Records in Fox defamation case show pressures on reporters

Records in Fox defamation case show pressures on reporters

NEW YORK — It wasn’t critics, political foes or their bosses that united Fox News stars Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham when they gathered via text message for a gripe session shortly after the 2020 election.

Records in Fox defamation case show pressures on reporters

NEW YORK — It wasn’t critics, political foes or their bosses that united Fox News stars Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham when they gathered via text message for a gripe session shortly after the 2020 election. It was their own network’s news division. “They’re pathetic,” Carlson wrote. “THEY AREN’T SMART,” Ingraham emphasized. “What news have they broken the last four years?” Hannity asked. The Nov. 13, 2020, conversation was incl…

Records in Fox defamation case show pressures on reporters

Fox says it has increased its investment in journalism by more than 50% under Suzanne Scott, Fox News Media CEO.

Records in Fox defamation case show pressures on reporters

The revelations have bolstered critics who say Fox News Channel should be considered a propaganda network rather than a news outlet.

Records in Fox defamation case show pressures on reporters

It wasn't critics, political foes or their bosses that united Fox News stars Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham when they gathered via text message.

Records in Fox defamation case show pressures on reporters

Documents from a defamation lawsuit against Fox News illustrate the pressures its journalists faced in the weeks after the 2020 presidential election.