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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShocked!!! Fox News, Surprised by Hannity Ties to Trump Lawyer, Will Support Host
Fox News Channel executives said they would give primetime host Sean Hannity the networks full support despite being blindsided by news that he may have had a business relationship with Michael Cohen, the controversial Trump Organization attorney, that he did not disclose even as he offered commentary on the network about current events involving the lawyer.
While Fox News was unaware of Sean Hannitys informal relationship with Michael Cohen and was surprised by the announcement in court yesterday, we have reviewed the matter and spoken to Sean and he continues to have our full support, the 21st Century Fox-owned network said in a statement.
The ties between Hannity, the most-watched host on cable-news, and Cohen, a longtime Trump associate and lawyer, were revealed Monday in U.S. District Court in New York, where Cohen was ordered to appear after the FBI raided his office last week. Among the documents seized was information about the $130,000 porn star Stormy Daniels said she was paid to keep quiet about allegedly having an affair with Donald Trump in 2006, before he was elected President of the United States. Cohen has been described by the adult actress as a key player in negotiations to keep her quiet about her relationship with the candidate before the 2016 election. The disclosure raised hackles in many journalism circles, where reporters, anchors and hosts are supposed to disclose relationships that may prejudice their coverage or commentary.
I think the onus should be on both Fox and Hannity to clear their names here because both were compromised by the failure to disclose Hannitys glaring conflict-of-interest when he defended Cohen on the air without acknowledging that he served as his lawyer, says Mark Feldstein, chair of broadcast journalism at the University of Maryland, in an email exchange.
While Fox News was unaware of Sean Hannitys informal relationship with Michael Cohen and was surprised by the announcement in court yesterday, we have reviewed the matter and spoken to Sean and he continues to have our full support, the 21st Century Fox-owned network said in a statement.
The ties between Hannity, the most-watched host on cable-news, and Cohen, a longtime Trump associate and lawyer, were revealed Monday in U.S. District Court in New York, where Cohen was ordered to appear after the FBI raided his office last week. Among the documents seized was information about the $130,000 porn star Stormy Daniels said she was paid to keep quiet about allegedly having an affair with Donald Trump in 2006, before he was elected President of the United States. Cohen has been described by the adult actress as a key player in negotiations to keep her quiet about her relationship with the candidate before the 2016 election. The disclosure raised hackles in many journalism circles, where reporters, anchors and hosts are supposed to disclose relationships that may prejudice their coverage or commentary.
I think the onus should be on both Fox and Hannity to clear their names here because both were compromised by the failure to disclose Hannitys glaring conflict-of-interest when he defended Cohen on the air without acknowledging that he served as his lawyer, says Mark Feldstein, chair of broadcast journalism at the University of Maryland, in an email exchange.
http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/fox-news-support-sean-hannity-michael-cohen-1202755919/
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Shocked!!! Fox News, Surprised by Hannity Ties to Trump Lawyer, Will Support Host (Original Post)
spanone
Apr 2018
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(52,257 posts)1. "we already knew he was a liar, a crook, and had massive conflicts of interest so nothing's changed"
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)2. fake news (Murdoch) can fool their viewers but not
majority of Americans. I wonder how along this charade will continue until they realize that the USA ain't buying it.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)3. You are so right my friend.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)4. Fake news Fox circles the wagons for their favorite
Trump pleasure boy Hannity.
Couldnt see that coming huh? x100000000