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Are there any empirical reasons why Fox News receives overwhelmingly high viewership as compared to other news organizations?



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    This is speculation, but do these figures take into account the amount of time spent watching a station? I've experienced a number of places playing rolling news stations non-stop. For instance, hotel lobbies, airports, journalists' offices. This seems to happen more in the US than my native UK. Lots of screens, lots of time. This may go some way to explaining why news channels, if not specifically Fox News are dominating the figures.

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Are there any empirical reasons why Fox News receives overwhelmingly high viewership as compared to other news organizations?



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    This is speculation, but do these figures take into account the amount of time spent watching a station? I've experienced a number of places playing rolling news stations non-stop. For instance, hotel lobbies, airports, journalists' offices. This seems to happen more in the US than my native UK. Lots of screens, lots of time. This may go some way to explaining why news channels, if not specifically Fox News are dominating the figures.

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    3 hours ago














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Are there any empirical reasons why Fox News receives overwhelmingly high viewership as compared to other news organizations?



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Are there any empirical reasons why Fox News receives overwhelmingly high viewership as compared to other news organizations?



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    This is speculation, but do these figures take into account the amount of time spent watching a station? I've experienced a number of places playing rolling news stations non-stop. For instance, hotel lobbies, airports, journalists' offices. This seems to happen more in the US than my native UK. Lots of screens, lots of time. This may go some way to explaining why news channels, if not specifically Fox News are dominating the figures.

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    3 hours ago














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    This is speculation, but do these figures take into account the amount of time spent watching a station? I've experienced a number of places playing rolling news stations non-stop. For instance, hotel lobbies, airports, journalists' offices. This seems to happen more in the US than my native UK. Lots of screens, lots of time. This may go some way to explaining why news channels, if not specifically Fox News are dominating the figures.

    – AJFaraday
    3 hours ago








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This is speculation, but do these figures take into account the amount of time spent watching a station? I've experienced a number of places playing rolling news stations non-stop. For instance, hotel lobbies, airports, journalists' offices. This seems to happen more in the US than my native UK. Lots of screens, lots of time. This may go some way to explaining why news channels, if not specifically Fox News are dominating the figures.

– AJFaraday
3 hours ago





This is speculation, but do these figures take into account the amount of time spent watching a station? I've experienced a number of places playing rolling news stations non-stop. For instance, hotel lobbies, airports, journalists' offices. This seems to happen more in the US than my native UK. Lots of screens, lots of time. This may go some way to explaining why news channels, if not specifically Fox News are dominating the figures.

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Fox news viewers are quite elderly, average age of 68 as of 2017. Older people consume news and media primarily through their TV and newspapers. Younger people more through their PC and smartphones (source).



With younger people moving away from TV, that means a larger proportion of the TV watching audience will be elderly and elderly people tend to be more socially, politically and economically conservative (source).



So with a graying TV news audience, it's no surprise that far right conservative news media would proportionately do better than centrist or liberal news media. People seeking a more left wing perspective have abandoned mainstream TV news and tend to go to specific YouTube channels or news websites (Democracy Now, the Intercept, The Real News) rather than tune in at 9 o clock to hear what Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Rachel Maddow, Anderson Cooper, Clare McCaskill or John Kasich has to say.






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    How do they measure this? Because I know a lot of elderly people who just leave the television running all day. Does that count? If someone asked which channel news they watch, they'd say channel x, but they may not have even been in the room.

    – RedSonja
    3 hours ago











  • Good question. I didn't deal specifically with the Networks, rather the age demographic - media type, and age demographic political leaning. Pew, the source of this data simply does polling. I don't know their sampling methods or sizes so can't say how representative they might be. I too would be interested in knowing about the News Network figures, I would imagine it too comes from polling.

    – Icarian
    2 hours ago








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    @RedSonja It's important to note that younger generations (younger people tend to be more liberal) aren't watching much TV at all, news, partisan or otherwise. Most of that generation is Internet savvy and get their news from other sources

    – Machavity
    1 hour ago



















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Because there is only one Fox News and there are multiple competitors. Overall, CNN and MSNBC together are watched more than Fox (source). But they split the liberal viewership. So if they get 34% and 21% of overall viewership and Fox gets 45%, Fox is the most watched single network even as it is a minority of the overall market.



If someone started a serious competitor for Fox viewers, that could reduce Fox's share. Or if MSNBC went out of business, most of their watchers would probably go to CNN. But as it is, they split the liberal market while Fox has the conservative market to itself.



Some sources for the partisanship:





  • Pew: Partisanship and Cable News.


  • Pew: Political Polarization & Media Habits.






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  • Mainstream viewers also have CBS and ABC news.

    – JJJ
    4 hours ago






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    It's highly debatable how liberal those stations are. CNN is definitely more centrist, "both sides" kind of network. Recently signing Ohio Republican John Kasich as a political analyst, and MSNBC hiring Claire McCaskill, blue dog, right wing Democrat as political commentators. With regards to foreign policy, economic policy and coverage of more left wing political candidates, it's highly debatable how liberal these networks actually are. I'd say more that they split the centrist to center right viewers demographic, probably younger than Fox's but older than the new media.

    – Icarian
    4 hours ago








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    @Icarian having one right-wing commentator doesn't mean you can't be liberal overall. (I'm not quite sure what you mean by liberal) definitely would agree that they're further to the centre than Fox is though

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  • True, but their overall coverage of Bernie Sanders vs Hillary Clinton, or constantly asking AOC or Bernie how they're going to pay for Medicare For All, but never asking the same of military budget increases. You're never going to see someone like Chomsky on MSNBC, but you will see less knowledgeable right wing commentators all the time. You will find him on Democracy Now however. Their right leanings go far beyond their latest hires. Cenk Uygur and Phil Donohue have spoken about the right wing pressure from those Networks, pressure. Ed Shultz claimed that MSNBC told him not to cover Bernie.

    – Icarian
    3 hours ago








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    Could you provide a source for your claim that CNN and MSNBC numbers combined dwarf Fox News that is not behind a pay wall?

    – hszmv
    21 mins ago











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Fox news viewers are quite elderly, average age of 68 as of 2017. Older people consume news and media primarily through their TV and newspapers. Younger people more through their PC and smartphones (source).



With younger people moving away from TV, that means a larger proportion of the TV watching audience will be elderly and elderly people tend to be more socially, politically and economically conservative (source).



So with a graying TV news audience, it's no surprise that far right conservative news media would proportionately do better than centrist or liberal news media. People seeking a more left wing perspective have abandoned mainstream TV news and tend to go to specific YouTube channels or news websites (Democracy Now, the Intercept, The Real News) rather than tune in at 9 o clock to hear what Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Rachel Maddow, Anderson Cooper, Clare McCaskill or John Kasich has to say.






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    How do they measure this? Because I know a lot of elderly people who just leave the television running all day. Does that count? If someone asked which channel news they watch, they'd say channel x, but they may not have even been in the room.

    – RedSonja
    3 hours ago











  • Good question. I didn't deal specifically with the Networks, rather the age demographic - media type, and age demographic political leaning. Pew, the source of this data simply does polling. I don't know their sampling methods or sizes so can't say how representative they might be. I too would be interested in knowing about the News Network figures, I would imagine it too comes from polling.

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    @RedSonja It's important to note that younger generations (younger people tend to be more liberal) aren't watching much TV at all, news, partisan or otherwise. Most of that generation is Internet savvy and get their news from other sources

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Fox news viewers are quite elderly, average age of 68 as of 2017. Older people consume news and media primarily through their TV and newspapers. Younger people more through their PC and smartphones (source).



With younger people moving away from TV, that means a larger proportion of the TV watching audience will be elderly and elderly people tend to be more socially, politically and economically conservative (source).



So with a graying TV news audience, it's no surprise that far right conservative news media would proportionately do better than centrist or liberal news media. People seeking a more left wing perspective have abandoned mainstream TV news and tend to go to specific YouTube channels or news websites (Democracy Now, the Intercept, The Real News) rather than tune in at 9 o clock to hear what Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Rachel Maddow, Anderson Cooper, Clare McCaskill or John Kasich has to say.






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    How do they measure this? Because I know a lot of elderly people who just leave the television running all day. Does that count? If someone asked which channel news they watch, they'd say channel x, but they may not have even been in the room.

    – RedSonja
    3 hours ago











  • Good question. I didn't deal specifically with the Networks, rather the age demographic - media type, and age demographic political leaning. Pew, the source of this data simply does polling. I don't know their sampling methods or sizes so can't say how representative they might be. I too would be interested in knowing about the News Network figures, I would imagine it too comes from polling.

    – Icarian
    2 hours ago








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    @RedSonja It's important to note that younger generations (younger people tend to be more liberal) aren't watching much TV at all, news, partisan or otherwise. Most of that generation is Internet savvy and get their news from other sources

    – Machavity
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Fox news viewers are quite elderly, average age of 68 as of 2017. Older people consume news and media primarily through their TV and newspapers. Younger people more through their PC and smartphones (source).



With younger people moving away from TV, that means a larger proportion of the TV watching audience will be elderly and elderly people tend to be more socially, politically and economically conservative (source).



So with a graying TV news audience, it's no surprise that far right conservative news media would proportionately do better than centrist or liberal news media. People seeking a more left wing perspective have abandoned mainstream TV news and tend to go to specific YouTube channels or news websites (Democracy Now, the Intercept, The Real News) rather than tune in at 9 o clock to hear what Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Rachel Maddow, Anderson Cooper, Clare McCaskill or John Kasich has to say.






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Fox news viewers are quite elderly, average age of 68 as of 2017. Older people consume news and media primarily through their TV and newspapers. Younger people more through their PC and smartphones (source).



With younger people moving away from TV, that means a larger proportion of the TV watching audience will be elderly and elderly people tend to be more socially, politically and economically conservative (source).



So with a graying TV news audience, it's no surprise that far right conservative news media would proportionately do better than centrist or liberal news media. People seeking a more left wing perspective have abandoned mainstream TV news and tend to go to specific YouTube channels or news websites (Democracy Now, the Intercept, The Real News) rather than tune in at 9 o clock to hear what Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Rachel Maddow, Anderson Cooper, Clare McCaskill or John Kasich has to say.







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    How do they measure this? Because I know a lot of elderly people who just leave the television running all day. Does that count? If someone asked which channel news they watch, they'd say channel x, but they may not have even been in the room.

    – RedSonja
    3 hours ago











  • Good question. I didn't deal specifically with the Networks, rather the age demographic - media type, and age demographic political leaning. Pew, the source of this data simply does polling. I don't know their sampling methods or sizes so can't say how representative they might be. I too would be interested in knowing about the News Network figures, I would imagine it too comes from polling.

    – Icarian
    2 hours ago








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    @RedSonja It's important to note that younger generations (younger people tend to be more liberal) aren't watching much TV at all, news, partisan or otherwise. Most of that generation is Internet savvy and get their news from other sources

    – Machavity
    1 hour ago














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    How do they measure this? Because I know a lot of elderly people who just leave the television running all day. Does that count? If someone asked which channel news they watch, they'd say channel x, but they may not have even been in the room.

    – RedSonja
    3 hours ago











  • Good question. I didn't deal specifically with the Networks, rather the age demographic - media type, and age demographic political leaning. Pew, the source of this data simply does polling. I don't know their sampling methods or sizes so can't say how representative they might be. I too would be interested in knowing about the News Network figures, I would imagine it too comes from polling.

    – Icarian
    2 hours ago








  • 1





    @RedSonja It's important to note that younger generations (younger people tend to be more liberal) aren't watching much TV at all, news, partisan or otherwise. Most of that generation is Internet savvy and get their news from other sources

    – Machavity
    1 hour ago








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How do they measure this? Because I know a lot of elderly people who just leave the television running all day. Does that count? If someone asked which channel news they watch, they'd say channel x, but they may not have even been in the room.

– RedSonja
3 hours ago





How do they measure this? Because I know a lot of elderly people who just leave the television running all day. Does that count? If someone asked which channel news they watch, they'd say channel x, but they may not have even been in the room.

– RedSonja
3 hours ago













Good question. I didn't deal specifically with the Networks, rather the age demographic - media type, and age demographic political leaning. Pew, the source of this data simply does polling. I don't know their sampling methods or sizes so can't say how representative they might be. I too would be interested in knowing about the News Network figures, I would imagine it too comes from polling.

– Icarian
2 hours ago







Good question. I didn't deal specifically with the Networks, rather the age demographic - media type, and age demographic political leaning. Pew, the source of this data simply does polling. I don't know their sampling methods or sizes so can't say how representative they might be. I too would be interested in knowing about the News Network figures, I would imagine it too comes from polling.

– Icarian
2 hours ago






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@RedSonja It's important to note that younger generations (younger people tend to be more liberal) aren't watching much TV at all, news, partisan or otherwise. Most of that generation is Internet savvy and get their news from other sources

– Machavity
1 hour ago





@RedSonja It's important to note that younger generations (younger people tend to be more liberal) aren't watching much TV at all, news, partisan or otherwise. Most of that generation is Internet savvy and get their news from other sources

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Because there is only one Fox News and there are multiple competitors. Overall, CNN and MSNBC together are watched more than Fox (source). But they split the liberal viewership. So if they get 34% and 21% of overall viewership and Fox gets 45%, Fox is the most watched single network even as it is a minority of the overall market.



If someone started a serious competitor for Fox viewers, that could reduce Fox's share. Or if MSNBC went out of business, most of their watchers would probably go to CNN. But as it is, they split the liberal market while Fox has the conservative market to itself.



Some sources for the partisanship:





  • Pew: Partisanship and Cable News.


  • Pew: Political Polarization & Media Habits.






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  • Mainstream viewers also have CBS and ABC news.

    – JJJ
    4 hours ago






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    It's highly debatable how liberal those stations are. CNN is definitely more centrist, "both sides" kind of network. Recently signing Ohio Republican John Kasich as a political analyst, and MSNBC hiring Claire McCaskill, blue dog, right wing Democrat as political commentators. With regards to foreign policy, economic policy and coverage of more left wing political candidates, it's highly debatable how liberal these networks actually are. I'd say more that they split the centrist to center right viewers demographic, probably younger than Fox's but older than the new media.

    – Icarian
    4 hours ago








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    @Icarian having one right-wing commentator doesn't mean you can't be liberal overall. (I'm not quite sure what you mean by liberal) definitely would agree that they're further to the centre than Fox is though

    – Orangesandlemons
    3 hours ago











  • True, but their overall coverage of Bernie Sanders vs Hillary Clinton, or constantly asking AOC or Bernie how they're going to pay for Medicare For All, but never asking the same of military budget increases. You're never going to see someone like Chomsky on MSNBC, but you will see less knowledgeable right wing commentators all the time. You will find him on Democracy Now however. Their right leanings go far beyond their latest hires. Cenk Uygur and Phil Donohue have spoken about the right wing pressure from those Networks, pressure. Ed Shultz claimed that MSNBC told him not to cover Bernie.

    – Icarian
    3 hours ago








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    Could you provide a source for your claim that CNN and MSNBC numbers combined dwarf Fox News that is not behind a pay wall?

    – hszmv
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Because there is only one Fox News and there are multiple competitors. Overall, CNN and MSNBC together are watched more than Fox (source). But they split the liberal viewership. So if they get 34% and 21% of overall viewership and Fox gets 45%, Fox is the most watched single network even as it is a minority of the overall market.



If someone started a serious competitor for Fox viewers, that could reduce Fox's share. Or if MSNBC went out of business, most of their watchers would probably go to CNN. But as it is, they split the liberal market while Fox has the conservative market to itself.



Some sources for the partisanship:





  • Pew: Partisanship and Cable News.


  • Pew: Political Polarization & Media Habits.






share|improve this answer
























  • Mainstream viewers also have CBS and ABC news.

    – JJJ
    4 hours ago






  • 7





    It's highly debatable how liberal those stations are. CNN is definitely more centrist, "both sides" kind of network. Recently signing Ohio Republican John Kasich as a political analyst, and MSNBC hiring Claire McCaskill, blue dog, right wing Democrat as political commentators. With regards to foreign policy, economic policy and coverage of more left wing political candidates, it's highly debatable how liberal these networks actually are. I'd say more that they split the centrist to center right viewers demographic, probably younger than Fox's but older than the new media.

    – Icarian
    4 hours ago








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    @Icarian having one right-wing commentator doesn't mean you can't be liberal overall. (I'm not quite sure what you mean by liberal) definitely would agree that they're further to the centre than Fox is though

    – Orangesandlemons
    3 hours ago











  • True, but their overall coverage of Bernie Sanders vs Hillary Clinton, or constantly asking AOC or Bernie how they're going to pay for Medicare For All, but never asking the same of military budget increases. You're never going to see someone like Chomsky on MSNBC, but you will see less knowledgeable right wing commentators all the time. You will find him on Democracy Now however. Their right leanings go far beyond their latest hires. Cenk Uygur and Phil Donohue have spoken about the right wing pressure from those Networks, pressure. Ed Shultz claimed that MSNBC told him not to cover Bernie.

    – Icarian
    3 hours ago








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    Could you provide a source for your claim that CNN and MSNBC numbers combined dwarf Fox News that is not behind a pay wall?

    – hszmv
    21 mins ago














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Because there is only one Fox News and there are multiple competitors. Overall, CNN and MSNBC together are watched more than Fox (source). But they split the liberal viewership. So if they get 34% and 21% of overall viewership and Fox gets 45%, Fox is the most watched single network even as it is a minority of the overall market.



If someone started a serious competitor for Fox viewers, that could reduce Fox's share. Or if MSNBC went out of business, most of their watchers would probably go to CNN. But as it is, they split the liberal market while Fox has the conservative market to itself.



Some sources for the partisanship:





  • Pew: Partisanship and Cable News.


  • Pew: Political Polarization & Media Habits.






share|improve this answer













Because there is only one Fox News and there are multiple competitors. Overall, CNN and MSNBC together are watched more than Fox (source). But they split the liberal viewership. So if they get 34% and 21% of overall viewership and Fox gets 45%, Fox is the most watched single network even as it is a minority of the overall market.



If someone started a serious competitor for Fox viewers, that could reduce Fox's share. Or if MSNBC went out of business, most of their watchers would probably go to CNN. But as it is, they split the liberal market while Fox has the conservative market to itself.



Some sources for the partisanship:





  • Pew: Partisanship and Cable News.


  • Pew: Political Polarization & Media Habits.







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  • Mainstream viewers also have CBS and ABC news.

    – JJJ
    4 hours ago






  • 7





    It's highly debatable how liberal those stations are. CNN is definitely more centrist, "both sides" kind of network. Recently signing Ohio Republican John Kasich as a political analyst, and MSNBC hiring Claire McCaskill, blue dog, right wing Democrat as political commentators. With regards to foreign policy, economic policy and coverage of more left wing political candidates, it's highly debatable how liberal these networks actually are. I'd say more that they split the centrist to center right viewers demographic, probably younger than Fox's but older than the new media.

    – Icarian
    4 hours ago








  • 5





    @Icarian having one right-wing commentator doesn't mean you can't be liberal overall. (I'm not quite sure what you mean by liberal) definitely would agree that they're further to the centre than Fox is though

    – Orangesandlemons
    3 hours ago











  • True, but their overall coverage of Bernie Sanders vs Hillary Clinton, or constantly asking AOC or Bernie how they're going to pay for Medicare For All, but never asking the same of military budget increases. You're never going to see someone like Chomsky on MSNBC, but you will see less knowledgeable right wing commentators all the time. You will find him on Democracy Now however. Their right leanings go far beyond their latest hires. Cenk Uygur and Phil Donohue have spoken about the right wing pressure from those Networks, pressure. Ed Shultz claimed that MSNBC told him not to cover Bernie.

    – Icarian
    3 hours ago








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    Could you provide a source for your claim that CNN and MSNBC numbers combined dwarf Fox News that is not behind a pay wall?

    – hszmv
    21 mins ago



















  • Mainstream viewers also have CBS and ABC news.

    – JJJ
    4 hours ago






  • 7





    It's highly debatable how liberal those stations are. CNN is definitely more centrist, "both sides" kind of network. Recently signing Ohio Republican John Kasich as a political analyst, and MSNBC hiring Claire McCaskill, blue dog, right wing Democrat as political commentators. With regards to foreign policy, economic policy and coverage of more left wing political candidates, it's highly debatable how liberal these networks actually are. I'd say more that they split the centrist to center right viewers demographic, probably younger than Fox's but older than the new media.

    – Icarian
    4 hours ago








  • 5





    @Icarian having one right-wing commentator doesn't mean you can't be liberal overall. (I'm not quite sure what you mean by liberal) definitely would agree that they're further to the centre than Fox is though

    – Orangesandlemons
    3 hours ago











  • True, but their overall coverage of Bernie Sanders vs Hillary Clinton, or constantly asking AOC or Bernie how they're going to pay for Medicare For All, but never asking the same of military budget increases. You're never going to see someone like Chomsky on MSNBC, but you will see less knowledgeable right wing commentators all the time. You will find him on Democracy Now however. Their right leanings go far beyond their latest hires. Cenk Uygur and Phil Donohue have spoken about the right wing pressure from those Networks, pressure. Ed Shultz claimed that MSNBC told him not to cover Bernie.

    – Icarian
    3 hours ago








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    Could you provide a source for your claim that CNN and MSNBC numbers combined dwarf Fox News that is not behind a pay wall?

    – hszmv
    21 mins ago

















Mainstream viewers also have CBS and ABC news.

– JJJ
4 hours ago





Mainstream viewers also have CBS and ABC news.

– JJJ
4 hours ago




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It's highly debatable how liberal those stations are. CNN is definitely more centrist, "both sides" kind of network. Recently signing Ohio Republican John Kasich as a political analyst, and MSNBC hiring Claire McCaskill, blue dog, right wing Democrat as political commentators. With regards to foreign policy, economic policy and coverage of more left wing political candidates, it's highly debatable how liberal these networks actually are. I'd say more that they split the centrist to center right viewers demographic, probably younger than Fox's but older than the new media.

– Icarian
4 hours ago







It's highly debatable how liberal those stations are. CNN is definitely more centrist, "both sides" kind of network. Recently signing Ohio Republican John Kasich as a political analyst, and MSNBC hiring Claire McCaskill, blue dog, right wing Democrat as political commentators. With regards to foreign policy, economic policy and coverage of more left wing political candidates, it's highly debatable how liberal these networks actually are. I'd say more that they split the centrist to center right viewers demographic, probably younger than Fox's but older than the new media.

– Icarian
4 hours ago






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@Icarian having one right-wing commentator doesn't mean you can't be liberal overall. (I'm not quite sure what you mean by liberal) definitely would agree that they're further to the centre than Fox is though

– Orangesandlemons
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@Icarian having one right-wing commentator doesn't mean you can't be liberal overall. (I'm not quite sure what you mean by liberal) definitely would agree that they're further to the centre than Fox is though

– Orangesandlemons
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True, but their overall coverage of Bernie Sanders vs Hillary Clinton, or constantly asking AOC or Bernie how they're going to pay for Medicare For All, but never asking the same of military budget increases. You're never going to see someone like Chomsky on MSNBC, but you will see less knowledgeable right wing commentators all the time. You will find him on Democracy Now however. Their right leanings go far beyond their latest hires. Cenk Uygur and Phil Donohue have spoken about the right wing pressure from those Networks, pressure. Ed Shultz claimed that MSNBC told him not to cover Bernie.

– Icarian
3 hours ago







True, but their overall coverage of Bernie Sanders vs Hillary Clinton, or constantly asking AOC or Bernie how they're going to pay for Medicare For All, but never asking the same of military budget increases. You're never going to see someone like Chomsky on MSNBC, but you will see less knowledgeable right wing commentators all the time. You will find him on Democracy Now however. Their right leanings go far beyond their latest hires. Cenk Uygur and Phil Donohue have spoken about the right wing pressure from those Networks, pressure. Ed Shultz claimed that MSNBC told him not to cover Bernie.

– Icarian
3 hours ago






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Could you provide a source for your claim that CNN and MSNBC numbers combined dwarf Fox News that is not behind a pay wall?

– hszmv
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Could you provide a source for your claim that CNN and MSNBC numbers combined dwarf Fox News that is not behind a pay wall?

– hszmv
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