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Fox News courts advertisers after brands flee Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham

Facing mounting pressure from boycotts, Fox News took the unusual step of assuring advertisers that they should not pull their commercials out of its conservative opinion programs that have been targeted by liberal media watchdog groups.

"We know there is a lot of noise out there, but the voice of a few shouldn't prevent you from marketing your brands to millions of consumers who actually buy your products and services," Marianne Gambelli, president of advertising sales for Fox News said Wednesday at a presentation held in the network's midtown Manhattan studios.

The top-rated cable news network invited sponsors and media buyers to its headquarters in order to tout

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