and trust your product by association”?
Only thing worth watching on Fox Snooze is the “Entertainment” of Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity fighting and bad mouthing each other now as they continue their downward spiral. I don’t watch Fox, I just wait for the REAL news programs to air the idiots.
One person who finds the United States’ right-wing media ecosystem all too familiar is Peter Pomerantsev, who was born in the Soviet Union but fled and later settled in London. When Pomerantsev was in his 20s, he decided to return to Russia. He soon landed a plum job at the heart of Russian television production.
While Pomerantsev worked in entertainment TV, he regularly swapped stories with colleagues who were focused on “news” production— which was laced with state propaganda. Pomerantsev describes how they attended Friday meetings used to set Kremlin-backed news agendas for the following week.
Pomerantsev now teaches at Johns Hopkins University, and his latest book illuminates why propaganda is so effective at dividing us. Today, he watches American right-wing television news — particularly Fox News, Newsmax and OAN — with dismay.
Specifically, Pomerantsev points to two major areas of strategic overlap. There’s a shared war on facts that tries to convince the viewer that accountability is a fool’s errand because true objectivity does not exist.
Pomerantsev points to Hannity’s infamous interview with Ted Koppel, in which he contrasted his own style with what he sees as the charade of “objective” facts in other areas of the press. “I don’t pretend that I’m fair and balanced and objective,” Hannity bizarrely boasted.
“That’s exactly the same argument the Russians make,” Pomerantsev says. He recalls a famous phrase uttered by Dmitry Kiselev, a prime-time TV host who was also appointed by Vladimir Putin to run Kremlin’s international propaganda network, Rossiya Segodnya. “Objectivity is a myth that is proposed and imposed on us.”
Prominent Republicans have parroted that argument, mimicking the Russian apparatus by challenging the notion of objective truth. In one television appearance, Newt Gingrich argued that it doesn’t matter if crime is down if Americans “feel” that crime is up.
Pomerantsev sees another commonality between Fox News and Russian media. Both, he argues, treat news as entertainment, complete with characters designed to depict those who hold opposing viewpoints as buffoonish caricatures. “They turn everything into a Jerry Springer show. … Essentially, Tucker Carlson has ‘idiot liberals’ on.” Fox, he says, likes to present extreme left-wingers whose positions can be easily caricatured; Russian TV uses cartoonish members of the opposition as objects of ridicule.
In both Russia and the United States, Pomerantsev argues, that kind of discourse creates a corrosive cynicism that erodes democracy. It forges partisan identities that are defined by an “us vs. them” mentality, reinforced with a destructive dose of conspiracy theories.
To break the cycle, the United States needs better regulation and a shift in the economic model around cable news. Fox News, OAN and Newsmax’s prime-time style might be familiar to Russians, but it is utterly alien to Canadians, Britons or Germans.
The Rachel Maddow Show averaged 3.6 million viewers for the quarter, edging Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News (3.43 million) for the No. 1 spot in cable news.
RAGs almost 3 years ago
They’re not all fools. Some are psychopathic liars.
Daeder almost 3 years ago
That’s the only way Faux Nuuz stays afloat!
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
I’ve long thought that the most successful scammers are the ones who go after a lot of small amounts from poor (either meaning) people rather than a few big scores from the rich. Because there are so many MORE of the little ones, and they have a much less firm grip on what they do have.
ImDaRealAni almost 3 years ago
Actually, quite a smart move!
pepwine almost 3 years ago
I will never see those adds. Then again I am not the audience they are looking for.
sevaar777 almost 3 years ago
Worked great for the pillow guy…
superposition almost 3 years ago
Advertisers seek large audiences; “Republicans” focus on fewer sources seeking the more dramatic, less credible, less boring, more imaginative, even titillating venues thus creating larger audiences at those sources.
GiantShetlandPony almost 3 years ago
ROFLMAO!
It’s funny, because it’s true!
Kurtass Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Tucker Carlson, just proved again what a giant POS he is. Berating the top military officer.
eclairewl Premium Member almost 3 years ago
It’s where My Pillow is advertised and we’ve all heard of that. LOL.
For a Just and Peaceful World almost 3 years ago
Today’s ’toon was made for search engines.
Google: Fox News Pew Research
Google: Fox News Newsmax One America News
Google: Fox News Trump election fake news
Masterskrain Premium Member almost 3 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCxHphgpgFU&list=PLNqU75GLAwq9-hEdbv0SNiSpkPTDaTZXw
Odon Premium Member almost 3 years ago
A known base audience is open to baseless advertising. Buy gold…
cocavan11 almost 3 years ago
We laugh knowingly at the dark accuracy of this cartoon, but it underscores the regrettable truth about the ethos of our nation’s corpocracy: “Identify a problem and then commercialize it for profit. Don’t try to remove or correct the problem UNLESS it endangers our profitability.” Thus Endeth The Lesson.
Bookworm almost 3 years ago
If that’s the strategy, I suggest you seek a joint deal with CBN as well as Fox – CBN viewers are already primed to reach for their wallets.
brwydave Premium Member almost 3 years ago
My God how the money rolls in, rolls in.
MuddyUSA Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Fox News Channel is a bet for advertisers. They have the highest ratings over all other cable news show. Those shows are extremely lame, especially CNN!
Frankfreak almost 3 years ago
On the email account I use to get samplings of conservative emails, they are always pushing product, the conservative ideology seems to be just a come on to get people hooked to buy. Much of the advertising is geared towards owning the libs with their product.
timbob2313 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Point
Alberta Oil Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Now there is the subtlest suggestion that Fox watchers are fools.. that I have seen for some time. Well done Clay :-)
Loopy Frogger Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Sounds like a sound business strategy….
ncorgbl almost 3 years ago
Anyone want a pillow?
I Play One On TV almost 3 years ago
If this is the case, why does the Loser-in-Chief still have money? And as long as we’re at it, if nature abhors a vacuum, why hasn’t his head imploded?
S&C = Dismayed&Depressed almost 3 years ago
What does this very accurate snapshot of present day American business policies really tell us? Gee… IDK…could CEOs be partially be to blame for the DJTs big lie being believed by so many? Or that the outright craziness of Qanon conspiracies makes a good association for their products? Hmmm… what ever happened to "truth in advertising?…a new motto could be “know and trust your product by association”?
Kirk Sinclair almost 3 years ago
Murdoch’s outrage machine plays its marks like a fiddle…
The Love of Money is . . . almost 3 years ago
Only thing worth watching on Fox Snooze is the “Entertainment” of Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity fighting and bad mouthing each other now as they continue their downward spiral. I don’t watch Fox, I just wait for the REAL news programs to air the idiots.
FreyjaRN Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Looks right. Take that any way you want.
JenSolo02 almost 3 years ago
Bernie Madoff knew this well… He is now burning in Hell!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 3 years ago
Fark News shakes you down with fear.
LeftCoastBoomer Premium Member almost 3 years ago
“Fox and Fools” – isn’t that their morning show?
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
Fox lied so much and repeated russian propaganda so much that they were losing advertisers.
briangj2 almost 3 years ago
One person who finds the United States’ right-wing media ecosystem all too familiar is Peter Pomerantsev, who was born in the Soviet Union but fled and later settled in London. When Pomerantsev was in his 20s, he decided to return to Russia. He soon landed a plum job at the heart of Russian television production.
While Pomerantsev worked in entertainment TV, he regularly swapped stories with colleagues who were focused on “news” production— which was laced with state propaganda. Pomerantsev describes how they attended Friday meetings used to set Kremlin-backed news agendas for the following week.
Pomerantsev now teaches at Johns Hopkins University, and his latest book illuminates why propaganda is so effective at dividing us. Today, he watches American right-wing television news — particularly Fox News, Newsmax and OAN — with dismay.
Specifically, Pomerantsev points to two major areas of strategic overlap. There’s a shared war on facts that tries to convince the viewer that accountability is a fool’s errand because true objectivity does not exist.
Pomerantsev points to Hannity’s infamous interview with Ted Koppel, in which he contrasted his own style with what he sees as the charade of “objective” facts in other areas of the press. “I don’t pretend that I’m fair and balanced and objective,” Hannity bizarrely boasted.
“That’s exactly the same argument the Russians make,” Pomerantsev says. He recalls a famous phrase uttered by Dmitry Kiselev, a prime-time TV host who was also appointed by Vladimir Putin to run Kremlin’s international propaganda network, Rossiya Segodnya. “Objectivity is a myth that is proposed and imposed on us.”
Prominent Republicans have parroted that argument, mimicking the Russian apparatus by challenging the notion of objective truth. In one television appearance, Newt Gingrich argued that it doesn’t matter if crime is down if Americans “feel” that crime is up.
(To be concluded)
briangj2 almost 3 years ago
(Conclusion)
Pomerantsev sees another commonality between Fox News and Russian media. Both, he argues, treat news as entertainment, complete with characters designed to depict those who hold opposing viewpoints as buffoonish caricatures. “They turn everything into a Jerry Springer show. … Essentially, Tucker Carlson has ‘idiot liberals’ on.” Fox, he says, likes to present extreme left-wingers whose positions can be easily caricatured; Russian TV uses cartoonish members of the opposition as objects of ridicule.
In both Russia and the United States, Pomerantsev argues, that kind of discourse creates a corrosive cynicism that erodes democracy. It forges partisan identities that are defined by an “us vs. them” mentality, reinforced with a destructive dose of conspiracy theories.
To break the cycle, the United States needs better regulation and a shift in the economic model around cable news. Fox News, OAN and Newsmax’s prime-time style might be familiar to Russians, but it is utterly alien to Canadians, Britons or Germans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/23/he-worked-russian-media-he-recognizes-same-tactics-fox-news//
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Specifically The Tucker Carlson Show.
grumpypophobart almost 3 years ago
“Make sure all our products have the word ‘white’ prominent in them, or the initial ‘q’, then advertise on Fox. They’ll sell like hot cakes”
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
The Rachel Maddow Show averaged 3.6 million viewers for the quarter, edging Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News (3.43 million) for the No. 1 spot in cable news.
casonia2 almost 3 years ago
Oh, SNAP, Clay! Good one.
Andylit Premium Member almost 3 years ago
With very few exceptions Fox is beating MSNBC and CNN pretty much across the board.
Without Trump to kick around the left channels are taking a dump. It doesn’t help that they are soft-balling all things Biden.