Former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, previously a stern critic of her treatment in the media, will join Fox News as a contributor.
Palin, who stood down as Governor of Alaska in July 2009, told the Washington Post: “It’s wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and balanced news.”
The new will come as a shock to some given the now infamous car-crash interview Palin gave to CBS’s Katie Couric during the election campaign.
This news comes days after Rupert Murdoch’s son-in-law, PR-man Matthew Freud, declared the Murdoch family to be “ashamed and sickened” by Fox News founder Roger Ailes. I wonder how he feels now…
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