Apple Boycotts ALL of Fox News ... because of Beck.

[Clio the Leo]

They are TRYING to MAKE me buy an ipad aren't they!!! Brilliant! lol

The Beck Factor at Fox: Staffers say comments taint their work
By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, March 15, 2010

In just over a year, Glenn Beck's blinding burst of stardom has often seemed to overshadow the rest of Fox News.

And that may not be a good thing for the top-rated cable news channel, as many of its staffers are acutely aware.

With his celebrity fueled by a Time cover story, best-selling books, cheerleading role at protest rallies and steady stream of divisive remarks, Beck is drawing big ratings. But there is a deep split within Fox between those -- led by Chairman Roger Ailes -- who are supportive, and many journalists who are worried about the prospect that Beck is becoming the face of the network.

By calling President Obama a racist and branding progressivism a "cancer," Beck has achieved a lightning-rod status that is unusual even for the network owned by Rupert Murdoch. And that, in turn, has complicated the channel's efforts to neutralize White House criticism that Fox is not really a news organization. Beck has become a constant topic of conversation among Fox journalists, some of whom say they believe he uses distorted or inflammatory rhetoric that undermines their credibility.

Ailes has occasionally spoken to Beck about the negative tone of his 5 p.m. program. And Beck, in turn, sometimes seeks Ailes's advice.

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Some Fox insiders say Ailes and his staff deserve much of the credit for Beck's new prominence, both by giving him a platform suited to a conservative audience and granting him the freedom to say what he wants. But with that freedom has come constant controversy.

More than 200 companies have joined a boycott of Beck's program, making it difficult for Fox to sell ads. The time has instead been sold to smaller firms offering such products as Kaopectate, Carbonite, 1-800-PetMeds and Goldline International. A handful of advertisers, such as Apple, have abandoned Fox altogether. Network executives say they believe they could charge higher rates if the host were more widely acceptable to advertisers.

more....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/14/AR2010031402312_2.html?sid=ST2010031503503

While I likely wont be buying an ipad ... I WILL take this opportunity to say that my iphone is my most prized possession on earth and everyone should own four of them! ;)

[ananda]

1. I really love my Mac and iPod now!

I'm not getting an iPad right now.

I have a Kindle and it's great.

[The Wielding Truth]

2. Wonderful! I have called Red Lobster about Beck being on tv in restaurant

while I was there and I have not been back.Small step by me, but if we all complained and boycotted they would get the message.

[Cha]

5. Red Lobster..I would gag and walk out..

but to be fair I wouldn't be in there in the first place.

[The Wielding Truth]

16. Well, I always enjoyed RL until that time.

[Cha]

3. This is such good news, Clio!

I don't have any apple products but you better know that when I need something they sell I will check it out! :bounce:

Thank you, APPLE~

How Cool are they?B-)

[smoogatz]

4. I SO want an iPad.

Got a birthday coming up, too...

[Clio the Leo]

8. It's too big for my purse....

.... it doesn't do enough for me to use at home (in place of my PC) but I LUST for gadgety newness!

[Dinger]

27. How Much Do Those Puppies Cost? (nt)

[smoogatz]

29. The low-end, wifi only model is $500.

That's the one I'd get--perfect for travel, perfect bedside box. I love my iTouch, but it's really too small to do much surfing of the intertubes, at least with my fifty-year-old eyeballs.

[Jackeens]

6. I don't need an ipad, I can't afford an ipad, but......

......I might just get one after this. :-)

[Yavin4]

7. Meanwhile, CISCO Just Bought A Huge Spot Tonight on Rachel Maddow's Show

Tech companies know what smart people watch, and it's great that they're supporting intelligent news media.

[golfguru]

9. According to LA Times, Beck's show strikes gold!

I guess there are 2.2 million hard right wing nuts.

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/06/entertainment/et-foxnews6

Note this news is from a year ago. I am certain Beck has lost some viewers since.

http://www.ihatethemedia.com/fox-news-kills-competition-glenn-beck-ratings-make-mockery-of-boycott

[tuvor]

10. So as far as Fox News goes, Apple only has a problem with Glenn Beck?

And for this, Apple is being hailed on DU?

Okay...

[FrenchieCat]

11. Apple isn't advertising on Fox period.

That's pretty good, I'd say.

[tuvor]

12. My understanding is that they're fine with Fox News except for Beck.

Which is why I don't see what the Apple-praise fuss is all about.

[DebbieCDC]

14. The article says they abandoned Fux altogether

[tuvor]

17. Ah, Fox in general, not just Fox News? I believe my point still remains.

I mean, it's never been a secret (to those who choose to see) that Fox News wasn't already a hyperneoconservative propaganda machine (as opposed to a legitimate news organization), long before Beck's arrival.

Not meaning to rain on any parade, after all a good thing is always a good thing.

[smoogatz]

30. No, your point does not still stand.

They pulled their entire account with Fox. What do you want them to do, beyond that?

[tuvor]

41. You miss my point. Perhaps it's my fault.

It has nothing to do with "what I want them to do".

I've tried every way I can think of to explain it, and obviously it's not working as well as I'd hoped.

Sometimes that happens.

Cheers.

[MrsMatt]

38. Just maybe, the Beck situation

is the straw that broke the camel's back.

[NYC Liberal]

15. It says a bunch of advertisers are boycotting Glenn Beck,

but a few, like Apple, are boycotting Fox in general.

"they're fine with Fox News except for Beck" would be accurate for those companies only boycotting Glenn Beck.

[DebbieCDC]

13. Love my iPod and once iPhone is available for carriers other than AT&T I'll get one

I'm really wavering on that iPad though...

Props to Apple! :toast:

[Clio the Leo]

21. Well, if the WH ap works on the ipad DO IT!!!!

Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, the President lands in Afghanistan on a surprise trip and not only am I notified (via Twitter) but I'm later able to listen to the speech, WHILE I'm in the drive-through line at Starbucks.

Is this a great country or what?

[rufus dog]

18. Need to replace one computer

The kids wanted a Mac and I told them no, guess they will get the Mac.

[Ysabela]

19. Once you go Mac, you never go back. n/t

[golfguru]

20. I can buy 2.5 Windows based PC's for the price of 1 MAC

If MAC was comparable in price, I would certainly
consider it.

[boppers]

22. I can buy 2.5 Hyundai's for the price of 1 Audi.

No Mac/PC argument is complete without a car comparison... and I have actually bought PC's that cost *much* more than a run of the mill Mac.

:evilgrin:

[golfguru]

25. My last PC cost under $400 with a flat screen monitor

It is Everex brand and has run for 2 years with zero hardware problems.
The speed is very adequate. Windows Vista Home Basic sux but I can live with it.

I like a cheap computer because when it breaks down, I can just buy a new one.

[boppers]

28. I like a cheap car because when it breaks down, I can just buy a new one.?

Ah, the joys of disposable goods.

[golfguru]

31. Wait just a minute lol

Even a cheap car costs $14,000 now a days.
So it is cost effective to repair it if under 5 years or 75,000 miles.

A cheap computer costs $400, so it is not cost effective to repair it.

Apples and Oranges?

[boppers]

32. A motherboard is 50 bucks.

CPU maybe 100-300. No reason to buy a new box.

I have 10 year old computers running in my house, and some 20-year old relics that I clean and run from time to time.

I *did* have a $14,000 computer in my house, but, well, it was a waste of energy.

[golfguru]

43. $14,000 does not shock me cuz

back in early 1970's my company purchased a "mini" computer for $250,000.
It was the size of a medium refrigerator and had 1/100th computing power and
data storage capacity than my $399 PC from Wal-Mart.

I recall the brand was General Automation. It was basically a IBM 1130 clone.

[depakid]

33. At least you can fix them yourself- and afford the parts to do it.

Not to mention that PC's are more flexible than Macs and you're not tied into expensive proprietary add ons.

[boppers]

36. The 80's called, and want their arguments back.

I was mod'ing Macs back then, and continue to do so to this day. Heck, it's *easier* now.

[depakid]

37. My Macbook pro is nice enough- but the HP was half the price and the video card hooks up to the TV

without the expensive add ons.

Apple is like buying a German car- the gear is elegant, but you pay a premium on everything.

[boppers]

39. I drive a Saab. 30 mpg, 146 mph top speed (I've never capped above 132mph)

Yes, I pay a premium on everything.

There are no comparable offerings at the same price point, though.

[beac]

23. "undermines their credibility"????

Can you undermine a non-existent thing?

[impik]

24. Go Apple! :)

[discopants]

26. The right (specially Drudge) despise Apple because Al Gore is on the Board of Directors

Apple is among the most influential and successful of all American tech corporations, and Steve Jobs rarely let's it show any political leanings... yet Apple has been pegged leftist for decades. Though it was AL Gore's presence on their Board that puts them on Drudge's hit list for smears. Even though their hero Limbaugh is a mac fanboy, Apple is still a liberal threat to them. The Beck/Fox advertising ban is going to bring them out protesting in front of Apple Stores ... but you know that most of them will have an iPhone tucked into their pockets. :7

[DCBob]

34. I have never watched Beck for any length of time and never took him serious.

I really dont get the attraction.. even for conservatives. I have listened to Limbaugh and I do understand why many are hooked on him. He is very clever and funny and knows how to manipulate hot button issues. Beck is an idiot.. but I guess his audience are idiots too.

[BlueIdaho]

35. My Heros... nt.

[nilram]

40. k&r

[Nedsdag]

42. Cool. I just bought a MacBook.

Yes, I paid an arm and an leg for it and I will starve for the next month, but you know what? It was worth it.

Now, if I can only transfer my iPod music to iTunes I will be a happy camper.