Shocking O'Reilly story
There's a sizable swath of the population that only watches Fox News, listens to talk radio, and reads sites like Breitbart. It's unlikely they will even encounter the O'Reilly news, but if they do, you can bet it's likely to be framed in a way favorable to the disgraced Fox star. "The liberal New York Times is out to get O'Reilly and conservative voices!" It's an alternate reality far too many are living in...
His secret settlement with longtime Fox News colleague Lis Wiehl was the story of the weekend. He agreed to pay $32 million after she threatened to sue him for alleged sexual misconduct. The settlement stayed secret until Saturday, when the NYT's Emily Steel and Michael Schmidt published it.
But the real story is, this happened in January and Fox News knew about it, but still renewed his contract in February. Fox makes a big deal about Weinstein...
BUT WILL THEY BE EQUALLY OUTRAGED ABOUT THIS?
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