What makes Fox News so special?

(Mario Tama/Getty Images) Fox News, the influential cable network launched by Rupert Murdoch in 1996, holds a unique place in the American media landscape, particularly for those on the ideological right.

How many Americans turn to Fox News?

Americans ages 65 and older account for around four-in-ten of those who say their main source is Fox News (37\%), compared with 21\% of all adults, according to the November survey. And around nine-in-ten who turn to Fox News (87\%) identify their race and ethnicity as non-Hispanic white, compared with 65\% of all adults.

Are Fox News and MSNBC audiences alike?

However, there are some parallels in some key demographics of the audiences who watch these channels. For one, Fox News viewers (34\% of American adults in the January 2018 NBC/WSJ poll) are often typecast as being old and white. In fact, according to the same January 2018 NBC/WSJ poll, the 21\% of Americans who watch MSNBC are also slightly older:

How much do Americans trust Fox News?

For the second survey, here are the questions and responses and the methodology. 1 Around four-in-ten Americans trust Fox News. Nearly the same share distrust it.

How many Americans dislike Fox News?

At the same time, 40\% of adults say they distrust Fox News – the highest share out of the 30 media outlets asked about in the survey, ahead of CNN (32\%) and the Rush Limbaugh radio show (29\%). The vast majority of adults (94\%) have heard of Fox News.

Is Fox News more conservative than other news sources?

Based on this scale, the average audience member for Fox News is more likely than the average U.S. adult to be conservative and Republican. But the average audiences for four other outlets in the study – the Daily Caller, Breitbart News, and the Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh radio shows – are to the right of the average Fox News viewer.

Who cites Fox News as their main source of political news?

4 People who cite Fox News as their main source of political news are older and more likely to be white than U.S. adults overall. Americans ages 65 and older account for around four-in-ten of those who say their main source is Fox News (37\%), compared with 21\% of all adults, according to the November survey.