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☆ How Pete Hegseth went from Fox News host to Trump’s Defense Secretary pick
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Two years ago, Pete Hegseth relocated his family from New Jersey, near Fox News headquarters, to a small town outside of Nashville, Tennessee. On Tuesday evening, President-elect Donald Trump said Hegseth is his pick for Defense Secretary – a decision that shocked even some of his friends at Fox. Hegseth and Rauchet disclosed their relationship to Fox management when Rauchet was pregnant (and Hegseth was still married). After returning home from Iraq in 2006, Hegseth wrote that more troops were urgently needed. Hegseth wrote “Modern Warriors” in 2020 and “War on Warriors” earlier this year, both for Fox’s book imprint.

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☆ Lou Dobbs, veteran cable news anchor and Trump booster, dies at 78
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Lou Dobbs, the longtime business news anchor who became one of Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters in media, died on Thursday. Trump regularly praised Dobbs in return, often posting clips of his show on his social media channels. Trump on Thursday praised Dobbs as a friend and “truly incredible journalist, reporter, and talent.”“He understood the World, and what was ‘happening,’ better than others,” Trump wrote on his social media platform. After the lawsuits were filed, Fox Business canceled Dobbs’ show, taking him off the air in an abrupt move announced on a Friday in February 2021. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lou Dobbs.

Persons: Lou Dobbs, Donald Trump’s, “, ’, ” Dobbs, Rupert Murdoch, “ Lou, Debi, ”, Donald Trump, Dobbs, Trump, ” Trump, Lou, Joe Biden, Smartmatic, ” Marshall Cohen Organizations: CNN, Fox Business Network, Republican Party, Trump, Fox Business, Voting Systems, Fox, Fox News, Dominion, U.S, U.S . Constitution, ” Fox, Fox News Media Locations: U.S .

☆ LinkedIn billionaire bankrolls voting firm Smartmatic as it fights Fox News in 2020 election defamation case
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Matt Egan | Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is providing significant financial firepower to Smartmatic as the voting technology company fights Fox News and Newsmax over the right-wing networks’ repeated airing of 2020 election lies. A person with knowledge of the matter wouldn’t say exactly how much money Hoffman poured into Smartmatic but told CNN the eight-figure investment surpassed $10 million. Smartmatic is seeking billions of dollars in damages from Fox News, Newsmax and other right-wing figures that falsely accused the company of rigging the 2020 election. The voting technology company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News is still in the fact-finding “discovery” phase and isn’t expected to go to trial until 2025. Smartmatic is also suing Trump 2020 campaign lawyer Sidney Powell and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell – two of the most egregious peddlers of election disinformation.

Persons: Reid Hoffman, Hoffman, “ Smartmatic, ” Hoffman, “, Donald Trump, Smartmatic, Antonio Mugica, Mugica, Hoffman “, “ doesn’t, Trump, Joe Biden, ” Mugica, Biden, ”, Sidney Powell, Mike Lindell –, Powell, ” Lindell, Christopher Kachouroff Organizations: New, New York CNN, LinkedIn, Fox, Democratic, The Washington Post, CNN, Trump, Republican, Fox News, Fox Corporation, Delaware Superior Court, America News, Fox News Media, Justice Department Locations: New York, Smartmatic, Delaware Superior, Philippines, Fox, Dominion

☆ Fox News takes down Hunter Biden ‘mock trial’ miniseries after lawsuit threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Fox News on Tuesday removed a six-part Hunter Biden miniseries from its streaming platform, after his attorneys threatened to sue the right-wing network over the incendiary and at-times sexually explicit program about his legal troubles. “This program was produced in and has been available since 2022,” a Fox News Media spokesperson said in a statement. As of Tuesday afternoon, the link on the Fox Nation site for the six-episode series was not working. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges, and a trial in California is scheduled to begin in late June. Fox denied wrongdoing, saying in a statement Tuesday morning that its coverage was accurate and “consistent with the First Amendment.”

Persons: CNN —, Hunter Biden, ”, Joe Biden’s, Republicans ’, Fox Organizations: CNN, CNN — Fox, Fox News Media, Fox Nation, Fox News, Fox, Republicans Locations: California

☆ Martin Scorsese to Headline a Religious Series for Fox Nation
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Martin Scorsese has agreed to spearhead a documentary series about Christian saints for Fox Nation, the subscription streaming service run by Fox News Media. “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” which begins airing in November, will be hosted, narrated and executive produced by Scorsese, the decorated director of classic films like “Taxi Driver” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Fox Nation is set to formally announce the series on Wednesday. Since its debut in 2018 as a companion service to Fox News, Fox Nation has expanded into entertainment and general-interest programming as it aspires to become a kind of Netflix for conservative audiences. The streaming network already boasts shows with Hollywood stars like Kevin Costner (“Yellowstone: One-Fifty”), Rob Lowe (“Liberty or Death: Boston Tea Party”) and Dan Aykroyd (“History of the World in Six Glasses”). The Scorsese series, created by Matti Leshem, dramatizes the stories of eight saints, including Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Francis of Assisi and Thomas Becket.

Persons: Martin Scorsese, “ Martin Scorsese, Scorsese, Kevin Costner, Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd, Matti Leshem, Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Becket Organizations: Fox Nation, Fox News Media, Fox, Fox News, Netflix, Hollywood, Boston Tea Party

☆ Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in contempt for refusing to reveal her sources
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A federal judge on Thursday held veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in contempt of court, fining her $800 a day for refusing to divulge her sources for a series of stories published in 2017 while she was a correspondent at Fox News. Citing documents reviewed by Fox News, Herridge reported that Chen was the subject of an investigation by the FBI. In an effort to prove her case, Chen subpoenaed Herridge and Fox News, with the hope of unmasking the reporting’s sources. Fox News and Herridge aggressively fought the move, arguing that Cooper should quash the subpoenas because of First Amendment protections afforded to the press. The legislation would offer important safeguards to journalists, including preventing the government from compelling reporters to disclose their sources.

Persons: Catherine Herridge, Christopher Cooper, Yanping Chen, Herridge, Chen, Cooper, Herridge’s, ” Cooper, ”, “, ” Herridge, ” Caitlin Vogus Organizations: CNN, Fox News, CBS News, US, Court, District of Columbia, Federal Bureau of, FBI, ” Fox News, FOX, Media, Press Foundation, Exploitive

☆ White House calls on Fox News executives to retract bogus FBI informant claims against Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —The White House is formally calling on Fox News to walk back its coverage of bribery and corruption allegations against President Joe Biden. The letter is the latest from the Biden White House, which has taken a more aggressive approach to news coverage of the president that it sees as unfair in the run-up to the November election. Earlier this month, Sams sent a letter to the White House Correspondents’ Association, protesting coverage of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s handling of classified material. Since Fox News has declined to take the responsible course of action and meaningfully correct the record, the White House is now moving to formally request the network do so. And, in a statement the network provided to CNN, Fox News didn’t directly address the White House’s request.

Persons: Joe Biden, Ian Sams, Fox, ” Sams, Suzanne Scott, Jay Wallace, Bryan Boughton, Sams, Robert Hur’s, Biden, “, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, Alexander Smirnov, Hannity, Watters, Smirnov, Brooke Singman, newsrooms, Fox News didn’t, ” Organizations: New York CNN, Fox News, White House, FBI, Biden White, White, ’ Association, Fox, Voting Systems, Fox News Channel, CNN, “ Fox News Media Locations: New York, Washington

☆ What Tucker Carlson emailed his 'Tuckertroop' staff when Fox News fired him, according to a new book
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tucker Carlson sent an email to his staff after his ousting from Fox News, a new book says. "I've never worked with better people in my life," Carlson said, according to Brian Stelter's new book. In April, Fox made the bombshell announcement that the network and Carlson "agreed to part ways." In a text message to Insider on Wednesday when asked for comment on Stelter's book and the alleged farewell email he sent to his staff, Carlson said: "Ha! "For a moment, he thought about saying yes; maybe he did want the breakup to sound mutually beneficial," Stelter says in his book, according to the published excerpt.

Persons: Tucker Carlson, I've, Carlson, Brian Stelter's, Fox, —, Stelter, Stelter's, Suzanne Scott, Scott, Elon Musk's, Donald Trump, Bill O'Reilly Organizations: Fox News, Service, Fox, CNN, Fox News Media, Elon, Twitter

☆ Fox Business to host second Republican debate - RNC
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., August 8, 2023. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Fox Business will hold the second debate of the 2024 Republican presidential contest, the Republican National Committee said on on Wednesday, making the conservative Fox outlets hosts of the party's first two debates. Trump has said he plans to skip the first Republican debate on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The second debate will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation in Simi Valley, California on Sept. 27 and be partnered with Univision and Rumble, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement. Politico first reported details on the second debate.

Persons: Donald Trump, Reba Saldanha, Trump, Ronald Reagan, Ronna McDaniel, McDaniel, Doina Chiacu, Toby Chopra, Andrew Heavens Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Fox Business, Republican National, Fox, White, Fox News, Fox News Media, Univision, Rumble, Politico, Thomson Locations: Windham , New Hampshire, U.S, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Simi Valley , California, Simi Valley, United States

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Fox News analyst Juan Williams hired by Ron DeSantis campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Online posts have circulated the claim that Fox News analyst Juan Williams was hired by Republican U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis’ campaign team. Both Fox News and Ron DeSantis’ campaigns have said there is no truth to online posts claiming Williams is joining the Florida governor’s presidential campaign team. A tweet said: “Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has hired former Fox News contributor Juan Williams to his campaign management team” (here). There is no mention of plans to join the DeSantis campaign on Williams’ official Twitter or Facebook accounts (twitter.com/TheJuanWilliams) and (here). As of July 12, 2023, both Fox News and DeSantis’ team told Reuters there is no truth to claims that Fox News analyst Juan Williams was hired by the Florida governor’s presidential campaign.

Persons: Juan Williams, Ron DeSantis ’, Williams, Ron DeSantis, “, ” Connor Smith, Bryan Griffin, ”, DeSantis, Read Organizations: Fox News, Republican U.S, Florida, ”, Facebook, Fox, “ Fox, Fox News Media, Reuters, Twitter

☆ Lachlan Murdoch says there's 'no change to our programming strategy' at Fox News in wake of Tucker Carlson's firing
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lachlan Murdoch told analysts Tuesday that "programming strategy" at Fox News wouldn't change. Murdoch, CEO of Fox Corp. and Rupert Murdoch's son, was involved in Tucker Carlson's firing, Insider reported. Media scion and Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch told analysts on Tuesday that it would be programming as usual in the wake of host Tucker Carlson's abrupt firing from the network. Murdoch, the son of News Corp. mogul Rupert Murdoch, said on the company's earnings call that "there's no change to our programming strategy at Fox News. Representatives for Fox Corp. and Fox News did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment ahead of publication.

Tucker Carlson is back – on Twitter. Carlson was abruptly fired from his prime time post at Fox News weeks ago, shortly after the network paid a settlement to Dominion Voting Systems in its defamation lawsuit. In a three minute video posted to Twitter, Carlson berated the mainstream media allegedly lying to the public. Carlson added that Twitter "is not a partisan site." That Monday Fox said in a statement "FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways.

☆ Fox swings to a loss after its Dominion settlement
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Fox Corp. posted a loss in the most recent quarter after it paid a $787.5 million settlement to Dominion Voting Systems. The earnings statement didn’t mention Dominion Voting Systems, although it does refer to charges related to legal settlement costs at Fox News Media. Since its settlement with Dominion, Fox has fired its most popular anchor, Tucker Carlson. The Dominion settlement was reached on April 18. The better than expected earnings helped lift shares of Fox (FOX) rose in premarket trading following the report.

☆ Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson says he will relaunch his show on Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 9 (Reuters) - Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who was taken off the air by the network last month, said on Tuesday he would relaunch his show on Twitter "soon." Carlson said in a video message posted to Twitter that he would "bring some other things too which we will tell you about" later. Fox News Media and its top-rated host agreed to part ways last month, shortly after parent company Fox Corp (FOXA.O) settled for $787.5 million a defamation lawsuit in which Carlson played a starring role. The outspoken Carlson embraced conservative issues and delivered his views with a style that made his prime-time show, "Tucker Carlson Tonight," the highest-rated cable news program in the key 25-to-54 age demographic on the most-watched U.S. cable news network. Reporting by Eric Beech and Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Tim AhmannOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Fact Check-BlackRock owns shares in Dominion Energy, not Dominion Voting Systems
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc owns shares in power and energy company Dominion Energy Inc and not electronic voting company Dominion Voting Systems, which are two separate companies. Another Facebook post reads, in part: “Blackrock owns 59.M shares of Dominion Blackrock owns 45.7M shares of Fox. While the figure matches the one on social media, the filing was for Dominion Energy Inc, not Dominion Voting Systems. “Dominion Energy and Dominion Voting Systems are not related,” Ryan Frazier, manager of executive communications at Dominion Energy, told Reuters via email, adding that BlackRock is a shareholder in Dominion Energy common stock. “Blackrock does not own any shares of Dominion Voting Systems,” Isabela Velasco, a spokesperson for Dominion Voting Systems, told Reuters via email, adding that Staple Street Capital has a controlling stake in the voting systems company (here).

☆ Tucker Carlson breaks his silence without addressing why Fox News fired him
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tucker Carlson broke his silence on Wednesday night, two days after his unceremonious exit from Fox News. On Monday, Fox News fired Carlson, noting his last show aired on Friday. "FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways," the company said in a statement Monday. Vulgar private messages about his colleagues pushed Fox leadership toward letting go Carlson, The Wall Street Journal reported. Executives at Fox found out about the messages on the eve of the trial, according to The New York Times.

☆ Fox announces new unit to house digital businesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 26 (Reuters) - Media company Fox Corp (FOXA.O) on Wednesday said it would house its standalone digital businesses under a new unit, Tubi Media Group, along with its news, sports and entertainment digital platforms. Fox's standalone digital businesses include free, ad-supported streaming platform Tubi, which Fox acquired in 2020; Tubi founder Farhad Massoudi will now step down as its chief executive officer. Paul Cheesbrough, who previously served as technology chief and president of Fox's digital unit, will become the CEO of the new division, the company said. On Monday, Fox News Media and its top-rated host Tucker Carlson agreed to part ways, less than a week after parent Fox settled a defamation lawsuit in which Carlson played a central role, for $787.5 million. Fox said Tubi Media Group will announce the new CEO for Tubi Streaming in the near future.

☆ Tucker Carlson's next move
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Aaron Short | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Tucker Carlson's dismissal signals a new realignment in conservative media. Nobody at Fox "was as connected to the MAGA base as Tucker Carlson," one ex-Trump official said. Whatever the reason, Carlson's dismissal signals a new realignment in conservative media. Last month, Tucker Carlson Tonight was the top-rated program among all news channels with 3.25 million viewers including 421,000 viewers in the coveted age 25-54 demographic. His previous work includes the 2022 profile of Carlson, The Tucker Carlson Origin Story.

☆ Insiders say Tucker Carlson overplayed his hand at Fox but the 'whole universe' of right-wing media is courting him now
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

the Fox insider said. Lachlan Murdoch had defended Carlson time and again, most publicly in April 2021, pushing back against Anti-Defamation League complaints of the anchor's "great replacement theory" comments. Lachlan Murdoch and Rupert Murdoch. A second Fox News insider, who is familiar with conversations happening in Australia, said Lachlan Murdoch was looking long term. The board has also put pressure on the Murdoch family to change things at Fox News.

☆ Tucker Carlson has now parted ways with 3 major cable news networks
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Chris Kaye | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tucker Carlson has parted ways with Fox News, the media network announced Monday. Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News and no definitive reason has been given by him or his former employer. "FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways," the network said in a Monday statement. The New York Times reported on Monday that Grossberg's legal team would depose Carlson "in the very near term." "I'm not defending it as the smartest choice, but I think it's the most interesting," Carlson told the Washington Post at the time.

☆ Rupert Murdoch Made the Decision to Ouster Tucker Carlson: LA Times Report
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Nicholas Carlson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sources told an LA Times reporter that Rupert Murdoch himself made the decision to fire Tucker Carlson. Meanwhile, other outlets reported that Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott made the call. Murdoch was tired of Tucker Carlson's conspiracy theories about the January 6, 2021 riots at the Capitol. Fox News has not addressed the specific reasons the network and Carlson parted ways, saying in a Monday morning statement: "FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. Editor's note, April 24: This story has been updated to include recent reporting from Axios, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.

☆ Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox News comes a month after his ex-producer Abby Grossberg sued him alleging a 'sexist' work environment
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Peter Gelling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tucker Carlson's ouster at Fox News comes a month after Abby Grossberg, an ex-producer, filed a lawsuit against him. Fox News has denied her allegations and previously told Insider her legal claims "have no merit." A Fox News representative told Insider last week that the company would "vigorously defend Fox against all of her legal claims which have no merit." The complaint names other Fox executives as well, and lawyers for Grossberg told Insider last week that they remained "as committed as ever" to pursuing litigation. Carlson's departure comes just days after Fox News settled a lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.

☆ Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News days after Dominion lawsuit settlement
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Helen Coster | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

April 24 (Reuters) - Fox News Media and its top-rated host Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways, less than a week after parent company Fox Corp (FOXA.O) settled for $787.5 million a defamation lawsuit in which Carlson played a starring role. A third person said the senior executive producer of "Tucker Carlson Tonight", Justin Wells, was also let go from Fox News on Monday. After the announcement of Carlson's departure from Fox News, a spokesperson for former President Donald Trump tweeted: "Fox News is controlled opposition." "I stand with Tucker Carlson!" Carlson joined Fox News as a contributor in 2009 and became a co-host of "Fox & Friends Weekend" in 2012.

☆ Watch Fox News tell its viewers that the network has 'mutually agreed to part ways' with star Tucker Carlson
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Edith Honan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"We have some news from within our Fox family," Fox host Harris Faulker told viewers. "Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have mutually agreed to part ways." "We want to thank Tucker Carlson for his service to the network, as a host and, prior to that, as a long-term contributor," Faulker said. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" debuted in 2016, and the show made Carlson one of Fox's top-rated hosts. In a statement, Fox said: "Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways.

☆ Tucker Carlson leaves Fox News in wake of Dominion defamation settlement
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Right-wing prime-time host Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News immediately, the cable network announced Monday. "FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways," the company said in a statement Monday. Carlson's program, "Tucker Carlson Tonight," has long been one of Fox's top rated programs. Carlson, 53, was among the Fox hosts and executives who were questioned as part of the Dominion lawsuit. While the Dominion lawsuit was unlikely to affect Fox's business, it was unclear the toll it would take on its programming and hosts.

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