I can see her doing some reports for Special Report, but she is not going to look strong on the All Star Panel that they do. As for Glen Beck I've never seen anything on tv like it before.
... note that Sarah Palin is joining Fox and a Commentator
I really can't see her lasting that long. Fox has so many commentators such as Newt Gingrich, Karl Rove and Brit Hume who all have two things she ultimately doesn't - experience of federal and party politics stretching back decades, and the ability to impart clear, concise and cogent rhetoric to an eager audience.
Sorry, I don't buy the argument that you need a knowledge of facts to spout the kind of bigoted nonsense you hear on Fox News.
I admit that I find Glenn Beck fascinating. There really is nothing else like him out there.
O'Reilly, Olbermann and Matthews tend to characterise themselves as 'reporters' (Olbermann constantly refers to his show as a 'newscast'). O'Reilly's creation of the 'No Spin Zone' relates to a key journalistic objective; to critically analyse events in order to gain 'truth'. They present the news complimented and supported by their own 'facts'.
Hannity tends to characterise himself more as a 'moderator' (of sorts), a role historically entwined with American television ever since the creation of the Sunday talk shows. He chairs, and prompts, his 'Great American Panel'.
Beck on the other hand is completely different. His show is not driven my the news events of that particular day, his show is driven, more than any other, by ideology, and moreover, educating his audience in his ideology. The relationship between the viewer and Beck is very different to, say the relationship between the viewer and O'Reilly. In this scenario O'Reilly is acting on the behalf of the viewer, 'asking questions that they would ask', Beck on the other hand is lecturing them, so that they may better themselves and 'see the truth'.
... note that Sarah Palin is joining Fox and a Commentator
I really can't see her lasting that long. Fox has so many commentators such as Newt Gingrich, Karl Rove and Brit Hume who all have two things she ultimately doesn't - experience of federal and party politics stretching back decades, and the ability to impart clear, concise and cogent rhetoric to an eager audience.
Sorry, I don't buy the argument that you need a knowledge of facts to spout the kind of bigoted nonsense you hear on Fox News.
You miss my point. Roger Ailes is a smart man with an agenda to push to as many people as possible. I do not believe, given the plethora of contributors they have at Fox News, including well known, experienced and articulate conservative personalities, that Ailes would pick Palin over them for anything other than the prestige of having Palin on the air. Gingrich has had many books published and DVDs made recently and appears to be making a comeback, Karl Rove is an idol for these people and Brit Hume is a reporter, presenter and commentator with decades of experience.
It may be bigoted nonsense to you but it is very much based in fact to people of Ailes' ilk.
Because they didn't insist on mollycoddling the public?
Also, isn't terrestrial a lesser-used format over there? Don't most people have cable of some description?
According to a survey before the switch, 20% of Americans said they would ditch TV altogether after the switch.
So it would get more people exercising!
Considering the recent Superbowl ratings I'd say 20% of Americans were lying.
I suspect that the 20% refers to 20% of Americans
who only received TV via an aerial
(which is far fewer than in the UK - as cable is massively more popular than in the UK, and DirecTV and DishTV satellite is also pretty widespread) This will be a relatively small number in percentage of audience/viewer terms - and was probably a bogus stat anyway...
I've never seen anything on tv like it before.
