Trouble For Tucker: Advertising Plunges After Racist, Sexist Comments Resurface - News Summed Up

Trouble For Tucker: Advertising Plunges After Racist, Sexist Comments Resurface


Fox News host Tucker Carlson appears to be hemorrhaging sponsors after his old racist and sexist comments resurfaced this week. An analysis by Samba TV found that Carlson had 39 advertisers on the Monday before the tapes uncovered by Media Matters made big headlines, and just 14 advertisers the day after, TheWrap reported. “This is a sizable fall-off in advertisers,” media analyst Brad Adgate told TheWrap. On Tuesday and Wednesday ― after more old Carlson comments resurfaced ― ads fell to about 11.5 minutes, with many of them promos and MyPillow spots, The Contemptor reported. The ads that remained weren’t always typical for prime-time television:


Source: Huffington Post March 14, 2019 09:25 UTC



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