While Fox News may very well be one of the most conservative places on basic cable, it can be hard to remember that they are, in fact, still very much a mainstream infotainment channel whose on-air personalities are essentially playing characters.
This has been true for some time, and the latest example of this comes in the form of a new vaccine mandate.
In a Tuesday memo updating staff on Covid-19 procedures, Fox News Media chief executive Suzanne Scott said that the company has “asked all employees — whether on-site as part of our essential workforce or working remotely — to upload their vaccination status” into an internal database.
“All employees must enter their status no later than today, August 17th, by close of business,” Scott wrote, bolding that particular sentence in her email, which was obtained by CNN Business, but first reported on by AdWeek.
And then…
Scott added that while masks remain optional for vaccinated employees, the company is “requiring employees to wear a mask in small, confined spaces with limited opportunities for social distancing and where there are multiple employees, including control rooms.”
The news comes after months of Fox News personalities taking a less-than-enthusiastic approach to COVID-19 precautions, often suggesting that such mandates could create a slippery slope of oppression and tyranny by our federal government.
