Hey, this is Kai.

So Tucker Carlson got fired as of this recording, the whole story and how and why that happened

is still developing.

But initial reports suggest the decision came straight from Rupert Murdoch, which is

an interesting reminder that for all the fuss and fury around Fox News personalities like

Tucker Carlson, in the end, we have one man to thank for the fun house mirror effect

that Fox has brought to the public conversation.

Our colleagues over on the media took a moment recently to consider what exactly all Rupert

is up to these days.

And I want to share that segment with you here too.

So here's host Brooke Gladstone in conversation with Jim Ruttenberg from the New York Times.

Take a listen.

Earlier this week, media reporters descended on Wilmington Delaware to see one of the biggest

first amendment cases of the century, a lawsuit brought by a voting technology company.

Dominion had accused Fox News of knowingly pushing false conspiracy theories about what

former President Trump had claimed were rigged voting machines following the 2020 presidential

election.

Part of this case centered on what Fox News host said on air to millions versus what some

of them were saying and texting in private about these false claims.

But I'm telling you that everyone involved in the case on the ground here were prepping

to go to trial full bore.

So this thing was going forward.

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