Shine was a loyal lieutenant to Mr. Ailes, and his continued role in newsroom leadership has been cited by women’s groups and some newsroom employees as a sign
that Fox News’s parent company, 21st Century Fox, is not serious about reforming the workplace culture embodied by Mr. Ailes and Mr. O’Reilly.
But Mr. Shine’s job security has been a matter of intense speculation inside Fox News’s Manhattan newsroom, which is still reeling from the forced exit of Bill O’Reilly in the wake of revelations
that Mr. O’Reilly and Fox News had paid millions to settle accusations of harassment.
Sean Hannity Defends Executive as Fox News Turmoil Continues -
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and EMILY STEELAPRIL 27, 2017
Swirling tensions at Fox News burst into public view on Thursday as one of its stars, Sean Hannity, spoke
out in defense of an embattled executive at the center of an expanding culture clash inside the network.
“Somebody HIGH UP AND INSIDE F. N.C.
is trying to get an innocent person fired,” Mr. Hannity wrote, referring to a report in New York magazine
that Mr. Shine’s support from the Murdoch family, which controls Fox News Channel, was wavering.
Some Fox News employees have speculated that the Murdoch family’s decision to fire Mr. O’Reilly was a signal
that the old-guard, Ailes-era management of Fox News is on the way out.
