Jay RosenFeb 20, 2023

THREAD

The latest filing by Dominion Voting Systems in its defamation suit against Fox nails something critics have long argued for.

Fox is not a news organization. It's something else.

But what is this other thing? In this thread, I will try to answer that.

Next slide, please. 1/

#journalism #fox #uspol #uspolitics

Show threadJeff JarvisFeb 20, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu
You and I have been arguing this forever. Why, oh why have journalists and news organizations been so reluctant to (1) cover Fox as the malign political actor it is and (2) shun it by, e.g., refusing their people membership in professional organizations. The call about the end of journalistic integrity is coming from inside the house.
Show threadJeff JarvisFeb 20, 2023

@jeffjarvis

@jayrosen_nyu
I repeatedly begged MSNBC on MSNBC to start a feature: ‘We watch Fox so you don’t have to’ (which might be why I haven’t been on lately). So from my @newmarkjschool center, I funded Juliet Jeske to start @DecodingFoxNews: to show us what Fox is--and is not--telling its audience.

Show threadCody Bromley

@jeffjarvis @jayrosen_nyu @newmarkjschool @DecodingFoxNews

On his podcast, Olbermann has told stories of MSNBC going soft on Fox in exchange for them going soft on them. That was back when Ailes was there though.

Feb 20, 2023 at 6:51pmWeb