Commentary: Cable news remains powerful. The reaction to Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon proves it
by Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
Apr 25, 2023
3 minutes
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Two of the most recognizable faces in U.S. television news fell within minutes of each other, both unceremoniously dropped Monday by the cable networks that once championed them.
Before news of their unrelated dismissals rocked the mediasphere, Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon had little in common save for their positions as high-profile hosts in rival newsrooms. Now, they share the fact that their misogynistic behavior cost them those jobs.
Otherwise, it’s hard to imagine two men more diametrically opposed in their beliefs than the former Fox News star and the
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