The 5-Minute Fix: About this Fox News boycott
Democracy Dies in Darkness Keeping up with politics is easy now By Amber Phillips Get this: One of the biggest political stories of the week actually had nothing to do with President Trump. It had everything to do with a surprising amount of power flexed by gun-control activists in the wake of last month's Parkland, Fla., shooting. A high school student tweeted a call to action for advertisers to boycott a Fox News show, and at least half a dozen major companies accepted. That fact alone is remarkable, but what's even more remarkable is this all happened in 36 or so hours, suggesting the national conversation on guns is changing extremely rapidly. Students Kelsey Friend and David Hogg recount their stories about a mass shooting at their high school a day after it happened. Hogg has turned into a spokesman of sorts for stricter gun laws. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Here's what happened, and why it's ...