Fox News follows the party line on data centers

Opposition to data centers is generally described as "bipartisan" and that's true if you're talking about polls of voters. If you're talking about the Republican establishment and conservative media... not so much.

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Fox News’ pro-data center coverage increased by 420% following sobering GOP memo about data centers and midterms

by Ilana Berger writing for Media Matters for America.

The volume of pro-data center claims made by Fox News personalities and guests increased 420% after August 18, when the National Republican Senatorial Committee warned in a memo to tech companies that their communication strategy is failing to generate positive discourse around the issue and could cost pro-data center Republican candidates in the upcoming midterms. ... Media Matters reviewed Fox News’ data center-related coverage from the two weeks before the memo was reported and compared it to the two weeks that followed in order to determine what impact, if any, the memo potentially made on the network’s approach to covering data centers. Researchers examined pro-data center claims, which highlighted the benefits the facilities could bring to host communities, as well as anti-data center claims, which highlighted the leading concerns that communities have about the technology. The research found that: ...

• In the two weeks before the memo was reported, Fox aired 39 pro-data center claims and 27 anti-data centers claims. The gap between pro- and anti-data center claims increased during the period following the memo’s release, from August 19 through September 2, when the network aired 203 pro-data center claims, or more than twice as many as the 86 anti-data center claims it made during the same period.
  
• Of 242 total claims supporting the construction of new data centers during the entire study period, more than half (56%) specifically argued that the technology is essential for progress and prosperity (136), and 105 claims (43%) argued that opposition to data centers in the U.S. is being fueled by bad actors such as the Chinese government.

Of course, pushing positions unpopular with your target audience can have consequences.

Joe Wilkins writing for Futurism:

Recent reporting by Status found that viewership of Fox News is in freefall following the shift — plummeting down 27 percent across the month of October to an average of 1.1 million total viewers. That data comes from media tracking company Nielsen, which also noted that viewership across the months of July, August, and September shriveled by 16 percent compared to the previous three months. Viewers in the 24 to 54 age range — a crucial demographic — tumbled 24 percent over the period. While there are likely a litany of other reasons for the shift, it’s nonetheless a striking correlation that coincides with a broader falling out with Trump as president. American voters overwhelmingly disprove of his handling of the economy, not to mention the extremely costly war on Iran.