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In reply to the discussion: My (apparent) little victory over Fox "News"! [View all]IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)The majority of smaller business "suite" hotels with continental breakfast seem to have Faux Noise on every morning.
I have made the same expressions to managers on duty. Often I've been told, "Please switch to whichever news you like."
However I have also often been told "That's the channel the management wants to have on." When that happens I just smile and politely say, "Well the bed was nice, but I assure you that since I have a choice of hotels near the airport, neither I nor any of my company employees will ever stay here again. Please let your owners know."
Most of the hotels I frequent now have expanded cable/satellite. In the early days of cable/satellite Faux pushed hard to have its "news" included on the basic tier of channels. Even in the rooms I couldn't see MSNBC because it was on a higher tier of service they were purchasing. News always seems to be on during the morning. I do think a lot of small hotel staffs got into the habit of putting on Faux because it was what they had.
We should all continue to follow your fine example every time we walk into a hotel or restaurant playing Faux Noise.