Lachlan Murdoch has graduated from the butt of Australian business world’s jokes to not just America’s but global.
In an official statement, Fox News said, “This settlement reflects Fox’s continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards.” CNN’s Jake Tapper found the “highest journalistic standards” part so hilarious that he struggled to maintain his composure while reading the statement on the air.
In a parody column published on April 20, Washington Post opinion writer Alexandra Petri portrays a Fox News exec who is sending a post-settlement internal memo out to company employees. And her column is as humorous as it is scathing.