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Friday, July 6th, 2018

Bill Shine, accused of covering up sexual harassment at Fox News, will be White House communications director

Author:     Jen Kirby and Emily Stewart
Source:     Vox
Publication Date:     Jul 5, 2018, 3:50pm EDT
 Link: Bill Shine, accused of covering up sexual harassment at Fox News, will be White House communications director
Stephan:   The cynicism of this appointment is breath-taking, and tells all women exactly where you stand with Trump and his administration. But more than that, in my view, Shine's appointment completes the link between Fox News and Trump, and we know have an official state media, the American equivalent of Pravda.

Bill Shine
Credit: Mark Lennihan/AP

President Donald Trump has officially tapped Bill Shine, a former Fox News executive who was close to ousted network chair Roger Ailes, as his communications director to replace Hope Hicks — even though Shine was named in multiple lawsuits or allegations related to sexual harassment or racial discrimination at Fox News.

“Mr. Shine will serve as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications. He brings over two decades of television programming, communications, and management experience to the role,” the White House said in a statement on Thursday. “Previously, Mr. Shine served as Co-President of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.

Shine was ousted as Fox News co-president in May 2017 over concerns about his handling of sexual harassment complaints at the network. He was a high-ranking executive at Fox when allegations of misconduct were launched against Ailes and former host Bill O’Reilly. And he was co-president of Fox News when its parent company, 21st Century Fox, paid settlements to women who had accused O’Reilly […]

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