News analysis
American corporate media are becoming increasingly disconnected from the concerns and aspirations of Americans. According to several media insiders who’ve explored this issue in depth, they have become subservient to the elitist political and corporate class, espousing values increasingly alien to the common man.
The recent firing of Tucker Carlson, formerly Fox News’ most popular host, is somewhat emblematic of the broader issue. Whatever led the network to fire him, it must have outweighed the preferences of its audience and even its immediate financial interests, noted Sharyl Attkisson, an independent journalist formerly with CBS News.
Attkisson speculated that whatever the stated reason was, Carlson was taken “off the stage so that he can’t be effective in 2024” in influencing the election result, adding that it’s not the first time she’s noticed this phenomenon….