The looming MAGA media melee over Trump’s attention span
14 Nov
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The looming MAGA media melee over Trump’s attention span

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Top Stories Tamfitronics That didn’t take long. Just a week after his presidential election victory, Donald Trump is already raiding Fox News’ stable of talking heads to fill out his administration.Tom Homan, the reported “intellectual ‘father’” of family separation as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Trump’s first administration, is leaving the network where he has served as a contributor to oversee mass deportations as the incoming president’s “Border Czar.” Mike Huckabee, the former Fox host and frequent network commentator, is Trump’s pick as U.S. ambassador to Israel. And if Trump has his way, the Defense Department’s nearly 3 million employees will be overseen by “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host Pete Hegseth.Fox’s employees affected wildly important policy decisions on matters of war and peace.The Fox-fueled hiring spree represents a return to form for...
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Media reckoning: Where are the pro-Trump dissenting voices at liberal news organizations?
12 Nov
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Media reckoning: Where are the pro-Trump dissenting voices at liberal news organizations?

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Many legacy media members are baffled, depressed or both by the remarkable re-election of President-elect Donald Trump, who rode a tide of economic discontent and anti-wokeness into the White House for a second time.Perhaps the lack of dissenting pro-Trump voices within these news organizations is to blame for the latest case of media blues.Having dissenting voices used to be an industry standard, but no longer in...
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Bad News: Legacy media vs choose-your-own-adventure reality…
11 Nov
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Bad News: Legacy media vs choose-your-own-adventure reality…

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Bad NewsLegacy media must compete against a choose-your-own-adventure reality.Illustration by Katie Martin“You are the media now.” That’s the message that began to cohere among right-wing influencers shortly after Donald Trump won the election this week. Elon Musk first posted the phrase, and others followed. “The legacy media is dead. Hollywood is done. Truth telling is in. No more complaining about the media,” the right-wing activist James O’Keefe posted shortly after. “You are the media.”It’s a particularly effective message for Musk, who spent $44 billion to purchase a communications platform that he has harnessed to undermine existing media institutions and directly support Trump’s campaign. QAnon devotees also know the phrase as a rallying cry, an invitation to participate in a particular kind of citizen “journalism” that involves just asking questions and making stuff...
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INSIDE MEDIA: How Dr. Phil was the most bizarre twist in the U.S. election AND when will the ABC apologise to the staff at 7NEWS Spotlight
07 Nov
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INSIDE MEDIA: How Dr. Phil was the most bizarre twist in the U.S. election AND when will the ABC apologise to the staff at 7NEWS Spotlight

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Top Stories Tamfitronics In our column that takes you inside the world of media, we reveal how Doctor Phil provided one of the most bizarre twists of the US election, why the ABC needs to apologise to the staff of 7NEWS Spotlight and the truth behind rumours of Eddie McGuire moving to Channel 7 for a late-night talk show.*A video version of this column is available in the player above*DR. PHIL - THE MOST PATHETIC THING ABOUT THE US ELECTIONKnow the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Well, he did it - Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States.It was amazing spending the day watching the coverage… while trying to also do my actual work! I set up my own multi-view room in the lounge room and, let me tell...
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