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1. Tucker Carlson's xenophobic, racist, and bigoted content has cost him nearly all his advertisers
It's mostly an hour of MyPillow ads and promos for other Fox shows
But Fox News doesn't care
Why?
They've rigged the game
Follow along if interested https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
It's mostly an hour of MyPillow ads and promos for other Fox shows
But Fox News doesn't care
Why?
They've rigged the game
Follow along if interested https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
2. A primary source of revenue for Fox News is PEOPLE WHO NEVER WATCH FOX NEWS.
On average cable TV subscribers pay $1.72 per month for Fox News
But only 14% watch Fox News
That means for every viewer, Fox News receives a $7.75 subsidy from non-viewers https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
On average cable TV subscribers pay $1.72 per month for Fox News
But only 14% watch Fox News
That means for every viewer, Fox News receives a $7.75 subsidy from non-viewers https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
3.Every channel in a cable bundle receives a subsidy from non-viewers but Fox News' is FAR HIGHER than any other non-sports channel.
Fox News ($7.75)
CNN ($3.18)
TBS ($2.79)
FX ($1.79) https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
Fox News ($7.75)
CNN ($3.18)
TBS ($2.79)
FX ($1.79) https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
4. These carriage fees are Fox News' PRIMARY SOURCE OF REVENUE. In 2020, Fox News made $1.6 billion off carriage fees and $1.2 billion off advertising.
So that insulates them from advertisers leaving Tucker Carlson or any other show. https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
So that insulates them from advertisers leaving Tucker Carlson or any other show. https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
5. A substantial portion of Carlson's $10 million/year salary comes from people who find his views odious
Like Carlson's decision to use his program to advance "white replacement theory" - a racist idea explicitly cited by numerous mass murders https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
Like Carlson's decision to use his program to advance "white replacement theory" - a racist idea explicitly cited by numerous mass murders https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
6. Tucker Carlson has the right to advance racist conspiracy theories or celebrate the assassination of the first LGBT elected official.
But people should have the CHOICE whether or not to pay him for this content. https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
But people should have the CHOICE whether or not to pay him for this content. https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
7. There are two options to end Tucker Carlson's subsidy:
A. Cable companies could start offering bundles that don't include Fox News. They seem unwilling to stand up to the Murdochs, however.
B. Cut the cord https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
A. Cable companies could start offering bundles that don't include Fox News. They seem unwilling to stand up to the Murdochs, however.
B. Cut the cord https://popular.info/p/tucker-lachlan-and-subsidized-speech
8. This has nothing to do with "free speech"
Carlson has the right to be a bigot
YOU shouldn't be forced to pay for his bigotry so you can watch Law & Order reruns
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Carlson has the right to be a bigot
YOU shouldn't be forced to pay for his bigotry so you can watch Law & Order reruns
For updates and accountability journalism, sign up for the newsletter http://popular.info/subscribe
