SteveBennett7g t1_jamc2xm wrote on March 2, 2023 at 1:37 PM

Fox itself is a candidate for nottheonion these days.

Parks1993 t1_jame2gh wrote on March 2, 2023 at 1:53 PM

Fox4News is not the same thing as the Fox News you are thinking of

SteveBennett7g t1_jameik5 wrote on March 2, 2023 at 1:57 PM

Well it's called Fox and its logo is the same fox as FOX. You're quite certain there's no affiliation?

Parks1993 t1_jameras wrote on March 2, 2023 at 1:59 PM

There's some form of affiliation yes but I was just pointing out this is a local news station, not the national Fox News bullshit.

jxj24 t1_jamljtx wrote on March 2, 2023 at 2:49 PM

Still part of the race to the bottom.

HarryHacker42 t1_jan857q wrote on March 2, 2023 at 5:18 PM

The local stations receive stories to cover from the main organization. This is part of the Fox News bullshit.

CylMaddhatta t1_jao1zqw wrote on March 2, 2023 at 8:39 PM

Fox affiliates don't have to push Fox News stories if they are not directly owned by Fox.

You're more likely to encounter forced programming from Sinclair than you are from Fox News.

Local stations sign affiliate contracts because they want non-news programming from the network. Local news is typically the biggest source of revenue for a station because they own all the commercial time. While the station owners will, from time to time, push a news story (looking at you Sinclair) most stations want as much editorial control as possible so they can cater to their local market and drive viewership.

So it's not impossible for a Fox News story to get pushed at the local level but it's not the status quo either.