Monday, November 5, 2018

How Fox & Friends Warps the News for Its Most Powerful Viewer

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/fox-and-friends-synagogue-shooting-trump.html?fbclid=IwAR3Icv3PC4CNLDSZwDExfexMxi1pqbRgVYx_eUP8e8SUrAk3dzcqkryEI-8
"Fox & Friends isn’t so much a news program as it is a daily televised support group for early-rising xenophobes. Foremost among these is, of course, Trump himself. Fox & Friends enjoys a symbiotic relationship with the president, who watches the show regularly and often tweets in response to its segments. The Fox & Friends hosts know very well that Trump is tuning in, and it is clear that they are often speaking to him directly, praising his actions and belittling his critics, like courtiers flattering a patron or indulgent parents coddling an insecure child."