Fox News Employees Raise Alarm Over Network's Editorial Practices | AI News Digest
In a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Smartmatic, internal survey feedback from Fox News employees has surfaced, highlighting deep-seated worries about the network's editorial standards. The survey, conducted in late 2020, revealed that many staff members felt a moral dilemma regarding the network's strong ties to Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Some employees referred to Fox News as a "propaganda machine," voicing concerns about the divisive and hateful nature of its content. The lawsuit contends that these internal voices indicate that Fox executives were aware of the programming issues. In response, Fox has dismissed the relevance of the survey comments, arguing they were collected before the election coverage that is at the heart of Smartmatic's allegations.
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