Fox Business cancels Lou Dobbs’ show
Fox Business Network has canceled “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” the program hosted by a staunch supporter of Donald Trump and of his assertions of voter fraud in the 2020 election, reports Stephen Battaglio of The Los Angeles Times. Battaglio reports, “Dobbs’ program, which airs twice nightly at 5 and 7 p.m. Eastern on the Fox Business […]
Dobbs and Bartiromo of Fox Business sued by election tech company
Fox Business Network anchors Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo are named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by election technology company Smartmatic alleging that their shows made fraudulent claims about election fraud, reports Jonah Bromwich and Ben Smith of The New York Times. Bromwich and Smith write, “Mr. Dobbs, a Fox Business Network anchor, and Ms. Bartiromo, who hosts shows on Fox Business […]
What the GameStop story teaches us about TV financial news
Alex Shephard of The New Republic writes about what the GameStop stock explosion story exposes about business journalism on television. Shephard writes, “The financial cable news networks are ostensibly aimed at the sort of person who posts or lurks on r/WallStreetBets—normies interested in the stock market and the economy, keyed up to get hold of […]
Bartiromo complains about losing Twitter followers
Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo complained on the air Wednesday about losing Twitter followers, reports Justin Baragona of The Daily Beast. Baragona reports, “Interviewing Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)—who recently wrote a front-page op-ed in the nation’s fourth-largest paper claiming he’s been ‘muzzled’—Bartiromo agreed with the conservative lawmaker that they need to tell social media companies they won’t “bow […]
Kudlow signs with Fox Business for daily show
Fox News has signed former U.S. National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow as a contributor and host of his own weekday program He will start on Feb. 8 and provide analysis on Fox News. His new weekday program on Fox Business will be announced at a later date. “Fox News Media was among the first […]
Fox Business website sets record for views and visits
Fox Business Network’s website marked its highest year since its 2007 launch. The website had 1.5 billion total multiplatform views for the year, up 67 percent versus the prior year and the first time in history finishing with over 1 billion multiplatform views. In multiplatform minutes, FoxBusiness.com saw over 2.6 billion minutes for the year, […]
Bartiromo is having trouble booking executives
Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business is getting rebuffed by some in corporate America as she prepares for an upcoming stint as a Fox News opinion anchor, according to seven people who work in major financial institutions and financial-communications executives, reports Claire Atkinson and Sean Czarnicki of Business Insider. Atkinson and Czarnicki report, “Bartiromo, who anchors ‘Mornings with Maria,’ […]
Fox to wary advertisers: Bartiromo is “hard-hitting journalism”
Fox News has tried to assured worried advertisers about blowback that its talent such as business-oriented anchor Maria Bartiromo, reports Justin Baragona, Maxwell Tani and Andrew Kirell of The Wrap. Baragona, Tani and Kirell write, “The network selling Bartiromo as a face of its journalism is especially eyebrow-raising considering the famed financial reporter’s years-long descent into full-on Trump […]
Fake Smithfield CEO appears on Fox Business
An animal rights activist posing as the chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods was interviewed on the air by Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, reports Erik Wemple of The Washington Post. Wemple reports, “In this case, the accusation is coming from Smithfield Foods: ‘FOX Business aired a segment that was a complete hoax,’ said Smithfield Chief Administrative […]
LA Times: Bartiromo losing the respect of other journalists
Stephen Battaglio of the Los Angeles Times also explores how Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo has been covering the false claims by President Donald Trump that the election was rigged. Battaglio reports, “But lately Bartiromo’s former colleagues — many of whom admire her reporting skills and tireless work ethic — are wondering why she allowed her programs to […]
