You wonder how FOX,
grew so large, so fast?
In the normal course of business, cable outfits like Time Warner pay content providers like CNN or MTV for the right to air their programs, AFTER they pay their dues, by building a legitimate news organization. But Murdoch turned the business model on its head. He didn’t just give Fox News away – he paid the cable companies to air it. To get Fox News' propaganda into 25 million homes, Murdoch paid cable companies as much as $20 a subscriber. “Murdoch’s offer shocked the industry,” writes biographer Neil Chenoweth. “He was prepared to shell out half a billion dollars just to buy an outlet for his views.” Even before it took to the air, Fox News was guaranteed access to a mass audience, bought and paid for, for his 'Fair and Balanced' propaganda.
According to the University of Maryland, Fox News viewers are the most misinformed of all news consumers. They are 30 percentage points more likely to say that scientists dispute global warming, and 31 points more likely to doubt President Obama’s citizenship. In fact, a recent poll reveals the 'ignorance' of Fox viewers actually increases the longer they watch the network. Wow. What a shock.
In the normal course of business, cable outfits like Time Warner pay content providers like CNN or MTV for the right to air their programs, AFTER they pay their dues, by building a legitimate news organization. But Murdoch turned the business model on its head. He didn’t just give Fox News away – he paid the cable companies to air it. To get Fox News' propaganda into 25 million homes, Murdoch paid cable companies as much as $20 a subscriber. “Murdoch’s offer shocked the industry,” writes biographer Neil Chenoweth. “He was prepared to shell out half a billion dollars just to buy an outlet for his views.” Even before it took to the air, Fox News was guaranteed access to a mass audience, bought and paid for, for his 'Fair and Balanced' propaganda.
According to the University of Maryland, Fox News viewers are the most misinformed of all news consumers. They are 30 percentage points more likely to say that scientists dispute global warming, and 31 points more likely to doubt President Obama’s citizenship. In fact, a recent poll reveals the 'ignorance' of Fox viewers actually increases the longer they watch the network. Wow. What a shock.
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