When I wrote about Fox News’s coverage in early October, though, I could only guess that it was so obviously linked to the upcoming election. Violent crime and homicide, the centerpieces of Fox News’s 2022 coverage not only didn’t surge that year, but each also dropped. There was a clear increase in violent crime and homicide over the past few years, but it occurred in 2020. The predictable response here will be that any crime, and particularly any violent crime, is bad. It is also true that fear of crime and hatred of the effects of violent crime are potent emotional triggers that can be exploited.

Source: Fox News October 16, 2023 21:52 UTC