Federal workers will be forced to watch Fox News when at work

[meadowlark5]

Any tvs or monitors airing news stations, at least at one complex, will be locked to Fox News. My husband works for the fed govt and he said there are two tvs in the common area, one tuned to CNN and one to Fox. I told him - I bet that will change soon and both will be tuned to Fox News.

The channels cannot be changed.

“The reason for the change is that a decision from the current administration administrative officials has requested that all monitors, under our control, on the White Oak Campus, display Fox News.

“Sorry for the inconvenience, but I am unable to change any of the monitors to any other news source at this time.”

https://hillreporter.com/donald-trump-forcing-federal-workers-watch-fox-news-832

[Afromania]

1. What? do they think having Fox news on is going to brain wash people?

If anything it's just going to further piss off the people that don't buy into that nonsense.

[Salviati]

2. Sounds like he needs one of these

https://www.tvbgone.com/

[MurrayDelph]

13. I have one

that looks like a sonic screwdriver.

[TheBlackAdder]

3. Wow! It really is now State Media.

[wcmagumba]

4. Hmmm...

it would be unfortunate if those tvs come down with a lot of technical problems
requiring constant repair...

[HipChick]

9. My thoughts exactly...

[CurtEastPoint]

5. From a year ago. Wonder if it's still in force.

[Generic Brad]

6. I used to work for a place that aired both CNN and FOX

The FOX tv typically had only 2-3 people watching it during the 2016 primaries. Everyone else centered around the CNN tv while they ate their lunch. Due to the unpopularity of FOX News, they eventually changed that set to re-runs of game shows from the 70's on GSN. That tv's viewership then increased to the point that only 2-3 people were left watching CNN.

[backtoblue]

7. Not the onion?! State propaganda.

[meadowlark5]

8. My husband says that a lot of political stuff is supposed to be off limits at work

He is discouraged from any activism, they can get in trouble for sending any kind of political commentary/opinion through govt email. So if the employees are expected to remain politically neutral when at work - why is any news program on? Why not have it tuned to entertainment channels in the common area? The Chew or Dr Oz? something benign like that.

[helpisontheway]

16. Yeah they told my husband that years ago when he was active duty. However,

the guys he worked with would blast Limbaugh while they were working.

[PSPS]

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[Coventina]

11. I'd get my doctor to say the TVs cause anxiety attacks.

And file FMLA paperwork.

That would get them to change pretty quick.

[CanonRay]

12. Take a can of black spray paint to work.

Better notning.

[Oneironaut]

14. Sorry, but this sets off my BS-o-meter.

The memo on the source does not read like it’s legit. It’s too informal, is oddly written in areas, and has grammar mistakes.

I would definitely like to see further proof before believing this.

Edit: The story is also from over a year ago.

[helpisontheway]

15. I believe this is true..I work out ata gym on a military base

and they have Fox News on 3 screens. Then they have one that has a random show. Then when I was at a doctor appointment in a large military hospital they had both TVs set to Fox News. It is quite pathetic.

[lame54]

17. President Cheney did the same thing

[handmade34]

18. George Orwell

couldn't even write this stuff...

[jalan48]

19. Just a step away from Trump supporting workers reporting on non-Trump workers.

[Collimator]

20. Cruel and Unusual treatment

Get Amnesty International on the phone! Someone review the details of the Geneva Convention! Notify the Civil Liberties Union! Take this directly to the Supreme Court-- oh, what am I saying?

Forget that last one. If things keep going the way they have, you'd have better luck getting a supportive stance from the Spanish Inquisition. And they sent bills for "services rendered" to the families of their torture victims.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. This was posted on DU back in May 2017 with an update

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10141767754

A CBS story in the above linked OP had the update also from a year ago -

By Laura Strickler CBS News May 5, 2017, 3:20 PM
At FDA, TVs now turned to Fox News and can't be switched

Last Updated May 8, 2017 12:27 PM EDT

Updated with FDA comment.

<...>

An FDA spokesperson got back to CBS News after our deadline, telling us, "There was no directive or memorandum from the Administration that went out to employees about broadcast news channels displaying on monitors in common areas throughout the FDA's White Oak campus."

The spokesperson explained that a variety of news stations run on the monitors in the common areas on campus, including CNN, MSNBC and FOX News, and that the email referenced had been sent by a customer service representative from the FDA's Office of Facilities in response to a group of employees.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/at-fda-tvs-now-turned-to-fox-news-and-cant-be-switched/

As a note, White Oak, which used to be an old base (Naval ordinance lab) that had been closed and repurposed, is a huge campus with a couple dozen buildings.