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There’s been quite a bit of buzz today regarding Bill O’Reilly’s future at Fox News.
Murdoch family is "leaning" towards booting Bill O'Reilly, says @gabrielsherman https://t.co/RJT1sfUAsg
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) April 18, 2017
Included in my Murdoch/O'Reilly post is reporting on growing anger from female employees abt lack of culture changehttps://t.co/BfRJnjavxE
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) April 18, 2017
More from New York Magazine:
With only six days remaining in Bill O’Reilly’s vacation, the pressure on the Murdoch family to decide the embattled commentator’s fate is intensifying. Three sources with knowledge of the discussions said that, while no final decision has been made, the Murdochs are leaning toward announcing that O’Reilly will not return to the air. Sons James and Lachlan have been arguing that O’Reilly needs to go, say these sources, though their father, Rupert, has resisted that outcome.
The prospect of dumping O’Reilly — once unimaginable — has gained steam this week due in part to street protests outside Fox News headquarters and advertiser boycotts on O’Reilly’s air. One network insider said Fox executives are alarmed by the severity of the ad-revenue decline. “It’s worse than Glenn Beck,” the insider said, referring to the advertiser revolt that helped derail Beck’s Fox News career in 2011.
This tweet from Matt Drudge, who fancies himself a media expert, is raising more than a few eyebrows:
https://twitter.com/DRUDGE/status/854429608086691840
Does he know something most people still don’t? Or does he just think he does?
— Spencer Dukoff (@SpencerDukoff) April 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/854432621387972608
Guess we’d better just stay tuned to find out for sure.
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Update:
Stand by…
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 18, 2017
Exclusive: 21st Century Fox's board of directors will meet on Thursday. Bill O'Reilly's future is on the agenda https://t.co/IWqMYNtL60
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 18, 2017
More from CNN’s Brian Stelter:
A well-placed source said Tuesday afternoon that representatives for Fox and O’Reilly have begun talking about an exit. But this prompted a denial from sources in O’Reilly’s camp.
Even one person close to O’Reilly, however, said he will probably not be back on “The O’Reilly Factor.”
The original well-placed source said an announcement about O’Reilly’s fate was likely by the end of the week.
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