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Fox isn't the first, nor is it the only one, especially outside of the US. The UK tabloids have operated a lot like that for pretty much their entire existence,
by CM30 8y ago
Fox isn't the first, nor is it the only one, especially outside of the US. The UK tabloids have operated a lot like that for pretty much their entire existence, peddling misinformation and moral panics like they're going out of fashion. Hell, the Daily Mail even had a song written about it cause of that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBT6OSr1TI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eBT6OSr1TI
It's also pretty prevalent on the radio, and has a fair few historical precedents from before journalism saw credibility as an important thing to keep in mind (yellow journalism et all).
- nabla9 8y agoNew York Daily News, Daily Mail or UK tabloids are not considered legitimate journalism. They are yellow trash, tabloid journalism, also known as rag newspapers. They belong to the same category as Infowars.
- CM30 8y agoThey're also the most popular media/'news' outlets in the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_Kingdom_by_circulation#2010_to_present https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_Unit... The Mail's website is also the most visited English language news site in the world. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418010133/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf2e53d2-425e-11e4-a9f4-00144feabdc0.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150418010133/http://www.ft.com... Depressing? Certainly. Puts a damper on the idea that most people got their news from realiable sources before the internet? Yep.