Bun E. Brewster :: http://mastodon.social/@njrabit

I ran FoxNews.com for a decade, and this pains me to write. Kimberly Guilfoyle, former Fox employee and (as of today) ambassador to Greece, is in the midst of a serious scandal. If true, she faces not only the likelihood of removal -- something she herself acknowledged -- but also the distinct possibility of prison. Fox has 0 reporting online about this. The most recent article at Fox mentioning her is dated December 10, 2024 ... the day Trump announced her nomination as ambassador. Fox's sister company -- the WSJ -- has done a great job leading the reporting on this. The allegations are substantive, sourced, and paint a picture of a U.S. diplomat wallowing like a pig in a trough. The network has served America well, and I have defended it against hyperbolic charges for nearly 30 years. And to be clear, this isn't a simple "mistake" by Fox. It's not a biased headline or muddled article. It's a conscious choice to ignore a major story that has been reported worldwide by every major news outlet. President Trump has spoken about it, as has VP Vance and Marco Rubio. It's journalistic malpractice. I don't have knowledge of the details of Fox's action, yet I doubt that there's been an order from up top to ignore it. I suspect it's instead a product of fear and inaction by middle management. Whatever the reason, though, it's an increasing pattern I've seen at the network. To those of you at Fox with any power -- from Lachlan on down -- know that things like this only harm the company's reputation. Not among your enemies, who will hate you no matter what, but among your supporters, like me, who get pained when the hyperbolic attacks turn out to be true.