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submitted 6 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Survey responses cited in $2.7bn defamation lawsuit filed against Fox by voting technology company Smartmatic

Multiple Fox News employees expressed concerns about the network’s editorial standards and the conduct of top hosts in an internal survey conducted in the summer and fall of 2020, with one going as far as to wonder if they had sold their “soul to the devil”, according to legal filings.

The employees’ statements were excerpted in a 771-page filing released last week, made public as part of a defamation lawsuit filed against the network by voting technology company Smartmatic.

The comments come from an anonymous internal survey – the “Fox News 2020 Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey” – of 1,040 employees conducted between 24 August 2020 and 8 September 2020. Several employees expressed concerns that the network was intentionally aiding Donald Trump and the Republican party.

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[-] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 6 months ago

Multiple Fox News employees expressed concerns about the network’s editorial standards and the conduct of top hosts in an internal survey conducted in the summer and fall of 2020, with one going as far as to wonder if they had sold their “soul to the devil”, according to legal filings.

I'm sorry, were you confused about where you work? It's like complaining about the workplace being "too spooky" while working at Spirit Halloween. Fucking idiots.

[-] tomi000@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

'Im concerned this meat grinding facility doesnt support animals rights.'

[-] muxika@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I'm sorry, were you confused about where you work? It's like complaining about the workplace being "too spooky" while working at Spirit Halloween. Fucking idiots.

That's fucking hilarious.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago
[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 6 months ago

Anyone working at Fox News who thinks they're involved in reputable journalism clearly doesn't have the objectivity needed for proper reporting.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Didn't they say, "we're entertainment, not news" ?

[-] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 1 points 6 months ago

Tucker Carlson defending himself, he claimed a playboy model tried to extort trump.

Fox's legal team argued that his comments couldn't reasonably be considered factual, and that any viewer should be skeptical about what he says.

That was on his show though, not the news program.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago

The pure distillation of useful idiot

[-] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm sure they have plenty of employees we don't see who aren't journalists.

In addition to the people we DO see who also aren't journalists.

[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago
[-] hopesdead@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago

Hey, I still firmly believe that the network was somehow connected to the election of George W. Bush. How else do you explain a Bush relative working for the network and the network being the first to call the race hours before any other outlet would call it for Bush.

So I’m far from surprised they would outright aid a President and their party.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I mean - helping republicans to do what they’re doing was always the goal - it’s the founding principle. Anyone who wasn’t aware must have been a child or not born at the time.

It’s never been in doubt.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I was a baby during Watergate, and I know that.

[-] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

It's bad when people who wilfully and knowingly work for Team Evil, start reporting that things are a little too fucked up for their liking.

[-] Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Trying to set up plausible deniability? There's no way these social fabric ripping fuck heads don't know exactly what they are doing.

I would call the decisions made in horror movies smart and well thought out ages before I believe this crock of absolutely intelligence insulting bullshit.

[-] tomi000@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

For real. Thats like working at a gun factory and after years expressing concern thats it might be harmful.

[-] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Thanks captain obvious

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

“Are we the baddies?”

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Oh is the network literally started to become a propaganda wing of the Republican Party pushing a political bias?

[-] jankforlife@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago

They were a little slow getting there, but its the spirit that counts!

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

I refuse to count the spirit!!!

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah really. That ship has sailed and sunk.

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