The Hell of Working at Trump's New Favorite Network

[Judi Lynn]

Conspiracy theories, racist outbursts, and a whole lot of Putin love. Working for the far-right One America News Network was a deeply weird experience, former employees say.

Kevin Poulsen
05.17.19 10:32 PM ET

Ernest Champell realized there was something unusual about One America News Network during his first day on the job as a writer, when the young staffer assigned to show him the ropes announced matter-of-factly, “Yeah, we like Russia here.”

Founded and helmed by 77-year-old circuit-board millionaire Robert Herring Sr., OANN launched in 2013 as an answer to the chatty, opinionated content of mainstream cable news channels—and a place for viewers too conservative for Fox News. Under Herring’s direction the network embraced Trumpism enthusiastically starting in 2016, and in recent months the once-obscure cable news channel has been basking in a surge of attention from Donald Trump.

Ernest Champell realized there was something unusual about One America News Network during his first day on the job as a writer, when the young staffer assigned to show him the ropes announced matter-of-factly, “Yeah, we like Russia here.”

Founded and helmed by 77-year-old circuit-board millionaire Robert Herring Sr., OANN launched in 2013 as an answer to the chatty, opinionated content of mainstream cable news channels—and a place for viewers too conservative for Fox News. Under Herring’s direction the network embraced Trumpism enthusiastically starting in 2016, and in recent months the once-obscure cable news channel has been basking in a surge of attention from Donald Trump.

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Robert Herring Sr.

[empedocles]

1. At another news outlet, the Washington Post, one of today's frontpage headlines is . . .

. . . 'At least Iran doesn't know what to think'

The Wapo subheadline is, 'Trump's hot-and-cold foregn policy raises issues of credibility'

[Meanwhile, back at OANN . . . ]

[kimbutgar]

2. My husband works at a major airline carrier and the right wingers have this on the tv in the

Breakroom. He said the reporting is crazy. He has complained but it still remains on.

[area51]

4. I don't suppose he could get away

with using a "tv-b-gone" type of device?

[kimbutgar]

5. I showed him how to block a channel but the right winger who turned it back to that propaganda

Network.

FYI I used to stay at La Quinta motels and they had fox on in the breakfast room. I asked the manager to change to cnn or local news. He said it was company policy to be on Fox.When I got the email asking for a review I noted my disapproval. I got an email back stating it was company policy to have the channels on fox. Never stayed at a la quinta again and marked their emails as spam. I travel at least 10 -15 days a year in motels/hotels. They lost my business forever. I stay at Best westerns now which show only local news or Cnn.

[ROB-ROX]

3. NEVER HEARD OF THIS NETWORK??

I am educated and intelligent. I think therefore I do not have to SEARCH for crap to provide shit news which means LIES instead of FACTS & TRUTH with a capital "T."