Former Fox News anchor Kelly launching media company
Although Megyn Kelly is not associated with any mainstream news outlet at present, she is not leaving broadcasting, reports Variety. The former NBC News and Fox News anchor is launching an independent media company, “Devil May Care Media,” a production company that will back podcasts and other shows built around the latest news, current events, […]
Washington Examiner hires Irvine as news editor
Chris Irvine will be joining The Washington Examiner as a news editor, reports Politico. Previously, he was senior news editor at Fox News managing the daily domestic and international news output among other tasks. He has also served as U.S. associate editor at DailyMail.com and was deputy foreign editor at MailOnline. Irvine has also worked […]
Fox News to launch Fox News International streaming service
Fox Corp.’s Fox News Media unit is planning on launching Fox News International, a live-streaming outlet that will make programming available from Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network in various countries at a rate of $6.99 per month. The company plans to debut the initiative on Aug. 20 in Mexico, followed by Spain, Germany […]
Fox Corp suspends salaries of top executives
Fox Corporation has announced suspended salaries for its top executives, including that of chairman Rupert Murdoch, reports Bloomberg. The move comes as the company copes with the virus. Apart from Murdoch, his son Lachlan Murdoch who is also the CEO and three other executives will not be given salaries through the month of September. Suzanne […]
Gannett and Fox News to empty offices amid coronavirus fears
The head of Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain and Fox News are the latest media companies to issue directives to workers to minimize visits to the office to counter transmission of coronavirus. Gannett urged employees to “refrain from coming into the office unless absolutely necessary.” Paul Bascobert, president and CEO of Gannett said, “For […]
Fox News cancels New York presentation amid coronavirus fears
Fox News has cancelled its advertisers presentation scheduled for March 24 in New York due to coronavirus concerns. “In a precautionary effort to keep our employees, client and agency partners safe, we have determined that it would be best to cancel our upcoming event in New York based on public health concerns due to coronavirus,” […]
Fox News, Trump, accuse media of trying to cause a recession
Fox News guests and hosts have accused the media of deliberately trying to cause a recession to undermine President Donald Trump’s re-election prospects. (https://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-guests-hosts-accuse-media-cause-recession-undermine-trump-2019-8) Stocks plummeted last Wednesday after the U.S. bond market fired off a warning sign with an inverted yield curve, which reflects long-term interest rates on bonds dropping below short-term interest rates. An […]