Trump's attacks on CNN helped their revenues far more than his praise helped Fox News, new figures suggest
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anonymous
2018 Jan 20, 9:47pm
Wasn't this the network that was found to be pushing Russiagate simply for ratings while candidly stating it is a "nothing burger"?
The takeaway here is that lies are profitable. This dishonorable behavior is not something to be proud of.
The takeaway here is that lies are profitable. This dishonorable behavior is not something to be proud of.
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anonymous
2018 Jan 20, 9:47pm
BorderPatrol says
who knew TDS would become such an epidemic in the country, it's "going parabolic"!
By contrast, CNN – repeatedly branded “fake news” by Mr Trump – saw its third quarter ad revenues grow by 9 per cent year-on-year.
who knew TDS would become such an epidemic in the country, it's "going parabolic"!
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anonymous
2018 Jan 21, 1:38pm
No the take away is businesses will do what they have always done to make money and clueless, thin skinned Trump played right into their hands. He doesn’t care he waste valuable time fighting the media to protect his image which he has none. Flyover America you wait, I’m busy playing with the press.
anon_fe1ba says
anon_fe1ba says
Wasn't this the network that was found to be pushing Russiagate simply for ratings while candidly stating it is a "nothing burger"?
The takeaway here is that lies are profitable. This dishonorable behavior is not something to be proud of.
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anonymous
2018 Jan 21, 1:38pm
Call it what you want. This epidemic will make impeachment easy when Mueller is done. Say good bye to 2020. WH, House and Senate. Tax scam will be reverted.
anon_8e4fe says
anon_8e4fe says
BorderPatrol saysBy contrast, CNN – repeatedly branded “fake news” by Mr Trump – saw its third quarter ad revenues grow by 9 per cent year-on-year.
who knew TDS would become such an epidemic in the country, it's "going parabolic"!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-cnn-fox-news-advertising-revenues-fake-figures-media-tweets-us-president-failing-new-a8080856.html
Donald Trump’s favourite channel Fox News has experienced a year-on-year drop in advertising revenue, while CNN and The New York Times continue to grow despite the President attacking them as “fake news” and “failing”.
Despite the President constantly tweeting his love of Fox News, the right-wing, unashamedly pro-Trump network suffered a 2 per cent drop in advertising revenue for the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year, analysts Standard Media Index (SMI) have revealed.
By contrast, CNN – repeatedly branded “fake news” by Mr Trump – saw its third quarter ad revenues grow by 9 per cent year-on-year.
And the day after Mr Trump told his 43.5m Twitter followers that MSNBC had “terrible ratings”, SMI’s National TV Index report showed the network’s third quarter ad revenues had grown year-on-year by an impressive 22 per cent.
Meanwhile The New York Times, the newspaper Mr Trump calls “failing” and “enemy of the people”, has announced it is gaining 100,000 subscribers a quarter, up from the pre-election growth rate of 23,000-33,000 new subscribers a quarter.
The newspaper’s chief executive, Mark Thompson, told Marketing Week that subscriptions were “building very nicely” on the back of Mr Trump’s outbursts.
UK media commentator Alice Enders, head of research at Enders Analysis, told The Independent: “These figures suggest the so-called ‘Trump bump’ is helping the media he attacks more than Fox News.”
She explained that most media – whether leaning to the left or right – had grown thanks to the massive appetite for news generated by the 2016 election and Mr Trump’s hectic, drama-filled presidency.
But Ms Enders said the Fox figures – the first year-on-year decrease in one of the big three US cable news networks since the 2016 election – might mean that the media outlets Mr Trump attacks are the ones benefiting the most.