So yesterday afternoon, we learned about this letter from Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch. Let's talk about what Fox News did in the hours after this letter became public. (Thread)
In the 5 pm hour, the network ran a segment about Tucker Carlson's wild monologue the night before, praising it to the hilt
in the 7 pm hour, they ran a promo about that monologue
The monologue was focused on Tucker arguing that Trump hadn't gone far enough
Here's part of his show from Monday:
Elsewhere, Fox News went all-in promoting Trump using gas on peaceful protesters to clear the way for a weird photo op.
my colleague @MattGertz wrote about this earlier today; read it! mediamatters.org/fox-news/foxs-…
Later in the night, when Tucker finally aired, he railed against the very notion of "systemic racism."
Tucker's guest came on to argue that "angry, rich, entitled Blacks" were helping "guilty white people" ruin America
That segment, of course, is being echoed on Fox today. Here's a Fox contributor saying that Black leaders have failed their communities and making assertions about Black kids.
There was also this bit of ridiculousness on Tucker, even as countries around the world are full of protests about George Floyd's murder.
The attack on the notion of systemic racism was a theme on Fox.
And then there's Fox & Friends. What can you even say?
so the entire timeline of @revrrlewis the past few days belongs in some type of hellish museum on f&f, but this in particular stands out:
The point is that none of the sentiments from Lachlan's letter carried over into Fox's coverage whatsoever. Because they can't -- Fox has railed against the idea of diversity for years, they've railed at Black Lives Matter for years.
Revanchism is the business model at Fox.
Revanchism is the business model at Fox.
Look at all of these examples of Tucker Carlson's racism. We have hundreds! mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson…
And know that Lachlan is personally defending him. mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson…
And know that Lachlan is personally defending him. mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson…
Anyways, the conclusion is obvious: Lachlan Murdoch is full of shit. mediamatters.org/black-lives-ma…
