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Fox News and Tucker Carlson have parted ways, the network announced

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Fox News announced Monday that primetime star Tucker Carlson had hosted his last show on Friday. Fox had stood by him through several controversies². Why the split now?

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

Yesterday, Fox News delivered some news about Fox News.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

HARRIS FAULKNER: Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have mutually agreed to part ways.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

That's the way the network put it anyway. Carlson's program averaged more than 3 million viewers each night. He told those viewers that woke elites³ were out to get them. He promoted conspiracy⁴ theories about the January 6 attack, and he even told white voters that immigrants were out to replace them.

(SOUNDBITE OF MONTAGE)

TUCKER CARLSON: We are not animals. We are Americans.

It is definitely not about Black lives.

Mobs of violent cretins have burned our cities, defaced our monuments.

American citizen, don your obedience⁵ mask, get your shot, pay your taxes and shut up.

INSKEEP: Tucker Carlson made it to primetime after an earlier big flameout. Bill O'Reilly lost his job amid harassment⁶ allegations in 2016. Carlson was the replacement⁷, and Fox stood by him through years of criticism. So why let him go now?

MART?NEZ: Let's ask NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik. David, Fox says that it and Carlson mutually parted ways. Does your reporting back up that description?

DAVID FOLKENFLIK, BYLINE⁸: No, it doesn't. I've talked to three people with knowledge of what's gone on. And though the specifics have not been released, it seems it's related to the Dominion⁹ Voting Systems defamation¹⁰ suit that was settled just a week ago today - not because of the core allegations against Fox of defaming the election tech company over the question of election fraud in 2020, but because of what's called discovery - the evidence that surfaced. Tucker Carlson is the focus of a separate but related lawsuit¹¹ from a former producer who alleged¹² his workplace was defined by sexism and bigotry¹³. And it appears that exchanges captured by Fox News in reviewing evidence for this case that still hasn't seen the light of day fully¹⁴ really is related to those allegations - that is, it echoes those concerns raised by the former producer, Abby Grossberg. Some of that evidence has already made it to light, and it's not pretty.

MART?NEZ: About a minute ago, we played some of Tucker Carlson. Steve also mentioned some of the things that he railed on in his show. What do you see as Carlson's legacy¹⁵ at Fox?

FOLKENFLIK: You know, Carlson was not a straight, down-the-line, pro-former-President-Trump figure, but he was sort of a vicious attacker of any critic of the former president. And having failed at shows at PBS and MSNBC and CNN, he really became a close student of the Fox viewer. And I've got to say that he provided one of the purest forms of extremism we've seen on cable news - bigotry and racism¹⁶ alleged repeatedly by what he presented, but also extreme conspiracy theories that are corrosive¹⁷, I think, to the body public. You have to say it's an extremist view that he set out night after night.

MART?NEZ: Fox News says it's going to have different people rotate into that 8 p.m. slot, at least for now. But is there anyone in the pipeline¹⁸ for them that could replace Tucker Carlson?

FOLKENFLIK: Well, let me say this with the caveat¹⁹ that Carlson has a distinctive²⁰ role in conservatism and even in the Republican Party - seen potentially not only as a kingmaker, but even had been touted²¹ as a possible candidate himself for the highest office. But Carlson himself showed, and others have shown, that they can step into slots before. I think Jesse Watters less intellectually can serve up a lot of the same red meat, strike the same tones and appeal to viewers.

MART?NEZ: An hour after the announcement on Carlson, Don Lemon was let go from CNN. What do you think these two departures mean about maybe how cable news may try to reinvent itself somehow?

FOLKENFLIK: Both networks are asserting, I think, that the channel itself, Fox and CNN, are more important than their stars and that they feel they can retain viewers no matter who they put in those seats.

MART?NEZ: NPR's David Folkenflik, thanks a lot.

FOLKENFLIK: You bet.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 controversies   

争论

参考例句：

• We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句

3 elites   

精华( elite的名词复数 )； 精锐； 上层集团； （统称）掌权人物

参考例句：

• The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
• Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。

4 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

5 obedience   

n.服从，顺从

参考例句：

• Society has a right to expect obedience of the law.社会有权要求人人遵守法律。
• Soldiers act in obedience to the orders of their superior officers.士兵们遵照上级军官的命令行动。

6 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

7 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

8 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

9 dominion   

n.统治，管辖，支配权；领土，版图

参考例句：

• Alexander held dominion over a vast area.亚历山大曾统治过辽阔的地域。
• In the affluent society,the authorities are hardly forced to justify their dominion.在富裕社会里，当局几乎无需证明其统治之合理。

10 defamation   

n.诽谤；中伤

参考例句：

• Character defamation can be either oral or written.人格诽谤既可以是口头的也可以是书面的。
• The company sued for defamation.这个公司因受到诽谤而提起诉讼。

11 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

12 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

13 bigotry   

n.偏见，偏执，持偏见的行为[态度]等

参考例句：

• She tried to dissociate herself from the bigotry in her past.她力图使自己摆脱她以前的偏见。
• At least we can proceed in this matter without bigotry.目前这件事咱们至少可以毫无偏见地进行下去。

14 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

15 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

16 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

17 corrosive   

adj.腐蚀性的；有害的；恶毒的

参考例句：

• Many highly corrosive substances are used in the nuclear industry.核工业使用许多腐蚀性很强的物质。
• Many highly corrosive substances are used in the nuclear industry.核工业使用许多腐蚀性很强的物质。

18 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

19 caveat   

n.警告； 防止误解的说明

参考例句：

• I would offer a caveat for those who want to join me in the dual calling.为防止发生误解，我想对那些想要步我后尘的人提出警告。
• As I have written before,that's quite a caveat.正如我以前所写，那确实是个警告。

20 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

21 touted   

v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报

参考例句：

• She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
• People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句