Public Seminar

Tucker Carlson’s Firing by Fox News

By: Nicole Hemmer — May 2^nd 2023 at 14:14

In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss Tucker Carlson’s dismissal from Fox News....

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"Shocking" Fox filing is "almost an admission" of guilt for Jan. 6 Capitol riot: Morning Joe

By: Gabriella Ferrigine — April 7^th 2023 at 15:12

"Any reference to the Capitol riot will only unfairly prejudice the jury against Fox," the company's lawyers said

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"The groomer of beers": Conservatives vow to boycott Bud Light over partnership with trans activist

By: Ashlie D. Stevens — April 7^th 2023 at 09:30

Clad in a MAGA hat, Kid Rock went so far as to shoot cases of the light beer. He had tears in his eyes

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"Up where they woke": Fox News and others panic about “Little Mermaid” lyric changes

By: Alison Stine — April 6^th 2023 at 21:32

The outcry comes after composer Alan Menken announced some edits, including one about consent

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Dominion lawsuit makes clear exactly how the Fox News feedback loop works

By: Chauncey DeVega — March 10^th 2023 at 10:45

Can Dominion disrupt the Fox News loop?

Boing Boing

Video montage of Tucker Carlson's adorable laugh

By: Mark Frauenfelder — March 9^th 2023 at 15:09

In recent years, Tucker Carlson has developed a unique laugh as a way to let his viewers know that something on the show is funny. It's a curious combination of a short bark and a high-pitch giggle, accompanied by an abrupt upward tilt of the head. — Read the rest

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"Egregious security breach": Experts alarmed over McCarthy's "unusual" Fox News Jan. 6 footage deal

By: Areeba Shah — March 6^th 2023 at 20:54

Expert warns the move opens other sensitive information to be used "for political or partisan purposes"

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The late night rise of "Gutfeld!" is telling us something. It isn't funny, but that doesn't matter

By: Melanie McFarland — March 4^th 2023 at 16:00

Greg Gutfeld's late night incursion forces us to acknowledge that Americans live in two separate comedy ecosystems

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“Seems illegal”: Experts say Murdoch could face FEC fine if he funneled secret info to Kushner

By: Samaa Khullar — March 3^rd 2023 at 17:37

Fox boss sharing confidential info with Trump son-in-law could violate federal campaign finance laws

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Legal experts: Fox faces "real jeopardy" after court filing lays out "smoking-gun" evidence

By: Samaa Khullar — February 24^th 2023 at 18:04

“The dream for a plaintiff’s attorney is what Dominion claims to have here,” expert says

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Sentencing of the Buffalo shooter: Black people don't have to forgive white supremacists

By: Chauncey DeVega — February 24^th 2023 at 10:30

Buffalo grocery store mass shooter apologizes for racist massacre

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"What's your specialty today?": Trump brags that he knows McDonald's menu "better" than employees

By: Michael La Corte — February 23^rd 2023 at 22:55

Tucker Carlson is encouraging Fox News viewers to "treat" themselves to a tape of Trump ordering McDonald's in Ohio

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Fox insiders admit even Fox viewers don’t trust Fox

By: Jonathan Larsen — February 22^nd 2023 at 16:30

Emails reveal hosts and executives admitting their own viewers wouldn't believe Fox if it reported the truth

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Kevin McCarthy offers his first sacrifice to the MAGA cult

By: Heather Digby Parton — February 22^nd 2023 at 14:01

His gift to Tucker Carlson is one of many capitulations to the far-right extremists in the party for Kevin McCarthy

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TrumpWorld election conspiracy theory stemmed from email by “internally decapitated ghost”: filing

By: Samaa Khullar — February 17^th 2023 at 17:27

The sender also claimed Scalia was killed in a "human hunting" trip and said she got her evidence from "dreams"

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Fox News reporter "blindsided" after court filing reveals Carlson and Hannity tried to get her fired

By: Samaa Khullar — February 17^th 2023 at 16:50

Fox hosts schemed to get Jacqui Heinrich axed for fact-checking election claims they knew were false, messages show

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Texts: Murdoch and Fox hosts knew election claims were “crazy” but worried facts hurt “stock price”

By: Igor Derysh — February 17^th 2023 at 14:19

Court filing shows Fox Newsers knew Trump lost but desperately did not want to anger him out of concern for ratings

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The Big Lie's new plot: Trump just curiously flip-flopped on mail-in voting

By: Heather Digby Parton — February 17^th 2023 at 14:00

Trump says he plans to "master the Democrats' own game of harvesting ballots"

Boing Boing

Watch as Fox News rips off Michael Moore and Canada's great gift to comedy: John Candy in "Canadian Bacon"

By: Jason Weisberger — January 31^st 2023 at 00:43

Listening to Fox News' Emily Compagno demand the US build a wall to run the length of its border with Canada reminded me of something. I knew I had seen this movie, and not only was it better the first time but John Candy was fantastic in "Canadian Bacon." — Read the rest

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Beneath M&M's candy-coated image switcheroo is a dark chocolatey, ethically broke business

By: Melanie McFarland — January 28^th 2023 at 20:30

Who knew that the ousting of supposedly "woke" M&M’s mascots is an example of adversaries finding common ground?