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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,922 posts)
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 05:04 PM Dec 2020

Fox destroys its credibility when it leads with Hunter Biden news

The news isn't particularly appealing to Fox News viewers at the moment: President Donald Trump's election loss and the pandemic are dominant stories. So Fox is, for the most part, shifting its focus to a single big story: the Hunter Biden investigation.

"We watched every hour [of Fox News] on Thursday and Friday," CNN's Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter said on "Reliable Sources" Sunday. And more than 50% of those hours started with Fox anchors talking about the Hunter Biden story.

Federal authorities are actively investigating the business dealings of Hunter Biden, a person with knowledge of the probe told CNN. His father, President-elect Joe Biden, is not implicated.

CNN is covering the federal investigation and has cited statements from both Hunter Biden and the Biden administration.

"The investigation is important. We've been chasing it," Stelter said. But he added that proportionality — or what journalists call "old fashioned news judgment" — is also important.

"These shows destroy their credibility when they lead with Hunter Biden for days on end," Stelter said. "Yes, it's an important story, but so is the pandemic. So is the vaccine. So is Trump's denialism."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stelter-fox-destroys-its-credibility-when-it-leads-with-hunter-biden-news/ar-BB1bTn36?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=hplocalnews

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Fox destroys its credibility when it leads with Hunter Biden news (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2020 OP
What A STUPID Fucking Headline! sfstaxprep Dec 2020 #1
Interesting headline DeeDeeNY Dec 2020 #2
So, it appears that Fox is the Republican News Network. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2020 #3
Fox hasn't had any credibility for maybe 20 years. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #4
The Murdoch's Stable Wellstone ruled Dec 2020 #5
Straight-up hit piece on the Biden family Shermann Dec 2020 #6
When did it have credibility? Ferrets are Cool Dec 2020 #7
That train left the station decades ago. /nt frazzled Dec 2020 #8
sorry.....when did it ever have credibility? Skittles Dec 2020 #9
OK, you lost me with the beginning of the headline, "Fox destroys its credibility..." Nitram Dec 2020 #10

OAITW r.2.0

(24,455 posts)
3. So, it appears that Fox is the Republican News Network.
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 05:09 PM
Dec 2020

And OAN/NewsMax will be the Trump Party network. It's a race to the bottom, feeders....

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. The Murdoch's Stable
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 05:28 PM
Dec 2020

is in full revolt. Those over sized Talent Contracts are supported by Advertising Rev's and their mega paychecks are in for a major adjustments if OAN and Newsmax keeps chopping into their Viewers.

Just keep on peddling false equivalences all the way to the Bank,and when that fails,attack each other.

Shermann

(7,412 posts)
6. Straight-up hit piece on the Biden family
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 05:49 PM
Dec 2020

At least the Ukraine affair had an alleged tie-in with Joe. This is a nothing-burger.

The MSM has reported on Ivanka's "consulting fees", but there's a tie-in with the Trump administration.

Nitram

(22,791 posts)
10. OK, you lost me with the beginning of the headline, "Fox destroys its credibility..."
Sun Dec 13, 2020, 10:48 PM
Dec 2020

Does anyone here think Fox has a scrap of credibility left?

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