UPDATE: Fox News Reporter Ivory Hecker Fired After Blasting Network While On Air
As expected, a reporter for Houston’s FOX 26 channel has been fired after claiming live on air that her corporate bosses had been allegedly “muzzling” her: “From what I am gathering, I am not the only reporter being subjected to this. I am going to be releasing some recordings about what goes on behind the scenes at Fox, because it applies to you, the viewers,” Hecker said on air Monday before getting into the weather report for that day.
Hecker was suspended “effective immediately” and told “not to come to the station”, according to The Daily Beast. But later she confirmed that she was sacked by the channel after the call. “I have been longing to part ways with this strange, slightly unhinged corporation since last August when I realized what they were,” she said in a phone call with the website. Meanwhile, Fox 26 spokesperson told Insider: “FOX 26 adheres to the highest editorial standards of accuracy and impartiality. This incident involves nothing more than a disgruntled former employee seeking publicity by promoting a false narrative produced through selective editing and misrepresentation.” In a follow-up interview with The Beast, Hecker said, “Fox 26 knows I’m fearless,” she told the outlet. “I have zero interest in working for another corporation. They all toe the same line.”
On Tuesday, Hecker, through Project Veritas, released the videos and recordings she had previously referred to, which she said show her station censoring stories about doctors who promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine. Other videos secretly recorded by Hecker show Fox 26 assistant news director, Lee Meier, explaining why she might “pass” on certain stories.
“I have passed on bitcoin stories by almost every single reporter for our 5:00 audience, because that’s not our 5:00 audience,” Meier said. “So, there are lots of reasons. If I know our numbers are tanking from five to six and in one particular segment… I may say, yeah, and bitcoin for poor African-American audience at five, it’s probably not going to play. That’s a choice I’m making, ” Insider quotes.
As we previously reported, Project Veritas is known as a far-right group that claims its aim is to “investigate and expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud, and other misconduct in both public and private institutions in order to achieve a more ethical and transparent society.”
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