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Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 2: A Network for Normal People

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Building Fox News: Staffing Struggles

This chapter explores the staffing challenges Roger Ailes faced while establishing Fox News, highlighting the exclusion of women and the biases in the hiring process. It contrasts the supportive atmosphere at Fox with traditional networks and recounts the early struggles the channel faced in gaining traction.

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