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Originally Posted by PR_Tom
Almost the exact opposite.
My point is that ratings were beside the point. If posting high ratings numbers is all that matters to determine IF someones content is any good, then I submit that the wrong test is being used. Thats all really. It's pretty well known that most people tune in to stations that they already think agree with them. The traffic numbers are just traffic numbers. It doesnt equate to "good" or "bad".
As I posted earlier that every time I check fox news it seems to be a gold commercial, it's because I do flip to fox news from time to time. Now I admit it's usually when other channels are in commercial, or I'm just curious if they're covering live speeches or not.. but I do flip to it now and then.
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It isn't about good or bad, who would judge it?
It's up to the end user if it's appealing to them, their success is in they have had nothing but liberal bias news till Fox came in and it's a success.
They are controversial, that's why they have problems if any from advertisers, advertisers don't like being labeled. Don't buy that dog food, that's the Beck dog food!
Also when people are watching Beck, they are generally pissed off, last thing I would want to advertise my product on a show where the host is getting people pissed off!!! That's why the gold thing is probably working pretty good, it plays on peoples fears for the economy.
Most advertisers prefer simple things like sitcoms and football games instead of talk show hosts, but by judging by the house Beck lives in, I see them not having too big a problem.
Fox news brings a different perspective to the news and if some people hate it, good, but that's our country where thankfully we don't believe in censorship