Fox News criticized for ‘crazy’ restrictions on covering presidential debate.
Legacy cable news channel Fox News imposes restrictions on Republican Party primary debate coverage
According to reports, Fox News has informed news organizations and media figures that they will severely limit the amount of content from the Republican Party primary debate that can be shown to their audiences. Failure to comply with these restrictions could result in potential legal action.
Ben Shapiro, the founding editor-in-chief and editor emeritus of The Daily Wire and host of “The Ben Shapiro Show,” expressed his disbelief at the memo sent out by Fox News. The memo states that during the seven-day period following the debate, no media outlet can air more than a total of three minutes of excerpts from the debate in any one program, including video and audio.
Shapiro criticized this approach, stating, “They’re treating this like a football game or like a baseball game, which is nuts. This is newsworthy material involving the presidential candidates, the people who are going to represent you at the top levels of American government. And Fox News is saying that you’re not allowed to hear from them unless you watch the debate live, or unless you’re watching Fox News. That’s totally crazy.”
He further explained the implications of these restrictions, highlighting the difficulty in understanding what happened in the debate without being able to access clips and commentary. Shapiro argued that Fox News is trying to monopolize viewership on their own network, but called their actions “ridiculous.”
Shapiro believes that Fox News is desperately trying to hold onto its declining user base, but the information they are trying to restrict should be considered fair use and relevant for conservatives across the country. He criticized Fox News for threatening litigation against those who provide commentary on the debate, stating that it is “pretty insane.”
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INSANE: per Fox News, any media covering tonight’s debate are only allowed to post up to 3 minutes TOTAL of the footage. That’s about two clips for all coverage. By imposing these ridiculous restrictions they’re not only depriving voters of relevant and important news, they are… pic.twitter.com/8dL0aTlc7W
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 23, 2023
Some notable responses included:
It’s like they want Trump https://t.co/QkuVGZ7ul5
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 23, 2023
Major issue about which everyone in media should be concerned, for certain. https://t.co/gRnOhpy1CH
— Chris Stigall (@ChrisStigall) August 23, 2023
Here we go with copyright/IP once again wrecking information freedom AND a business model. Such a terrible idea @FoxNews https://t.co/XT20bv9qY4
— Jeffrey A Tucker (@jeffreyatucker) August 23, 2023
This is ridiculous. The news should be for everyone to consume no matter the platform or how people choose to view it. If people want to watch with commentary, it should be their decision, not the decision of the news outlet https://t.co/xTtDr8UJaZ
— Steph Anie (@mynerdyhome) August 23, 2023
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