"Destructive propaganda machine": How current and former staffers have ripped into Fox News [View all]

This is a long read so well worth reading beyond the 4 paragraphs.

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Fox’s Mueller coverage makes the network look “like an extension of the Trump White House”

Fox staffers told CNN that the network’s coverage was “absurd” and “laughable.” In October 2017, following the revelation that a grand jury had indicted two top Trump campaign staffers as part of Mueller’s probe, Fox devoted less airtime to the revelations than the other networks and repeatedly questioned the special counsel’s credibility. Fox staffers commented anonymously on the situation, telling CNN’s Oliver Darcy:

“I’m watching now and screaming. … I want to quit.”

“It is another blow to journalists at Fox who come in every day wanting to cover the news in a fair and objective way. … Fox feels like an extension of the Trump White House.”

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Promotion of Seth Rich conspiracy theory was “embarrassing” and “heartless”

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Network staffers slam Hannity to The Daily Beast for “embarrassing” Fox. The Daily Beast’s Andrew Kirell and Asawin Suebsaeng spoke to “nearly a dozen reporters, pundits, and hosts inside Fox News who all conveyed the same sentiment: Hannity is ‘embarrassing’ the network, and the promotion of the Rich conspiracy theory is senselessly cruel to a grieving family.” According to the report, “Several of the network’s opinion pundits expressed disgust at the conspiracy theorizing, using words like ‘absurd’ and ‘unhinged’ to describe Hannity’s antics.” Other quotes from Fox sources included:

“ARE WE STILL AIRING THAT SHIT?!”
“The other reporters I’ve talked to [about this] are similarly pissed about the whole thing. … Some find it embarrassing, others downright heartless [to spread this]. ... It’s just gross.”
“I mean, have you seen some of the stuff we put on air?” [The Daily Beast, 5/23/17]

Staffers to CNN: “People need to start getting canned,” but no one is held accountable at Fox.

https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/destructive-propaganda-machine-how-current-and-former-staffers-have-ripped-fox-news