This week, Fox hosted its greatest pitch of the yr to potential advertisers, hoping to woo large advert buys to bankroll its lie-riddled programming.
Everyone knows that this occasion comes mere weeks after Fox Information agreed to the biggest lawsuit settlement in U.S. media historical past and fired Tucker Carlson. Collectively, we made positive that Fox’s potential advertisers don’t overlook that that’s the identical model they’re being requested to fund.
Right here’s a fast snapshot of what advertisers noticed on Monday:
MoveOn members protested exterior Fox’s New York Metropolis occasion, demanding all advertisers cease funding Fox! We additionally rallied, delivered our petition, and launched cell billboards at company headquarters of choose advertisers. Our message was clear: Each greenback given to Fox Information funds the hate and conspiracy theories they blast on air.
And that’s not all. If in-person occasions weren’t sufficient, we made positive these name-brand companies at present funding Fox with their advertisements heard from MoveOn members on-line, as properly. 1000’s of MoveOn members took to the social media accounts of AT&T, GM, and Subway to ask them to cease funding Fox, and MoveOn launched a web-based advert, contrasting these manufacturers with a number of the bonkers claims Fox Information personalities make, displaying that Tucker Carlson’s firing doesn’t change the rot on the core of this propaganda machine.
WATCH THE AD MOVEON RELEASED THIS WEEK CALLING ON ADVERTISERS TO STOP FUNDING FOX
Any quantity of promoting on Fox Information subsidizes and helps the community’s far-right propaganda programming. That’s why we’ve launched an advert demanding that @SUBWAY, @GM, and @ATT cease all future promoting on Fox Information instantly. Go to https://t.co/tv9tyJihs9 to take motion! pic.twitter.com/qF6aMbIADK
— MoveOn (@MoveOn) Might 15, 2023
MoveOn has a protracted historical past of taking up Fox’s lies. However since non-public correspondence from Fox Information hosts was made public in late February, we’ve turned up the warmth and created sustained strain on Fox Information and its funders. Due to members such as you, we’ve been capable of put strain on cable suppliers and advertisers to cease future offers with Fox.
We’re not performed but, however listed here are some issues we now have already performed collectively:
Launched MoveOn’s Cease Funding Fox webpage!
Almost 60,000 members demanded that AT&T, Subway, and Basic Motors cease funding Fox, through petitions which had been delivered this week.
A whole lot of hundreds signed different Fox-related petitions, together with Cease Funding Fox, Fireplace Tucker Carlson, Fox Information Apologize, and Demand Cable Suppliers Make Fox Information Non-obligatory.
Made hundreds of calls to Comcast, Cox, and Spectrum, who’re possible in negotiations with Fox Information proper now and contemplating elevating the “Fox tax” on each cable invoice.
Left hundreds of feedback and reactions on the social media feeds of AT&T, GM, and Subway.
Launched a digital advert calling out AT&T, GM, and Subway for funding Fox.
And extra!
It may be simple to doubt that our actions add as much as a lot within the face of the unimaginable energy and wealth of a mega-corporation like Fox. However all of this collective outrage is having an actual impression! Based on a ballot launched this week, two-thirds of People agree that Fox “Information” is admittedly propaganda, intent on placing its political agenda and income forward of getting the story proper. And Fox Information’ advert income is predicted to go down by over 8% in 2023. So we will’t quit, at the same time as Fox tries to venture stability and confidence.
The one method to shut down Fox Information’ harmful lies is to reveal those that are financially enabling them with income, by means of cable information provider charges and promoting assist. MoveOn will proceed holding Fox Information accountable and demand that companies #StopFundingFox!
Take motion:
You may take motion to cease Fox Information from spreading misinformation and bias by signing the Cease Funding Fox petition.
And for those who’re fired as much as maintain Fox Information accountable and haven’t reached out to certainly one of these corporations straight, you’ll be able to publish a touch upon Subway’s Fb web page asking it to cease promoting on Fox Information, or name Xfinity/Comcast at 877-959-8439 to talk out out in opposition to rising the per-subscriber price they pay Fox Information.
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