'Hoax' book reveals extent of internal unease at Fox

[Judi Lynn]

David Bauder, Ap Media Writer
Updated 6:10 pm CDT, Sunday, August 23, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Stelter knows critics accuse Fox News of bending the truth in order to maintain its staunch support of and closeness to President Donald Trump. As CNN media reporter and host of “Reliable Sources,” he's often one of them.

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It was one of the reasons he wrote “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth,” which will be released Tuesday. The book shot from No. 340 to No. 1 on Amazon's best-seller's list following Stelter's appearance with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC Friday.

Several people at Fox privately expressed worry to him about the growing power of prime-time opinion hosts Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham at the expense of Fox's news operation, he said.

“There is a real resistance inside Fox News,” Stelter told The Associated Press. “Nobody there would use that term. But there are many people there who are uncomfortable with Sean Hannity's lies and Tucker Carlson's xenophobia. It's just that they are powerless, or feel powerless, and the prime-time stars have all the power. There are Trump true believers at Fox, but there are many others who are concerned about the damage being done, and don't feel that they can speak out publicly.”

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https://www.chron.com/news/article/Hoax-book-reveals-extent-of-internal-unease-at-15508430.php

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Someday, Trump will say, Fox is "fake news". then what?

A fake President can play this game until his voters smarten up.

[NBachers]

2. Cry me a bloody river. All those "concerned" are throwing bodies into the fire to make it higher.

[kurtcagle]

3. They are concerned with OAN

Murdoch's influence on Fox has been waning, and as it does, the news organization is increasingly aware that 1) should Trump lose, Fox is going to take a fairly massive hit unless they can start showing that they are dealing with more legitimate content, and 2) they are increasingly nervous about Trump's interest in OAN as a potential competitor that he can acquire. Trump would love to stick it to Bloomberg for his support of the Democrats.

I've noticed that Fox's data analytics group is becoming increasingly respected largely because they aren't towing the corporate line. Should Trump lose (please!) my suspicion is that the news and analytics group would be happy to break from the unholy trinity of Hannity, Carlson and Ingraham, none of whom are even remotely liked by most of the actual news staff.