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Fox News
2 days ago
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FOX News Media loses beloved field producer Robert Shaffer after long illness
Longtime FOX News Media field producer Robert Shaffer died on Saturday after a long illness, the company announced. CEO Suzanne Scott and President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace informed FOX News Media colleagues of Shaffer's tragic passing in a company memo on Monday. "It is with fond remembrance that we announce the passing of longtime Seattle-based field producer Robert Shaffer, who sadly died on Saturday after a long illness. Following a stint as a newspaper reporter in California, Robert joined FOX News Channel's LA bureau in 2000 as an assignment editor/field producer and moved to the Seattle bureau in 2002. He loved breaking news as much as his beloved Hawkeye football and basketball teams as a native of Iowa City and a graduate of the University of Iowa," Scott and Wallace wrote. "Over the course of his 25 years with FOX News Media, Robert traveled extensively as a field producer, covering wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, and Lebanon. During the Iraq War, he spent months in Kabul and at Bagram Air Base and served regular rotations in Baghdad," Scott and Wallace continued. "He also produced numerous stories on Boeing — from issues with lithium-ion batteries to the global grounding of the 737 MAX 8 — and made regular trips to Alaska where he produced pieces on drilling permits and the years-long battle over opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He later traveled through Mexico covering the first large migrant caravan." Shaffer also made significant contributions to Fox News during multiple election cycles. "Robert covered presidential candidates as they crisscrossed Iowa ahead of the caucuses. He also covered wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and countless protests throughout his time with FNC, all while building and mastering a skill set that was invaluable in the field," Scott and Wallace wrote. "Robert's quick wit, hard work, kindness, and midwestern charm made him a favorite of field teams throughout FOX News Media," they added. "We extend our deepest condolences to his wife Michele and his entire family."
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ticker: ABC News to Launch New Show Exclusively for Disney+
Top of the Ticker: ABC News' tentacles are spreading across Disney's media empire as it announced a new daily show, What You Need to Know, hosted by and , and presented exclusively on Disney+. Available starting July 21 at 6 a.m. ET, What You Need to Know is ABC News' first original daily news program created for Disney+. Longman, ABC News' chief international correspondent, and Scott, the network's senior political correspondent, will be on hand to present "smart, bite-sized commentary on the stories that matter the most," said Alisa Bowen, president of Disney+. New content deal: Fox News reached a new licensing agreement with Ruthless Podcast. Under the new terms, Ruthless Podcast–which was created as an alternative to progressive podcasts ahead of the 2020 presidential election-will be overseen by Porter Berry, president and editor in chief of Fox News Digital. Berry adds new media to his existing role and leads all editorial strategy for Fox News Media's digital, social, and opinion podcast platforms. He will also continue to oversee news coverage, original reporting, and content innovation across Fox News Digital, while managing all cross-functional teams spanning editorial, social, video, and podcasts. Berry will report to Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, and Jay Wallace, executive editor of Fox News. Program addition: Bloomberg Television is launching a new monthly show that explores the science, challenges, and breakthroughs behind living longer and healthier lives. Longevity With David Rubenstein premieres Tuesday, July 22, at 9 p.m. ET, with each episode drawing on Bloomberg's data-driven journalism to explore key issues that impact longevity. Rubenstein will also engage in conversations with leading scientists, physicians, policy experts, and others, examining the current state of the science. A fiction first: Fox News host Trey Gowdy and author Christopher Greyson will release a new fiction thriller, The Color of Death, from Fox Books Tuesday, Aug. 26. The true-crime novel follows assistant district attorney Colm Truesdale's investigation of the murder of a young woman who ran a beauty salon outside of town. This will mark Fox Books' first foray into the fiction world, and it will be its 16th title since its 2020 launch. Solve the daily Crossword
CNN
17-07-2025
- Politics
- CNN
House Democrats send letter to Fox News demanding answers on edits to Trump's 2024 Epstein comments
Source: CNN A top oversight Democrat sent a letter on Thursday to Fox Corp chairman Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott demanding answers about Fox's editing of a Donald Trump interview from June 2024 concerning Jeffrey Epstein — an edit they say both misled the public and distorted his position. The letter from the ranking Democratic member on the House Oversight Committee, obtained first by CNN, accuses Fox of omitting key qualifiers in Trump's response to a question about whether he would release Epstein-related documents. The letter requests Fox's internal records about the interview and any communications with then-candidate Trump's campaign about it — a request that Fox will surely refuse. In the televised version of a 'Fox & Friends Weekend' interview, Trump appeared to unequivocally support releasing the files. But in the unedited version — aired the next day on Fox's radio platform and 'Fox and Friends' — he hedged, expressing concern about 'phony stuff' and the potential to 'affect people's lives.' The edit attracted some attention at the time, but has gained more scrutiny in recent days, as Trump parries criticism from his own supporters over the administration's attempts to shut down further disclosures about Epstein's crimes. The letter, from Ranking Oversight Member Robert Garcia, calls on Murdoch and Scott to explain the decision-making behind the edit and whether political considerations influenced how the interview was presented. 'Considering President Trump's well-documented past social ties with Jeffrey Epstein, Fox News's selective omission raises serious concerns that the network may have deliberately sought to shield then-candidate Trump from any further association with Epstein,' the letter states, adding, 'it is legitimate to ask whether President Trump himself or those close to him may have actively encouraged' the edit. In a statement to CNN, a Fox News spokesperson said 'there was no selective or deceptive editing whatsoever.' The TV segment in question 'had standard editorial cuts for time and the full answer to the question aired on the following day's show,' the network said. In the interview, co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy asked whether Trump would declassify '9/11 files' and 'JFK files.' He said yes without hesitation. Then she asked, 'Would you declassify the Epstein files?' His answer, as it initially aired: 'Yeah, yeah, I would.' But in the full version that only aired later, Trump said, 'Yeah, yeah, I would. I guess I would. I think that less so because, you don't know, you don't want to affect people's lives if it's phony stuff in there, because it's a lot of phony stuff with that whole world. But I think I would, or at least—' Campos-Duffy interjected and said, 'Do you think that would restore trust? Help restore trust?' Trump hedged again: 'I don't know about Epstein, so much as I do the others. Certainly, about the way he died. It'd be interesting to find out what happened there, because that was a weird situation and the cameras didn't happen to be working, etc., etc. But yeah, I'd go a long way toward that one. The other stuff, I would.' Critics said the edited version that originally aired was egregious because it stripped away Trump's uncertainty, presenting his stance in a more definitive — and politically favorable — light. Trump took a keen interest in TV news editing last year when '60 Minutes' interviewed his then-rival Kamala Harris and aired two different parts of a controversial Harris answer on two different days. Trump ultimately alleged 'election interference' and sued CBS, resulting in a $16 million settlement with the network's parent company Paramount, much to the chagrin of '60 Minutes' employees. The FCC, chaired by Trump ally Brendan Carr, currently has an open probe into CBS stemming from that edit. Earlier this week, in a letter to Carr, Democratic senators Chuck Schumer and Ed Markey called out the Fox edit about Epstein. 'This selective editing appears to be far more misleading than the run-of-the-mill editorial decision-making in CBS's interview with Harris,' the senators said. Rather than arguing for an equivalent probe of Fox, the senators said, 'the FCC should stop its partisan investigations into the news media and cease interfering with independent journalism altogether.' See Full Web Article
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
House Democrats demand answers from Fox News on edits to Trump's Epstein comments
The ranking Democratic member of the House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the top executives at Fox News demanding answers about the right-wing network's editing of a 2024 interview with Donald Trump, claiming it misled the public about the then-candidate's stance on releasing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. The letter from Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), first obtained by CNN, accuses Fox News of omitting key context from Trump's response when asked by Fox & Friends host Rachel Campos-Duffy whether he would commit to making the Epstein files public. Garcia is requesting that the network provide all internal records and communications related to the interview with Trump's campaign. 'Considering President Trump's well-documented past social ties with Jeffrey Epstein, Fox News's selective omission raises serious concerns that the network may have deliberately sought to shield then-candidate Trump from any further association with Epstein,' the letter to Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox Corp chairman Lachlan Murdoch reads. 'It is legitimate to ask whether President Trump himself or those close to him may have actively encouraged' the edit, Garcia adds. The network, meanwhile, is denying any claims that it deceitfully edited the interview, noting that the entire conversation was later made available on its digital site. Donald Trump sits down for an interview with Fox & Friends Weekend hosts in June 2024. That interview is now under scrutiny over the way the network edited Trump's comments about his stance on releasing the Epstein files (Fox News) 'As previously stated, there was no selective or deceptive editing whatsoever. Portions of the initial interview that aired on Fox & Friends Weekend with then-candidate Trump on June 2, 2024 had standard editorial cuts for time and the full answer to the Epstein question aired on the following day's show,' Fox News said in a statement. 'The entire unedited interview was also run on multiple FOX News Media platforms with full transparency on June 3, 2024, including audio, digital and streaming, while the entire transcript was posted on the network added. During the televised portion of the interview that originally aired on Fox & Friends Weekend, Trump appeared to be fully in favor of releasing the Epstein case documents, unequivocally telling Campos-Duffy that he supported that decision. During the unedited version that was later made available online, however, Trump hedged and suggested that he would need to redact or fully withhold some documents and evidence because it could contain 'phony stuff' that could potentially 'affect people's lives.' 'Yeah, yeah, I would. I guess I would. I think that less so because, you don't know, you don't want to affect people's lives if it's phony stuff in there, because it's a lot of phony stuff with that whole world,' Trump told Campos-Duffy when asked if he'd declassify the Epstein files. 'Do you think that would restore trust? Help restore trust?' the Fox host wondered. 'I don't know about Epstein, so much as I do the others,' he deflected, referencing files related to the John F. Kennedy assassination and the 9/11 terror attacks. 'Certainly, about the way he died. It'd be interesting to find out what happened there, because that was a weird situation and the cameras didn't happen to be working, etc., etc. But yeah, I'd go a long way toward that one. The other stuff, I would.' While the edit for the television broadcast drew attention at the time, especially after Trump sued CBS News for 'election interference' over edits 60 Minutes made to an interview with Kamala Harris, the Fox News sit-down has gained further scrutiny and criticism in recent days amid the uproar over the Justice Department's conclusion that Epstein had no 'client list' and died by suicide. Amid the MAGA meltdown over the DOJ's memo and Trump now claiming the files are a Democrat-created 'hoax' while angrily demanding his 'stupid' supporters move on from Epstein, Democrats have looked to politically take advantage of the controversy by calling for the release of more documents and evidence. Following CBS News parent company Paramount's recent $16 million settlement with the president over the 'meritless' 60 Minutes lawsuit, which occurred as Paramount seeks an $8 billion merger that requires the Trump administration's approval, Democratic senators questioned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr about the Fox News edit. Carr, who is currently investigating CBS regarding the editing of its Harris interview, was asked last week by Sens. Chuck Schumer and Ed Markey why he wasn't probing the conservative cable giant. 'This selective editing appears to be far more misleading than the run-of-the-mill editorial decision-making in CBS's interview with Harris,' the senators' letter stated, adding that rather than investigate Fox, Carr's FCC 'should stop its partisan investigations into the news media and cease interfering with independent journalism altogether.'
The Independent
17-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
House Democrats demand answers from Fox News on edits to Trump's Epstein comments
The ranking Democratic member of the House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the top executives at Fox News demanding answers about the right-wing network's editing of a 2024 interview with Donald Trump, claiming it misled the public about the then-candidate's stance on releasing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. The letter from Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), first obtained by CNN, accuses Fox News of omitting key context from Trump's response when asked by Fox & Friends host Rachel Campos-Duffy whether he would commit to making the Epstein files public. Garcia is requesting that the network provide all internal records and communications related to the interview with Trump's campaign. 'Considering President Trump's well-documented past social ties with Jeffrey Epstein, Fox News's selective omission raises serious concerns that the network may have deliberately sought to shield then-candidate Trump from any further association with Epstein,' the letter to Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and Fox Corp chairman Lachlan Murdoch reads. 'It is legitimate to ask whether President Trump himself or those close to him may have actively encouraged' the edit, Garcia adds. The network, meanwhile, is denying any claims that it deceitfully edited the interview, noting that the entire conversation was later made available on its digital site. 'As previously stated, there was no selective or deceptive editing whatsoever. Portions of the initial interview that aired on Fox & Friends Weekend with then-candidate Trump on June 2, 2024 had standard editorial cuts for time and the full answer to the Epstein question aired on the following day's show,' Fox News said in a statement. 'The entire unedited interview was also run on multiple FOX News Media platforms with full transparency on June 3, 2024, including audio, digital and streaming, while the entire transcript was posted on the network added. During the televised portion of the interview that originally aired on Fox & Friends Weekend, Trump appeared to be fully in favor of releasing the Epstein case documents, unequivocally telling Campos-Duffy that he supported that decision. During the unedited version that was later made available online, however, Trump hedged and suggested that he would need to redact or fully withhold some documents and evidence because it could contain 'phony stuff' that could potentially 'affect people's lives.' 'Yeah, yeah, I would. I guess I would. I think that less so because, you don't know, you don't want to affect people's lives if it's phony stuff in there, because it's a lot of phony stuff with that whole world,' Trump told Campos-Duffy when asked if he'd declassify the Epstein files. 'Do you think that would restore trust? Help restore trust?' the Fox host wondered. 'I don't know about Epstein, so much as I do the others,' he deflected, referencing files related to the John F. Kennedy assassination and the 9/11 terror attacks. 'Certainly, about the way he died. It'd be interesting to find out what happened there, because that was a weird situation and the cameras didn't happen to be working, etc., etc. But yeah, I'd go a long way toward that one. The other stuff, I would.' While the edit for the television broadcast drew attention at the time, especially after Trump sued CBS News for 'election interference' over edits 60 Minutes made to an interview with Kamala Harris, the Fox News sit-down has gained further scrutiny and criticism in recent days amid the uproar over the Justice Department's conclusion that Epstein had no 'client list' and died by suicide. Amid the MAGA meltdown over the DOJ's memo and Trump now claiming the files are a Democrat-created 'hoax' while angrily demanding his 'stupid' supporters move on from Epstein, Democrats have looked to politically take advantage of the controversy by calling for the release of more documents and evidence. Following CBS News parent company Paramount's recent $16 million settlement with the president over the 'meritless' 60 Minutes lawsuit, which occurred as Paramount seeks an $8 billion merger that requires the Trump administration's approval, Democratic senators questioned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr about the Fox News edit. Carr, who is currently investigating CBS regarding the editing of its Harris interview, was asked last week by Sens. Chuck Schumer and Ed Markey why he wasn't probing the conservative cable giant. 'This selective editing appears to be far more misleading than the run-of-the-mill editorial decision-making in CBS's interview with Harris,' the senators' letter stated, adding that rather than investigate Fox, Carr's FCC 'should stop its partisan investigations into the news media and cease interfering with independent journalism altogether.'
