I might be too Woke: Trump is working for/with the media

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President Donald Trump, who has disparaged the New York Times on several occasions as "failing" may actually be good for the media company.

On CNBC's "Power Lunch," New York Times CEO Mark Thompson said "there is no question we have got some rocket fuel in the subscription business in recent quarters."

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The New York Times being read in New York City. NYT CEO: In a few years, I suspect digital revenue will surpass print Wednesday, 3 May 2017 | 1:32 PM ET | 08:38 President Donald Trump, who has disparaged the New York Times on several occasions as "failing" may actually be good for the media company. On CNBC's "Power Lunch," New York Times CEO Mark Thompson said "there is no question we have got some rocket fuel in the subscription business in recent quarters." Follow Donald J. Trump ? @realDonaldTrump Somebody with aptitude and conviction should buy the FAKE NEWS and failing @nytimes and either run it correctly or let it fold with dignity! 7:00 AM - 29 Jan 2017 22,292 22,292 Retweets 112,265 112,265 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy Follow Donald J. Trump ? @realDonaldTrump Remember when the failing @nytimes apologized to its subscribers, right after the election, because their coverage was so wrong. Now worse! 7:01 AM - 29 Mar 2017 15,656 15,656 Retweets 75,105 75,105 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy "We added an astonishing 308,000 net digital news subscriptions, making Q1 the single best quarter for subscriber growth in our history," Thompson noted in an earnings release on Wednesday. The New York Times reported revenue and earnings before trading on Wednesday which exceeded expectations. Class A shares of the company closed more than 12 percent higher on Wednesday. The company posted first-quarter adjusted earnings at 11 cents per share on revenue of $398.80 million, up 5.1 percent year over year. A consensus of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected EPS of 7 cents on revenue of $382 million.

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The viewership spike for cable news shows no signs of slowing down. Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC all saw double-digit ratings growth across the board for the second quarter of 2017, according to Nielsen data.

Driven by surges for “The Rachel Maddow Show” and “Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell,” MSNBC is up a whopping 86% in total viewers in primetime compared to second-quarter 2016. CNN saw a 39% leap in adults 25-54 in total day. Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow” split the crown for most-watched cable news program in primetime, with Carlson winning in total viewers and Maddow taking the demo.

In total day, Fox News led with 1.47 million total viewers, up 27% from the same period last year. Of those, 314,000 fell in the adults 25-54 demographic, up 46% from last year. MSNBC was second in total viewers with 886,000, up 73%. MSNBC was third in total day in the demo, however, with 206,000 for an increase of 57%. CNN was third in total viewers with 788,000 for an increase of 25%, but second in the demo with 262,000 (up 39%).

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