Comments on: Fox News’ Post-Election Post-Mortem? http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2012/11/10/fox-news-post-election-post-mortem/ Responses to Media and Culture Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 By: Jeffrey Jones http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2012/11/10/fox-news-post-election-post-mortem/comment-page-1/#comment-371165 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 02:29:08 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=16309#comment-371165 For those interested in whether this applies to “the other ideological side” (e.g. MSNBC), here’s a nice article from today’s NYTimes on MSNBC that arrives at the same points regarding “community” and “viewer loyalty.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/business/media/msnbc-its-ratings-rising-gains-ground-on-fox-news.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

]]> By: Cornel Sandvoss http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2012/11/10/fox-news-post-election-post-mortem/comment-page-1/#comment-371131 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:23:40 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=16309#comment-371131 A great piece, Jeff. I very much second your conclusion – and to understand Fox News we need to spend more time studying its audience and, indeed, fans.

]]> By: Jeffrey Jones http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2012/11/10/fox-news-post-election-post-mortem/comment-page-1/#comment-371121 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:58:59 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=16309#comment-371121 These numbers probably should have been put in the post. Rating results from election night coverage: NBC wins the 8-11 p.m. time slot with 12.1 million viewers, claiming it a “resounding victory” for the network because its reporting is “grounded in accurate journalism.” Fox News came in second with 11.5 million, beating broadcast networks ABC by 2 million and CBS 3.6 million. As the NYTimes wrote, “Fox News had 10.1 million viewers in the 11 p.m. hour, when it named Obama the winner, but just 2.7 million viewers in the 1 a.m. hour. CNN, on the other hand, had 10.7 million viewers at 11 p.m. and 8.2 million at 1 a.m.” One has to be careful with the interpretations and inferences one makes from such data (Fox viewers are older, for instance), but that somewhat captures my point nicely.

]]> By: Tim Anderson http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2012/11/10/fox-news-post-election-post-mortem/comment-page-1/#comment-371035 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:17:28 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=16309#comment-371035 The tribalism of Cubs fans is an interesting comparison since it is a) historically middle-class and b) white when compared to its Sox brethren who are located on the South Side in America’s most racially and class divided city. But it can pushed even a bit further when you think about how Wrigley and Fenway are promoted a arenas of living, palpable nostalgia for a “better times” when America was “American”.

That said I think this whole Cubs/Sox thing should be avoided. Much too volatile as it fractures families and friendships alike.

Go Sox.

]]> By: Leo http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2012/11/10/fox-news-post-election-post-mortem/comment-page-1/#comment-370997 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:07:25 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=16309#comment-370997 “Win or lose”-Increasingly, news channels will improve and will know how to capture the audience’s attention!”Misinformed or to inform the public” …. the public will realize eventually to choose the correct information!

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