The departure of Carlson, Fox News’ most-watched and highest-profile host, came as a shock. Fox News announced the split in a terse statement on Monday, stating that the channel and Carlson had “agreed to part ways”. “Tucker Carlson basically leaves a superhighway to the rightwing fever swamps,” said Angelo Carusone, president of Media Matters for America, an organization that monitors rightwing media. That’s going to be a challenge for Fox moving forward, but what’s his legacy? “He’s too sensitive to ratings and that would be an embarrassment – they could never match the ratings, they could never give him the reach.”One thing that is likely, however, is that Carlson “attacks Fox”, Carusone said.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2023 19:28 UTC