Zeeshan Aleem: Past hosts never regained the level of influence they had on Fox News. That's bad for Tucker Carlson, but great for America.
This combination of his having his pulse on the finger of the American right and his genuine savvy as a commentator gave him tremendous influence — and he used that influence to dangerous ends. He spread conspiracy theories such asand carefully fostered in his audience the conviction that diversity initiatives and immigration pose existential threats to so-called Real America.
Carlson’s toxic cocktail of misinformation, racism and reactionary ideas is why his departure from Fox is likely to be good news. There’s a thriving right-wing media ecosystem that includes Fox, but there’s nothing else quite like Fox in terms of reach and centrality in the culture of the right. It’s not just that Fox has a huge audience; it's also how much politicians on the right care about that audience.
Consider also how Fox News hosts who have quit or been kicked off the network have never regained their influence. After Bill O’Reilly was, he set up his own website, where he broadcasts an independent version of the show he had at Fox News, and he kept writing books. He’s making a living — but when’s the last time you heard about anything he said? Likewise, after Fox Newsin 2011 that Glenn Beck was too outlandish even for it, he founded his own media outfit.
But where O’Reilly’s and Beck’s departures were no problem for Fox News, Carlson’s exit may be another story. The channel’s credibility with its MAGA base may suffer as a result of this decision. Fox faces increasing competition from independent and increasingly berserk right-wing media, with some of its staffers believing that Fox executives co-signed Trump’s 2020 election disinformation brand out of a, which were more brazen about embracing fringe conspiracy theories.
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