He said he wanted advertisers to be aware of Hannity’s “volatility” as part of a general Media Matters campaign to get them to think about advertising on Fox; Media Matters hasn’t posted a list of sponsors for any other specific show.
On Wednesday, Hannity sent a steady stream of tweets that targeted Media Matters for America, the liberal lobbyists who a day earlier had posted a list of his show’s advertisers on its web site.
Media Matters is “targeting my advertisers to silence my voice,” Hannity tweeted.
Uncertainty over whether Hannity would defy his network’s bosses over the story led to big ratings on Wednesday.