Fox News employees are reportedly 'terrified' by new rules like 'you're not allowed to be transphobic'

Suzanne Scott.
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The times they are a changin', and it's no longer the "Wild West" at Fox News, one insider told Vanity Fair's Gabriel Sherman. The transformation, which comes as the company has settled nearly 20 recent gender and racial discrimination lawsuits, goes way beyond the company promoting Suzanne Scott to be its first female CEO, too.

"People are terrified," one person told Sherman. "They kicked [new National Rifle Association president] Ollie North out and put in a prayer room. We've got a new trans policy. You're not allowed to be transphobic."

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.