Is Fox’s success because of it’s hardcore conservative tilt, or because of its raunchy sexual content?
A person idly watching Fox News all day, for example, has an excellent chance of glancing at the screen and seeing some partial nudity or a male Fox News personality hitting on a female colleague on the air. Scantily clad women and on-air sexual harassment are the orders of the day over at Fox News Channel.
Take, for instance, Fox News’ premier business news program, Your World with Neil Cavuto. Cavuto, Fox News’ vice president of business news and the worst James Bond since Timothy Dalton, regularly shows footage of Victoria’s Secret runway models and Playboy bunnies — presumably in the name of business.
Cavuto also has a special obsession with a certain football game played every year in early February: the Lingerie Bowl. Last February, Cavuto interviewed two Lingerie Bowl contenders in their — ahem — uniforms. As the News Hounds blog pointed out at the time, this interview was preceded by a one-on-one with Focus on the Family’s James C. Dobson, who said that parents must monitor what their children are “looking at because pornography is everywhere, as you [Cavuto] know.”
If it’s any consolation, my ex – wife to be agrees with you…
“Sex! Sex! Sex!”
I like Fox becasue they are fair and balanced. Best network for news on televison.
Dugger
What a critical thinker you are Dugger.
I like Coke because It’s The Real Thing.
I like GE because they Bring Good Things to Life.
I like Fords becuase Fords are Built Ford Tough.
I am sorry to hear about the ex-wife to be Frank – can’t be an easy time. Hope all turns out well…
Thanks, Zappa. Her idea — her loss. Believe it or not, she’s crazier than I am!
Yeah, Fox News likes to show a lot of ladies’ legs, at least on their morning show, but they are showing what sells; I’m sure you’ve noticed that Fox News Channel has left CNN and MSNBC in the dust. Think that maybe they got the idea from Katie Couric?
And let’s face it: television puts pretty people on the air. The networks know that attractive people presenting whatever is to be presented get more viewers. Given our esteemed host’s obsession with the lovely Miss Alba, one wonders why he’d find Fox News using babes to present the news such a problem.
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As long as it’s only raunchy, raw republican male/female sex!!
I watch FOX more than any other network, not because I agree with the way they report the news. It is slanted so far to the right, I am just amazed that anyone could believe everything they report. I try to watch O’Reily every night just to see how ridiculous he can get and he tries to keep a straight face. He, like Rush Limbaugh, cannot possibly believe what they are reporting is anywhere close to being true or fair and balanced. They are both so full of shit, but they are getting filthy rich, while most people on the right sit there and agree with everything they say.
Most of my Republican friends refuse to watch CNN, NBC, CBS, or ABC because they think they are slanted too far left. They just don’t want to hear the truth. These same networks were very critical of Clinton every time he made a mistake.
It’s shock value. They’ve got to *know* they’re being ridiculous. They’re doing it on purpose because it pays. Maybe Bush believes his own bullshit, but I can’t imagine that Limblow and O’Falafel do– these guys are professional clowns.
Sometimes I see that gleam in their eye, the one that says, “I can’t believe I’m actualy getting paid for this shit”. I doubt they buy it. O’Falafel is one of those contrarians who will go out of his way to take opposing positions, just to get a rise out of people. It sells soap, buys lots of hookers… and Oxycontin.
Oh wait, I couldn’t resist this. An acutal banner ad running on FOX website.
Now that’s great target marketing.
There used to be a show in the UK called the Big Breakfast (aimed at a young adult audience). They sacked one presenter, the actress and model Kelly Brook (engaged to Billy Zane?), because she kept mispronouncing big words. It lasted not that much longer after she went, because nobody watched it to hear her pronunciation, but rather her Tilts (misprint). She was 18 when she worked there, and is the most successful ex presenter they have.