New York Mayor De Blasio Fantasizes About a Better World Without Fox News

By News on the Net -- NewsBusters —— Bio and Archives August 13, 2018

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In recent days, liberal New York Mayor Bill De Blasio has targeted Fox News and its parent company News Corp with accusations of damaging the country. In an appearance during Sunday’s Reliable Sources on CNN, he defended his claims and fantasized about how well off the country would be if News Corp-owned news outlets didn’t exist. “If you ask New York City’s mayor what lies behind a lot of the negativity and the divisiveness gripping this nation, he’s got a simple answer for you: He says it's the media empire of Rupert Murdoch that’s at fault,” CNN media reporter and host Brian Stelter prefaced before their interview. Even though Stelter is obsessed with bashing Fox news, he worried that De Blasio was wondering into “Trumpian” territory. -- More...