WSJ is part of the Murdoch Empire, who have been moving mostly in lock-step since election night.
People forget that Fox tried to dismantle Trump's campaign in the 2016 primaries, only for him to win the fight (by tanking their ratings) and forcing Murdoch to capitulate to Ailes, who recognised early on that Trump was going to win.
Just cancelled my 30-year WSJ subscription. The customer service rep was friendly and did not give me too hard of a time. She asked why and I told her because the paper wasn't seriously covering the biggest news (stolen election). Whether it was part of her script, I don't know, but she says I'm not the only one.
I will miss Kimberly Strassel and the smart editorial coverage, but it's not worth $50/month.
The bigger shift was when Roger Ailes died. He was the driving force behind Fox being conservative. I read that Murdoch wanted to endorse Obama, but Ailes threatened to resign if he did, so Murdoch didn't. Once Ailes died, Murdoch was free to go full CNN, with his sons being a driving force.
WSJ is part of the Murdoch Empire, who have been moving mostly in lock-step since election night.
People forget that Fox tried to dismantle Trump's campaign in the 2016 primaries, only for him to win the fight (by tanking their ratings) and forcing Murdoch to capitulate to Ailes, who recognised early on that Trump was going to win.
This is all true.
But at the same time it's the liberal mindset that is around in the form of Kushner and Ivanka
While they are very liberal and aren't necessarily giving great advice, at least they are 100% loyal to Trump.
Murdoch is only loyal to himself.
Just cancelled my 30-year WSJ subscription. The customer service rep was friendly and did not give me too hard of a time. She asked why and I told her because the paper wasn't seriously covering the biggest news (stolen election). Whether it was part of her script, I don't know, but she says I'm not the only one. I will miss Kimberly Strassel and the smart editorial coverage, but it's not worth $50/month.
Has anyone seen Ruport recently? Seems like he may be out of the picture entirely now. That would explain a lot.
The bigger shift was when Roger Ailes died. He was the driving force behind Fox being conservative. I read that Murdoch wanted to endorse Obama, but Ailes threatened to resign if he did, so Murdoch didn't. Once Ailes died, Murdoch was free to go full CNN, with his sons being a driving force.