It’s been a huge couple of weeks for Fox News. The network’s lies about a fraudulent 2020 US election have cost it upwards of $1 billion Australian dollars, its severed ties with its most-popular and profitable news anchors and the media giant faces more lawsuits in the future.

But what will become of Fox after its historic defamation settlement? Will the news machine continue to give the audience what it wants in lieu of what it needs? Or have the events of the past few months paved the way for a broader shift in the company’s values?

Today, North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Farrah Tomazin on the future of Fox News.

It’s been a huge couple of weeks for Fox News. The network’s lies about a fraudulent 2020 US election have cost it upwards of $1 billion Australian dollars, its severed ties with its most-popular and profitable news anchors and the media giant faces more lawsuits in the future.
But what will become of Fox after its historic defamation settlement? Will the news machine continue to give the audience what it wants in lieu of what it needs? Or have the events of the past few months paved the way for a broader shift in the company’s values?
Today, North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Farrah Tomazin on the future of Fox News.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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