{"id":2001510,"date":"2023-08-15T16:27:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T20:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/geraldo-rivera-slams-tucker-carlson-for-making-a-mockery-of-journalism\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T16:28:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T20:28:10","slug":"geraldo-rivera-slams-tucker-carlson-for-making-a-mockery-of-journalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/geraldo-rivera-slams-tucker-carlson-for-making-a-mockery-of-journalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Geraldo Rivera criticizes Tucker Carlson&#8217;s mockery of journalism."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeraldo-rivera-slams-tucker-carlson-for-making-a-mockery-of-journalism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001510&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Geraldo Rivera Slams Tucker\u2063 Carlson&#8217;s Exit from\u2062 Fox News<\/h2>\n<p>Geraldo Rivera didn&#8217;t\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-takeaways-from-day-one-of-turning-point-action-conference\/\" title=\"Three key insights from day one of the Turning Point Action conference.\">hold \u200dback<\/a> in his criticism \u2063of Tucker Carlson&#8217;s departure from \u2062Fox News, accusing\u2064 him of undermining \u2064the \u2062principles \u2062of journalism.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;He was very, very,\u2064 very powerful,&#8221; Rivera\u2062 told\u200d Mediaite,\u200d reflecting on\u200b how Carlson was\u200b able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/linkedin-removes-racist-be-less-white-diversity-training-releases-statement-following-backlash\/\" title=\"LinkedIn Removes Racist \u2018Be Less White\u2019 Diversity Training, Releases Statement Following Backlash\">produce content<\/a>\u200d like his coverage of the January 6, 2021, riots.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The \u200cGeorgia Indictment and Donald Trump&#8217;s Future<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;In the discovery of the\u2064 Dominion lawsuit, you can see his arrogance \u2063and contempt for doing what&#8217;s right, even if it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-threatening-to-get-mechanic-fired-union-shells-out-17k-settlement\/\" title=\"After Threatening To Get Mechanic Fired, Union Shells Out K Settlement\">meant losing<\/a> the audience. It also revealed the naivety of certain \u2064producers and reporters who\u2063 complained about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-surprise-move-democrats-endorse-harassment-of-lgbtq-women\/\" title=\"In Surprise Move, Democrats Endorse Harassment of LGBTQ Women\">questionable tactics<\/a>,&#8221; Rivera explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rivera\u200c pointed out that Carlson&#8217;s influence at Fox News\u200c grew\u200d to\u200c an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/geraldo-rivera-slams-tucker-carlson-for-making-a-mockery-of-journalism\/\" title=\"Geraldo Rivera criticizes Tucker Carlson's mockery of journalism.\">overwhelming extent<\/a>, making him &#8220;too big for his britches.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The most troubling aspect of Tucker&#8217;s actions, in my\u200c opinion, was \u2062the ruthless pragmatism he displayed,&#8221; Rivera \u200cexpressed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to \u2064Rivera, Carlson catered to the desires of his audience, leading to actions that\u200c were deemed &#8220;unforgivable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more \u200bfrom The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2062 completely \u2062disregarded the\u2064 principles of journalism,&#8221;\u2062 Rivera stated. \u200b&#8221;Now, we&#8217;ve all done things for the sake of \u2063sensationalism at times. Highly visible\u2062 individuals often have regrets about their actions&#8230; but it seemed to me that Tucker\u2064 willingly embraced something he didn&#8217;t genuinely \u200dbelieve in, simply because it\u2063 boosted ratings and prevented Fox from losing viewers\u2062 to Newsmax.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geraldo Rivera criticized Tucker Carlson&#8217;s departure from Fox News, accusing him of undermining journalistic principles. 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