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Friday March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023 by Graeme MacKay

Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday March 10, 2023

Fake News Channel

June 16, 2010

Recently released documents as part of a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News have revealed that many of the network’s top executives and on-air personalities privately disagreed with Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election and even disliked him personally. The lawsuit, filed in March 2021, alleges that Fox News spread lies about the election in an effort to prevent viewers from switching to other networks, and is seen as a significant financial threat to the network. The case is scheduled to begin on 17 April and is expected to last five weeks.

June 12, 2019

According to the documents, while publicly casting doubt on the fairness of the election, many Fox News personalities privately doubted Trump’s claims. The owner of Fox News, Rupert Murdoch, was also critical of Trump, calling his insistence on claiming foul play “terrible stuff damaging everybody.” Even Fox News personalities who publicly supported Trump, such as Tucker Carlson, privately expressed disdain for him, and has received much mockery for doing so. The documents also revealed that the network’s concern with maintaining advertising revenue was a significant factor in its decisions.

Although Fox News has released its own evidence to counter some of Dominion’s claims, the revelations from the released documents have already affected the network’s reputation and highlighted the divide between what its top personalities say in public and what they believe privately. (AI)

 

Posted in: USA Tagged: 2023-05, fake news, FOX News, integrity, Journalism, lies, news, Rupert Murdock, truth, USA

July 19, 2011

July 19, 2011 by Graeme MacKay

Letters bag

Hi Graeme,

Regarding the ‘beached whale cartoon,’ the guys in your little brick ‘Spec house’ must be suffering from amnesia to forget about our own Rupert Murdoch…in Conrad ‘The Con’ Black. Seems to me, the whale was seeking refuge to the former home (The Spectator) of another disgraced ‘Press Baron.’ My point, corruption is everywhere, and contrary to your caption… we are all affected in one form or another.

P. Monson
Hamilton

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Dear P.

I’ve done my fair share of Conrad Black cartoons. Yesterday’s was my first Rupert Murdock cartoon ever.

The tabloid/phone hacking drama is certainly fascinating to watch for some people here in Hamilton, but I’m guessing a fair number of the Spec’s readers are more interested in subjects closer to home. While I felt compelled to draw something on the huge issue I wanted to connect it to Canada somehow. My cartoon is not the best execution the building represents Canada’s Press, not just the Spec — and I’m being facetious with what I stated in the caption. Canadian journalists have already done some naval gazing since the story hit and while it may be in defense or pointing fingers at the competition, this Summer’s newspapers will likely spill some ink explaining practices while hoping to build trust from the readers. In the meantime, I think the stink from a rotting tabloid whale accurately illustrates some notions of how the events unraveling in London may have an effect on news media here.

I hope this helps to clarify,

Regards,

Graeme MacKay
Editorial Cartoonist

Posted in: Canada Tagged: Conrad Black, media, newspapers, Rupert Murdock

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