NEW YORK (AP) — Fox Information media reporter Howard Kurtz says he is been barred by his firm from masking Dominion Voting System’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit in opposition to Fox and he “strongly disagrees” with the choice.
Kurtz made the announcement on his Sunday “Media Buzz” program, saying he was responding to individuals who puzzled why he wasn’t masking the case.
“It is completely a good query,” Kurtz mentioned. “I imagine I must be masking it. It is a main media story, given my position right here at Fox, however the firm has determined that as a part of the group being sued, I can not speak about it or write about.”
He mentioned he disagreed with the choice, “however as an worker, I’ve to abide by it.”
With the cancellation of CNN’s “Dependable Sources” final yr, Kurtz’s “Media Buzz” is the one remaining cable information program dedicated to journalism. Kurtz is a former reporter at The Washington Put up and CNN.
Dominion accuses Fox of airing unfaithful allegations about it within the aftermath of the 2020 presidential elections, although lots of the information group’s workers knew they weren’t correct.
Fox says its obligation was to cowl newsworthy remarks being made by then-President Donald Trump and his associates.