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applegrove

(118,696 posts)
Mon Apr 2, 2018, 07:52 PM Apr 2018

Fox News, not advertisers, are hurting the most from the Laura Ingraham boycott

REBEKAH ENTRALGO at Think Progress

https://thinkprogress.org/fox-news-hurting-from-ingraham-advertiser-boycott-09943b46e8f0/

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Advertisers fled Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle en masse last week after the host, Laura Ingraham, made disparaging comments mocking Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg.

While some corporations might have expected to see some damage to their brand as a result of the boycott, new data from YouGov BrandIndex shows that the companies have actually fared well in spite of the boycott.

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Poll respondents were asked, “If you’ve heard anything about the brand in the past two weeks — through news, advertising, or word of mouth — was it positive or negative?”

The only brand that gained a significant amount of negative perception among consumers in recent days was Fox News.

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Fox News, not advertisers, are hurting the most from the Laura Ingraham boycott (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2018 OP
Foxy taking a hit. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #1
Thoughts and prayers...n/t monmouth4 Apr 2018 #3
Oh! sheshe2 Apr 2018 #4
How you doin' sheshe2? n/t monmouth4 Apr 2018 #5
Hey, monmouth... sheshe2 Apr 2018 #6
Will be so glad, happy when this nightmare is over!!! Hope your weather is good..n/t monmouth4 Apr 2018 #7
It snowed again today. sheshe2 Apr 2018 #8
Why thank you, applegrove, for brightening my day. Tatiana Apr 2018 #2
Poor Fox PaulX2 Apr 2018 #9
Just in time for Sinclair to sweep in. Marie Marie Apr 2018 #10
Faux News. Finally on the way to the Dustbin of History. oasis Apr 2018 #11
In this particular situation, this is the best outcome possible. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #12

sheshe2

(83,793 posts)
8. It snowed again today.
Mon Apr 2, 2018, 08:48 PM
Apr 2018

Two days in the high sixties and then snow. I was about to retire my shovel. Sigh~

Tatiana

(14,167 posts)
2. Why thank you, applegrove, for brightening my day.
Mon Apr 2, 2018, 08:08 PM
Apr 2018

After the disastrous market tanking AGAIN today, this is a piece of good news.

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)
10. Just in time for Sinclair to sweep in.
Mon Apr 2, 2018, 10:13 PM
Apr 2018

May Mueller's findings finally wake people up to the propaganda from all these "outlets" that pretend to be news.

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