He had not only been contemptuous of colleagues but lost advertisers - so huge ratings but losing revenue because of the kinds of conspiracy theories he was wrapping his show with. In addition, he had lost standing at the network. In the defamation lawsuit that was settled last week for three-quarters of a billion bucks, there are - messages emerged from Carlson to colleagues showing contempt for other colleagues and showing a sexist and bigoted outlook, according to three people I spoke with with some knowledge of his departure from Fox. And first thing to remember is that Tucker Carlson has been and Fox have been sued for creating a sexist, misogynist and bigoted workplace. Well, I would say litigation focuses the mind. So what have you learned in the days since?įOLKENFLIK: Sure. It wasn't exactly clear what the connection was between the two or why. We knew at the beginning that Fox had lost this huge defamation suit.
I want to figure out how this story has evolved over the last several days. And they were saying things like, we've got to respect the audience, meaning we have to listen to people who believe false claims of election fraud. All of this is, in a way, weirdly ironic because that dynamic is what led to the panic at Fox News after the 2020 elections that led to Fox being sued for defamation. And in some ways, you've seen - you know, former Fox host Eric Bolling on Newsmax has seen his ratings go up almost fivefold. They are playing up the idea that Fox has fired Tucker Carlson because it's gone lib. And you've seen the rise concomitantly of this much smaller right-wing rival, Newsmax. It's down almost 50% in the days since his departure. It was down, you know, significant chunk. You've seen ratings basically fall off a cliff this week for those who have been substituting for him. What's it like over there now that Tucker Carlson is out?įOLKENFLIK: Well, you don't even have to talk to sources to notice the biggest fallout.
INSKEEP: So what's it been like over there? I know you have many sources. INSKEEP: NPR's David Folkenflik joins us now.ĭAVID FOLKENFLIK, BYLINE: Good morning, Steve. And reporters have posted stories that the discovery of offensive private messages Carlson sent about colleagues may have been what pushed Fox to settle a major lawsuit. Viewers have deserted Fox, at least for now. The network fired its biggest star, Tucker Carlson.Īnd the rest of the week has not gone any better. You know, this week started with a divorce at Fox News.
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