While Murdoch is losing money overall on NWS, Fox News revenue is actually UP:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/business/media/06news.html
Just spent $18 Billion
10:55 Mar. 27 2009 from web
Posted by Obama at March 27, 2009 08:55 PMJust spent $18 Billion
Overcoming 30 years of failed republi-KKKon strategery will be expensive.
He also raised fuel economy standards to 27.3 mpg for 2011. Cool, huh? And it also appears we're about to see the living bejeebus regulated out of the financial industry. That's pretty cool, too. Huh?
Posted by phidipides at March 28, 2009 12:21 AMYeah, O'Reilly is really in trouble.
"Fox remains on a mountain above its two closest competitors, with its prime-time audience in March more than that of MSNBC and CNN combined. "The O'Reilly Factor" has done particularly well, keeping more of its postelection audience than anything else on CNN and MSNBC.
Through Wednesday, Fox was averaging 2.73 million prime-time viewers in March. MSNBC had 1.16 million and CNN had 1.14 million. The March ratings period ends Friday, and it's doubtful CNN will be able to overcome MSNBC."
CABLE NEWS RACE
THU., MARCH 26, 2009
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,420,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,987,000
FOXNEWS BECK 2,374,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 2,160,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 1,940,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 1,888,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,322,000
CNNHN GRACE 1,300,000
MSNBC MADDOW 1,208,000
CNN KING 1,144,000
CNN COOPER 1,118,000
Olbermann continues to be half the man O'Reilly is. I guess he should consider himself lucky.
Paying millions of dollars to settle a sexual harassment suit and stalking a 4'10" woman blogger because she wrote about O'Fuktard blaming rape victims are indeed things to look up to for republicans.
Regarding ratings, most TV watchers are stupid, gullible, and have been subjected to years of generational brainwashing. If ratings were applied to religion, would the majority of Americans be Muslims?
The simple facts are Obama is 10 times more intelligent and moral than Bush, and Olberman is 10 times more intelligent and moral than O'Fuktard.
Posted by TIKI AL at March 28, 2009 09:08 AMYeah, O'Reilly is really in trouble.
WWE beat them all, and they booed Busch big time -The mere sight of Bush elicited thunderous boos. That's the real clue to how reviled you cocksuckers really are. Although your support of a rapist is no big surprise to me. It's a republi-KKKon thing.
Posted by phidipides at March 28, 2009 10:40 AMHow do we know that raising fuel economy standards doesn't actually increase miles driven (all other things being equal)? Doing so makes the apparent cost per mile driven cheaper so it would not be surprising if total mileage increases. Of course mileage is definitely decreasing due to the great economy.
Several improvements have led to perverse consequences. Seat belts and air bags have been shown to actually cause people to feel more confident about driving to the neglect of safe driving skills.
Posted by Skeptic at March 28, 2009 12:58 PMSeat belts and air bags have been shown to actually cause people to feel more confident about driving to the neglect of safe driving skills.
You are absolutely incorrect and an idiot for your statement. John Adams, a geographer, came up with this hokey hypothesis. He failed to note that:
"In developed countries, road traffic death rates have decreased since the 1960s because of successful interventions such as seat belt safety laws, enforcement of speed limits, warnings about the dangers of mixing alcohol consumption with driving, and safer design and use of roads and vehicles. For example, road traffic fatalities declined by 27 percent in the United States and by 63 percent in Canada from 1975 to 1988. But traffic fatalities increased in developing countries during the same period—by 44 percent in Malaysia and 243 percent in China, for instance."
But please do leave your seat belt off so you can drive safer and be thrown clear during a wreck.
Posted by phidipides at March 28, 2009 03:49 PM