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What is the goal of news? Is it to report the facts of a given situation? Is it to promote the mission of the news organization? Is it to earn returns for investors (i.e., shareholders) of the new corporation's stockholders? The defamation suit involving Fox News and Dominion Voting Inc brought these questions back into the spotlight of public debate.
After Fox News settled with Dominion for $778 million, there has been one 'lay-off' of a Fox News employee -- Tucker Carlson. Anyone who has watched Tucker Carlson can easily see that the nonsense that comes out of his mouth is dangerous. This is not news.
If it is not news, then what is it?
On a segment of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow show, Professor Jay Rosen of New York University was interviewed regarding this type of journalism. Professor Rosen is a professor of journalism at the university. Here is a short analysis of the type of 'news' that Fox News puts out on air:
Interesting - Verification in reverse.
