Echo Chamber

“While Democrats feel victimized by Fox News and allies like Rush Limbaugh, it’s also true that this right-wing cocoon is a disservice to its own true believers — because it feeds them misinformation. . . . 

“In the meantime, Fox News is aggressively defending Trump, joining in smears of public servants and playing a role in history that embarrasses many of us in journalism.” 

—Nicholas Kristof, columnist, “Fox News? More Like Trump’s Impeachment Shield,” The New York Times, Nov. 16, 2019.

• Editorial Comment: Fox is America’s No. 1 cable TV news source.

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