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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Jan 5, 2022, 09:32 PM Jan 2022

Hannity, Fux face ethical issues over TFG text revelations

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, Sean Hannity has skirted ethical boundaries with his role on a television network with “news” in its name. Yet it's never been as stark as now, with the committee investigating last year's Capitol insurrection seeking his testimony.

The Jan. 6 select committee has revealed a series of texts where Hannity privately advised former President Donald Trump before, during and after the assault, and is seeking his insight about what happened in those days.

The popular Fox News Channel prime-time host hasn't said what he will do, but he's slammed the congressional probe as a partisan witch hunt. His lawyer has raised First Amendment concerns about the request.

It's not unheard of for journalists to offer advice to politicians — history records Ben Bradlee's friendship with former President John F. Kennedy — but such actions raise questions about their independence and allegiance to the public interest, said Jane Kirtley, director of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hannity-fox-face-ethical-issues-230022779.html

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Hannity, Fux face ethical issues over TFG text revelations (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 OP
What is this twaddle? Hannity isn't a journo and FUX doesn't abide by any ethics standards. RockRaven Jan 2022 #1

RockRaven

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1. What is this twaddle? Hannity isn't a journo and FUX doesn't abide by any ethics standards.
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 09:36 PM
Jan 2022

So there is no issue for them to face.

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