NEW YORK (AP) - Sean Hannity says a media watchdog is guilty of "liberal fascism" for targeting advertisers on his Fox News Channel show. One company announced Wednesday that it would no longer advertise there.
The Chicago-based Cars.com said it had been watching Hannity's show closely and decided to suspend its backing.
Hannity went on the attack against the organization Media Matters for America, which a day earlier had published a list of companies that had run commercials on his show this month. Advertising boycotts are a potent weapon in the media world, although Media Matters says it is not actively fomenting a boycott.
With attention drawn to him, Hannity reached a big audience of 2.5 million people on Tuesday - about 50 percent more than he had last year on the same date.