Behind the Break-Up of Fox and Tucker Carlson

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🗓️ 27 April 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

On Monday, Fox News ousted its top host, Tucker Carlson, less than a week after it settled a defamation lawsuit, which brought reams of internal communications to light. WSJ's Keach Hagey has exclusive reporting about the major factors that contributed to the network making that decision. Further Reading: - Fox News Ousts Tucker Carlson - What Tucker Carlson’s Ouster Means for Him and Fox News - Tucker Carlson’s Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News Further Listening: - Dominion Voting Systems vs. Fox News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For the past couple years, one host has been the main face of Fox News.
0:11.3	Welcome to Tucker Carlson tonight.
0:12.8	Thank you for watching.
0:13.8	We appreciate it.
0:14.8	Tucker Carlson, night after night, Carlson drew millions of viewers to Fox News.
0:21.9	Last Friday, he signed off from his show as usual.
0:24.9	And we'll be back on Monday in the meantime, have the best weekend with the ones that you
0:29.6	love and we'll see you then.
0:31.7	But something was happening in the background.
0:36.1	Last Friday, April 21st, Suzanne Scott, who is the head of Fox News and Lockland Murdoch,
0:45.1	who leads the parent company, FoxCorp, decided together that Tucker had to go.
0:51.6	Once our colleague Keach Haguey, who spoke to someone familiar with the situation, and
0:56.4	then they told him on Monday morning, 10 minutes before sending out a public announcement
1:07.6	about his departure.
1:09.2	So this was a surprise to him.
1:11.3	Big one.
1:13.8	On Monday, Fox said they had agreed to quote, part ways and thanked Carlson for his service.
1:21.3	Carlson declined to comment on his departure.
1:26.1	This was a huge surprise for everyone.
1:28.9	And Keach wanted to know what happened.
1:32.1	After talking with more people, she learned what was behind this breakup.
1:36.2	And some ways that the story about insubordination and about the power struggle within Fox News
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