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FOX Rocks, CNN Dumps as the Internet Pumps

By Dave Macy
Thursday, December 30, 2010

FOX News scored again with the top rated cable tv shows, outpacing MSNBC and CNN by a country mile. But before you think this is where America gets its information, think again.

What is the reality of FOX News top rated shows? In a nation of 308 million people the top rated the O’Reilly Factor draws 3 million plus—less than one percent of the population. Rush Limbaugh boasts over 20 million listeners during an average week, around 7 percent. While the numbers for FOX TV and shows like Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, and Beck are more than respectable, often they share the same audience. Perhaps their true impact is felt beyond the airwaves in places like blogs and websites—and more importantly in the halls of congress and, yes, even the White House.

While President Obama claims he doesn’t pay attention for FOX or talk radio (yet finds time to condemn both) the fact is his advisers are keyed in to every broadcast to take the temperature of the opposition. Senators and Representatives have staff members dedicated to culling TV and radio shows for the express purpose of forming and directing legislation, or finding ways to spin and oppose the “enemyâ€

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