Front Burner

From Fox to the fringes, a rift in Conservative media

How a split between Trump and Fox News is giving rise to fringe Conservative outlets that further promote opinion and conspiracy over real news.
U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters have long relied on Fox News to bolster their message. But since the network’s news programs announced Trump’s election loss, the president has been speaking against it and is instead promoting smaller conservative media outlets One America News Network and Newsmax. (-)

On Monday evening, Newsmax TV beat Fox News Channel in ratings for the very first time.

Since Fox News accurately called the U.S. election for Joe Biden, Donald Trump has soured on the network in favour of smaller, more controversial outlets. And the outgoing president is urging his political base to join him.

Today, CBC senior Washington correspondent Susan Ormiston reports how this fissure is shaking the bedrock of American conservative media, and elevates networks that further promote opinion and conspiracy over real news.

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