2023-04-25 11:44:40
And the network announced that “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlsen have agreed to part. We thank him for his services to the network as a host” and before that as a guest on its programs. The network did not provide details about the departure of the journalist who joined it in 2009, while he was silent about the move, according to “Agence France Presse”.
And through “Tucker Carlson Tonight”, the broadcaster was known for his criticism of contemporary liberal trends in the United States, from immigration policies to restricting the possession of individual weapons.
The announcement came about a week after Fox News reached a financial settlement Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to Dominion, the US voting machine maker, which it accuses of defamation. The move spared the network a trial that would have been widely followed and a test of the scope of media freedom of expression. It also avoided having big names like owner Rupert Murdoch and Carlson himself have to testify at trial.
However, Fox News internal deliberations published before the trial indicated that its officials were willing to promote misinformation about the 2020 presidential election for fear of losing their viewers to competing channels. Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox News, claiming in compensation of $1.6 billion in March 2021, accusing the channel of promoting allegations by Donald Trump that its machines were used to falsify the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which he lost to Joe Biden.
In the internal deliberations, Carlsen expressed his “dislike” for Trump, stressing that he looked forward to “ignoring” him most evenings.
For its part, The Wall Street Journal, also owned by Murdock, reported that Carlsen sometimes expressed his disagreement with the fraud theory after the 2020 elections. While Trump did not comment directly on these statements, he expressed Monday his “shock” at Carlsen’s departure from “Fox”. “I was surprised,” he told the right-wing Newsmax. “He’s a very good person, a very good guy, a very talented person. I think Tucker has been, especially over the last year. He’s been amazing to me.”
Despite the criticism he was facing, “Fox News” has always supported Carlsen, especially since he was able to generate controversy, media focus, and attract viewing and revenues. In exchange for his right-wing popularity, Carlsen was the subject of criticism from the other side.
The left-wing media group Media Matters said Monday that Carlsen was a “dangerous misleader” and a link “between Fox News and the most extreme right-wing extremists.” Carlsen appeared for the last time on “Fox” last Friday, where he looked relaxed, ate pizza and bid farewell to viewers with the phrase, “We’ll be back Monday, see you then.”
Monday evening witnessed a second media event in the United States, with CNN announcing the dismissal of veteran broadcaster Don Lemon after remarks deemed discriminatory against women against Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina and former ambassador to the United Nations, who plans to run for president in 2024.
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