Bunker USA: Fox Off – Did Rupert Murdoch dodge a bullet?

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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🗓️ 21 April 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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BONUS EPISODE KLAXON: Fox News paid out almost $1 billion dollars to Dominion – but despite that, did Murdoch dodge a bullet? Or is the financial blow, sparked by the networks voting machine misinformation, a catastrophe? Jacob Jarvis was joined by Dan Cassino, political scientist and author of Fox News and American Politics How One Channel Shapes American Politics and Society, to unpack what this payout means for Fox News. “This really is an admission that they knew what they were doing was false but they thought that they had to or they’d lose their audience.” “The question is are they going to change their behaviour over this – and I think the answer is absolutely not.” “It seems very unlikely that anyone will lose their jobs over this, the reason is Fox News isn’t acknowledging this at all.” “I’d say you could replace someone like Tucker Carlson with Gonzo the Muppet and still get the same audience.” www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis Producer: Chris Jones. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:13.4	Rupert Murdoch and Tucker Carlson have both been spared a day in court after Fox News settled with
1:17.8	Dominion for $787 million.
1:21.2	Was dodging scrutiny really worth that much money to the
1:23.8	rage-inducing news network? Might such a financial blow force it to change its
1:28.1	ways? Here to discuss this with me is Dan Casino, Associate Professor of
1:32.3	Political Science at Fairly Dickinson University and the author of Fox News and American politics are one channel shaped American politics and society.
1:40.0	Dan, welcome to the bunker.
1:42.0	Oh, it's great to be back. Thanks for having me. Dan, welcome to the bunker. Oh, it's great to be back.
1:43.0	Thanks for having me.
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