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Fox Broadcasting rejects Obama's request for air-time
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by Rhonda J Mangus | April 27, 2009 at 08:39 pm
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The Fox Broadcasting Company has rejected President Obama's request for air-time for the president's 100-day news conference.
In a statement issued by Fox, "The Fox Broadcasting Company will not air the Presidential News Conference," and will air regular programming (detective drama Lie to Me) Wednesday night instead.
"Fox's sister networks, Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network, will air the press conference in its entirety. Fox will be alerting viewers with an onscreen graphic at the top of the 8:00 PM (ET) hour that the press conference is available on Fox News Channel and the Fox Business Network."
ABC, CBS and NBC have issued statements saying they will carry the president's telecast.
Though some will assume a political motivation to Fox's decision, the network has plenty of bottom-line reasons for refusing Obama's request.
Broadcasters have increasingly groused about the president's requests for airtime. Each interruption costs networks millions of dollars in advertising. Fox is the only major broadcast network without a dedicated news division and is typically the least-watched broadcaster when covering live news events. Meanwhile, sister network Fox News tends to draw larger audiences for this sort of coverage.
Fox carried the president's two other post-inauguration news events, and even moved TV's most popular show, American Idol, to make room for Obama's most recent telecast. The network has rejected presidential requests for primetime coverage from previous administrations of both parties in the past.
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at 21:12 on April 27th, 2009
Reasonable not to want to, especially since they offer their news channels to those interested.
Everyone did not carry Bush when he asked.
at 21:14 on April 27th, 2009
Hi Roy! I think the refusal is reasonable too. Thank you for reading, commenting, and for the recommendation.
at 00:48 on April 28th, 2009
You are very welcome, Cypresso. Thank you for reading, commenting, and for the recommendation!
"The network has rejected presidential requests for primetime coverage from previous administrations of both parties in the past."
So I would agree it is nothing personal and is very well about economics.
Thanks again!
at 04:09 on April 28th, 2009
It should be seen as a business decision and not a personal affront.
at 04:19 on April 28th, 2009
Yes they have just decided not to run it on their main network
at 05:23 on April 28th, 2009
The title uses here sensationalises a business decision during Sweeps. I guess she wants her hits too. cheers
at 09:45 on April 28th, 2009
Michael Nair (not verified), thank you for reading and commenting.
"I guess she wants her hits too." Just keeping in step with everyone else. Cheers!